洛杉矶中南部 South Central Los Angeles is an area where
是无希望的土地 there is really little hope.
充满暴力和毒品 It's ridden with gang violence, drug problems,
高中辍学率很高 the drop-out rates in high school are extremely high.
在中南教育是为改善孩子的生活存在的 In South Central, education is about saving children's lives.
ACE为帮助缺乏资源的学校而设立 ACE was founded to serve under-resourced schools
以及美国内城 and at-risk children in America's inner cities
的问题儿童 across the land.
它们是为公众服务的地方 These are sacred places serving civic purposes.
满足社会对老师的需求 In response to a need for skilled teachers and school leaders,
诺特丹大学创办了ACE The University of Notre Dame founded ACE,
天主教教育联盟 The Alliance for Catholic Education.
专为美国的天主教学校 The program trains and places educators into
培养老师 needy Catholic schools all over the United States.
当ACE When The Alliance for Catholic Education
来到这里时 arrived at Mother of Sorrows,
面临倒闭 it was on the verge of closing.
如今 Today you will find a newly refurbished school
是新的一批老师 staffed by superb instructors and
珍是重要功臣 Jenn Beltramo has been a real heroin in that story.
ACE为我提供了 Alliance for Catholic Education has given me
所有我需要的工具 all the tools I needed to be successful in the classroom.
珍带来了前所未有的 Jenn brought a level of academic excellence that
教育成果 I don't think Mother of Sorrows has seen in decades.
一开始只有2个八年级学生 When I first got there, only 2 of our 8th graders
继续上高中 were going on to Catholic high school.
7年后有超过85%的学生 7 years later we're at over 85% and
而且所有申请者都被录取 100% of our students who apply get accepted
还获得奖学金 and have scholarships to move on.
你看到许多家庭从这所学校寻找希望 You see families turning to this little parish school for hope,
希望通过它 hoping that this opportunity will give them
改变命运 the kind of escape hatch they're looking for from
走出贫困 the kind of poverty that they've experienced.
诺特丹问道 The University of Notre Dame asks,
你为何奋斗 "What would you fight for?"
孩子 Fighting for our children.
我们是奋斗的爱尔兰人 We are 'The Fighting Irish'.