Contact us at AlaCarteEducation@gmail.com.
Our Mission
We are a diverse community of teachers and parents working together to provide the best education for our children. We provide supplemental enrichment programs that are open to students of all ages, cultures, religions, and backgrounds.
Our Philosophy
We started our co-op to foster a love of learning for our homeschooled children. We believe that we can provide the most natural and life-supporting environment for all children, by observing them and continually adapting the environment to support the fulfillment of their greatest potential—physically, intellectually, emotionally and spiritually.
Our Core Values
* Respect
* Diversity
* Responsibility
* Cooperation and empowerment
* Compassion
* Integrity
* Self-reflection
* Self direction
Meet the ACE Administrative Board
Michael C. Hall, President
Michael Hall is a Client Consultant with Warren Averett Asset Management. Michael is a Certified Financial Planner® and works closely with clients to determine the most appropriate solutions in the areas of financial planning, investment management and risk mitigation strategies. Prior to joining the Firm, Michael worked with Charles Schwab as a Financial Consultant, where he gained valuable experience including stock and options trading, investment advice, commodities trading, financial planning, insurance planning, investment analysis and supervision of equity trading.
Jen Chendea, Secretary
850-384-4596
Jen Chendea is a breastfeeding counselor and childbirth educator, and helps families integrate overwhelming birth stories via her business Jen Chendea Motherbaby Care. She and Andrei have been married for ten years and have two children who attend ACE. Her Bachelor's degree from the University of West Florida is in Interdisciplinary Humanities, focusing on philosophy and art. When not at home studying and mom-ing, she can be found enjoying many local projects, including ACE, Project Birth Center Pensacola, and the Potters' Guild at the First City Arts Center. She has a knack for organizing (and, of course, color-coding) and she really, really loves babies.
Andrei Chendea, Treasurer
AE1 USN (Ret)
850-384-4042
Andrei Chendea is the father of two beautiful children and married to Jen Chendea. In 2012 he received his Florida teaching certificate from the University of West Florida Teacher Ready Program and began his second career at Montessori School of Pensacola as a 6-9 teacher. After two years he decided to take a break from teaching in an institution and try unschooling. He has helped found Al A Carte Education Co-op where he enjoys his passion of teaching at the level of each student, helping them reach their highest potential in the areas that interest them. He loves camping, going to the beach and spending time with his family.
Courtney Hall, Communications Coordinator
Jennifer Aicher, Parent Liaison
Jennifer has a Master’s in Chemical Oceanography and has spent many years travelling and studying the world’s oceans. She has lived in upstate New York, central Pennsylvania, American Samoa, Hawaii, Miami, and now calls the Florida panhandle her home. She began a degree program and taught college classes for many years, as well as teaching elementary Sunday school and middle school camps. While in American Samoa she initiated an elementary school outreach program for science education. She substituted in New York State for k-12, and she has temporary teaching certification from the state of Florida. Now having a child of her own, Jennifer is eager to engage children in learning from a young age. Throughout her career she has also been a grant writer, administrative writer, published weekly newspaper columns, and scientific content writer. She continues to write a series of books with her own daughter in mind.
And our amazing team of volunteers:
Jennifer Morris, Marketing Coordinator
Victoria Painter, Teacher Liaison
Would you like to volunteer with ACE? We are looking for a website coordinator.
Jennifer has a Master’s in Chemical Oceanography and has spent many years travelling and studying the world’s oceans. She has lived in upstate New York, central Pennsylvania, American Samoa, Hawaii, Miami, and now calls the Florida panhandle her home. She began a degree program and taught college classes for many years, as well as teaching elementary Sunday school and middle school camps. While in American Samoa she initiated an elementary school outreach program for science education. She substituted in New York State for k-12, and she has temporary teaching certification from the state of Florida. Now having a child of her own, Jennifer is eager to engage children in learning from a young age. Throughout her career she has also been a grant writer, administrative writer, published weekly newspaper columns, and scientific content writer. She continues to write a series of books with her own daughter in mind.
And our amazing team of volunteers:
Jennifer Morris, Marketing Coordinator
Victoria Painter, Teacher Liaison
Would you like to volunteer with ACE? We are looking for a website coordinator.
