Intro to Technical & Building Trades Seminar: Begins in October!

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Intro to Technical & Building Trades Seminar: Begins in October!

Join ACE MV’s FREE upcoming Career Explorations: Intro to Technical & Building Trades seminar—a unique opportunity to connect with local employers, and learn more about career pathways & training opportunities.

From Automotive, Construction, Electrical, HVAC, Solar, and Wind industries, employers will share:

What a career in their field looks like day-to-day
Pathways for training, certifications, and advancement
Hands-on demos and site visits to see the work up close
ALL SEMINAR PARTICIPANTS ELIGIBLE FOR UP TO $2,000 IN ACE MV SCHOLARSHIP SUPPORT

Dates: October 26 – November 18, 2026

Schedule: Mondays & Wednesdays | 5:30–7:00 PM

Where: MVRHS and select site visits

Cost: FREE

Limited spaces available – pre-registration is required!

Email Garrett to learn more!

News & Upcoming Offerings

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ACE MV in the Headlines

Check out these recently published articles highlighting ACE MV’s Career Explorations programs in the building trades, healthcare, education, language access, and small business— connecting Islanders with professional training and education opportunities, while filling a gap in the Island workforce!

Tricks of the Trade

Martha’s Vineyard Magazine

A look at how ACE MV has evolved to meet the Island’s growing need for accessible workforce education and career training. The article highlights ACE MV students and programs in the trades, education, healthcare, and small business—and the role workforce training plays in helping Islanders build careers and stay rooted in the community.

Read the full article here

Training and Serving Locally

Martha’s Vineyard Times

ACE MV’s healthcare programs are helping build a stronger local pipeline of workers in fields ranging from nursing and home healthcare to behavioral health and case management. The article highlights ACE MV’s partnerships with Island healthcare organizations and the accessible, career-focused pathways available to Islanders.

Read the full article here

Upcoming Programs and Classes

This CSL Test Prep class will prepare you to pass the MA Construction Supervisor’s License Test. The class meets in-person at MVRHS for seven weeks on Wednesdays from 5:00-8:30 PM.

Real Estate Course

ACE MV has partnered with the Cape Realty School to bring an in-person real estate salesperson exam prep class to the Island this October! Massachusetts requires 40 hours of pre-license training prior to the real estate salesperson exam. This course prepares students for the license exam and is approved by the MA Board of Registration for fulfilling its licensing requirements. This class has a limited number of seats available and pre-registration is required!

Sign up here for the free Zoom info session on Tuesday, September 22, 6-7 PM.

Learn more

Coming this fall…

Monthly Newsletter Co-working with Kay Frank
SketchUp: 3D Modeling with Joseph Schott
Social Media Strategy with Bee Santangelo
Starting a Small Business 101 with Grant Joiner

Discover Brazilian Portuguese with Maria Angela

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A Love for Language: Meet Maria Angela Moreira

Family Child Care Network

The Martha’s Vineyard Family Child Care Network (FCCN) is a FREE cohort designed to support Family Child Care Providers in their important work to nurture and educate children, ages three months through five years old, at home-based child care programs.

A Love for Language: Meet Maria Angela Moreira

For Maria Angela Moreira, teaching Brazilian Portuguese is about much more than learning a new language — it’s about creating connections between people and cultures.

As one of ACE MV’s Brazilian Portuguese instructors, Maria Angela loves bringing the diversity, history, music, art, traditions, and everyday life of Brazil into the classroom. “More than teaching Portuguese, I want to inspire my students to become curious about Brazil beyond the stereotypes,” she says.

Her advice for language learners? Be curious, be consistent, and don’t be afraid to make mistakes. The students she sees succeed are the ones willing to try, ask questions, laugh, and try again.

Teaching is also a two-way exchange for Maria Angela. “While I teach, I am constantly learning from my students,” she shares. “This exchange of experiences keeps me alive, curious, and always learning.”

Whether through language, culture, community programs, or her explorations of Martha’s Vineyard, there is one thread connecting the many things Maria Angela loves to do: bringing people a little closer together.

Interested in learning Brazilian Portuguese with Maria Angela?

Join her upcoming Brazilian Portuguese for Beginners class, a six-week introduction to everyday conversation and Brazilian culture. Classes meet Thursdays from 6–8 PM, October 1 through November 5, in person at MVRHS.

Early Bird registration is $189 through September 17.

Learn with Maria

ACE MV Program Spotlight: Education

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Family Child Care Network

Through the FCCN, early child care providers access professional development, licensing support, and small business administrative resources. Members of the Network share curriculum materials, collaborate, and support each other to strengthen their individual programs. To meet the growing demand for quality home-based early child care, the FCCN also recruits and supports prospective providers to become licensed and to access capital funding to open new programs.

Family Child Care programs are home-based child care settings, which are licensed by the Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care (EEC). A Family Child Care typically consists of one licensed Provider with up to six children. The home setting must be inspected to be safe, and to provide an environment with learning activities and supplies appropriate for the children, both inside and outdoors.

Benefits of joining the FCCN include:

Regular monthly meetings with ACE MV Cohort Facilitators, education professionals, and members of the Cohort
Connect with other child care small business owners
Access to a dedicated program facilitator/advisor
Professional development workshops
Licensing support and small business administrative resources
Curriculum ideas and materials

Email us with any questions!

I want to learn more!

Early Childhood Education Cohort

Join our Early Childhood Education Career Explorations program!

Take the next steps in becoming a certified early childhood educator on Martha’s Vineyard with the supportive environment of a local learning cohort and a dedicated ACE MV Program Facilitator to guide you along the way. Students take courses through Cape Cod Community College virtually. Classes are available in English and Portuguese.

Learning cohorts are a team, group, or community of people with shared interests and goals who progress through an educational experience together. Their benefit is based upon certain educational theories of how people learn and the desire for support, teamwork, and shared resources. Our program uses a cohort-learning model to bring students together for professional development seminars, discussion groups, academic support, and wraparound services such as childcare, transportation, and language support.

Admissions and tuition support is available for eligible students—contact us directly to learn more about program eligibility requirements.

I want to learn more!

A Look Ahead at Fall Classes

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We know summer is still in full swing but at ACE we’re already thinking about fall. ACE MV’s School for Off-season Survival is excited to announce new and returning programs. Mark your calendar if this is the year for up-skilling and professional growth!

Stay tuned for a fresh line-up of classes and workshops, including the return of Brazilian Portuguese with Maria Angela Moreira, monthly Newsletter Workshopping with Kay Frank, SketchUp: 3D Modeling with Joseph Schott, and other small business support offerings! This year, we will also be introducing a new series, called Career Café, with workshops, panels and pop-ups designed to support participants with professional and personal development, community connection-building, and career growth.

Upcoming Classes: Now Enrolling

CSL Test Prep

This CSL Test Prep class will prepare you to pass the MA Construction Supervisor’s License Test. The class meets in-person at MVRHS for seven weeks on Wednesdays from 5:00-8:30 PM.

Real Estate Course

Email us to sign up for the free Zoom info session on Tuesday, September 22, 6-7 PM.

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Intro to Technical & Building Trades Seminar: Begins in October!

ACE MV in the Headlines

Tricks of the Trade

Training and Serving Locally

Upcoming Programs and Classes

Real Estate Course

Learn more

Learn more

Learn more

Coming this fall…

A Love for Language: Meet Maria Angela Moreira

Family Child Care Network

A Love for Language: Meet Maria Angela Moreira

Family Child Care Network

Early Childhood Education Cohort

Join our Early Childhood Education Career Explorations program!

Upcoming Classes: Now Enrolling

CSL Test Prep

Real Estate Course

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