The Aspen Center for Environmental Studies at Hallam Lake has served students and teachers of the Roaring Fork Valley since 1975. ACES' education goal is to promote understanding of natural systems and cycles, emphasizing the importance of all life, the need for diversity, and our integral position as a part of all earth’s life. Further emphasis is placed on developing a sense of responsibility for the earth as a complex and finite natural system.

Currently, ACES' experienced education staff makes nearly 30,000 student contacts annually and provides over 330 field trips each school year to pre-school through high school students.

ACES School Programs have received many awards and recognition including…
-    The North American Association for Environmental Education award for Most Outstanding Local Environmental Education Organization
-    The Colorado Alliance for Environmental Education k-12 Education Partnership Award
-    The Colorado Department of Education recognized ACES work in the Aspen Elementary School as the best program of its kind in the state
-    The Colorado Alliance for Environmental Education Agriculture Award for Rock Bottom Ranch educational programs