school curriculum structured and based around a literal interpretation of the Bible and which teaches other academic subjects from a Protestant fundamentalist or conservative evangelical standpoint.

ACE has been criticized for its content, heavy reliance on the use of rote recall as a learning tool and for the educational outcomes of pupils on leaving the system both in the US and the United Kingdom.

[3] Accelerated Christian Education was founded in 1970 by fundamentalist Baptist minister Donald Ray Howard, a graduate of Bob Jones University.

[11] Donald Howard travelled actively to promote ACE schools in the United States and around the world as a new form of "educational mission".

At the beginning of each PACE is an overview of the learning objectives, a scripture to memorize, a character trait to strive toward, and information on what, if any, supplies the student will need.

The core subjects of ACE are mathematics (yellow), English (red), Literature (and Creative Writing) (burgundy), Word Building/Etymology (purple), science (blue), and social studies (green).

David Berliner described the teaching methods as "low-level cognitive tasks that emphasize simple association and recall activities, as is typical of instruction from workbooks... the materials make heavy use of behavioral objectives, programmed learning, and rewards.

One workbook included the following passage: Although apartheid appears to allow the unfair treatment of blacks, the system has worked well in South Africa ....

[28] Textbooks published in Europe removed the Loch Ness monster reference in July 2013,[29] but children are still only taught creationism as an explanation for the origin of life on earth.

They teach that wives must be submissive to their husbands, women's liberation leads to child neglect and that one can avoid AIDS by being abstinent until marriage.

Professor Michael Reiss of University of London stated "My particular problem with ACE is the awful nature of the curriculum they provide to their students.

"[34] Studies by Scaramanga and Reiss state that the curriculum fails students as it is heavily based around memorizing information rather than analyzing and understanding it.

[34] This rote-learning emphasis fails to support "development of science skills, the powers of critical thought, and basic scientific literacy and numeracy".

"[36]: 4  The author also noted that "the current study did not account for variables such as socioeconomic status, ethnicity, gender, or parent's level of education.

These variables may impact ACT scores and therefore need to be considered in future research," nor was demographic information of the public school used for comparison.

[36]: 41 In April 2019, the University of South Africa warned that applicants who completed their Grade 12 or equivalent using the ACE (Accelerated Christian Education) School of Tomorrow curriculum may not meet the admission criteria.

[1] The program is intended for homeschooling and private establishments; ACE provides instruction and structure for operating a "Christian school".

[1] The company also sells home schooling and distance learning curriculum materials through its Lighthouse Christian Academy (LCA).

[39][11] ACE provides annual one-day training sessions called Christian Educators' Conventions (CEC) for administrators, supervisors, and monitors.