2025 ACE Back-to-School Contest

Full details and official rules.

Get ready for the ACE Back-to-School Giveaway!

It’s that time of year again! School is back in session and ACE is here to help you get excited about the year ahead! From Monday, Aug. 1 to Saturday, Aug. 31, 2025, we’re giving our community the chance to win fun weekly prizes. But that’s not all! We’re also offering a GRAND prize at the end of the month for one lucky winner.

Each week, we will announce the back-to-school prize for the week with a question to unlock the virtual ACE locker. Enter correctly and you’ll be entered into that week’s giveaway. Want your shot at the grand prize? Submit a short video or photo sharing your favorite school moment or how you’re celebrating going back to school this year!

How to Enter

Weekly Locker Giveaways

Stay tuned for our weekly animated locker giveaway announcing the prize and question of the week on ACE’s Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and X accounts.
Post your answer to the weekly locker question in the comments. All correct answers submitted by 11:59 pm ET Friday will be entered into a random drawing.
Make sure your social media account is public and that you are following ACE’s social media accounts to be considered.
Winners will be notified directly via direct message.

Grand Prize Video or Photo Contest

Create a short video or share a picture showing us how you’re celebrating back-to-school season. It could be funny moments shared with your students, what you’re looking forward to about school this year or jumping on a fun trend. Whatever you decide, show us your creativity!
Post your submission to your social media and use the hashtag #ACEBacktoSchool.
Tag our ACE social media accounts and make sure your account is public or email your submissions to [email protected].
Entries will be accepted starting Aug. 1 and must be submitted by Aug. 31 by 11:59 pm ET to be considered.

Contest Details

Only American College of Education (ACE) students, alumni and community members are eligible to enter. Content submitted should be original and free from profanity or inappropriate content.

The ACE Back-to-School Giveaway runs from Aug. 1 to Aug. 31, 2025. Winners for weekly giveaways will be selected from those who post the correct answer and will be contacted the following week. The grand prize winner will be selected from all eligible video/photo submissions and announced to winners directly by email or direct message.

By participating in the ACE Back-to-School Giveaway you agree to abide by ACE’s official contest rules terms and conditions and acknowledge that your photo may be shared on social media. If you have any questions, please contact [email protected].