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History of ACES 


Project ACES was started in 1989 by Physical Education Teacher Len Saunders of New Jersey, USA. Len wanted to get one school in every state to exercise at the same time on a specific day in May, to motivate his physical education classes to exercise. Len began a letter-writing campaign to schools throughout the United States, to see if they wanted to join in this massive exercise event. Everyone who received his letter thought it was a great idea, and of course, wanted to be part of it.

The first year of ACES was a huge success, with children participating from 1,200 schools across all 50 states and on the island of St. Croix. Len only imagined that he would organise this programme once in 1989, and that would be the end of it. Little did he know that ACES would eventually turn into a worldwide event. 




Within months of completing ACES in 1989, Len started receiving mail for the 1990 ACES event, which at the time did not even exist! The rest is history! The programme is growing each year, and now includes participants from over 50 countries. For more information about Project ACES, go to www.projectaces.com 

 

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