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Atlantis Gets Innovation Pathway Grant

This month, Atlantis Charter School received a $49,500 Innovation Pathway Implementation Grant from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts that will be used to expand partnerships with local industry and higher education institutions to increase opportunities for Atlantis students to explore viable career pathways and develop real-world skills. “This funding will support the work we are doing in our five school-to-career academies to prepare students for the 21st century workforce,” said Atlantis Charter School Executive Director Robert Beatty. “It is gratifying to see how well our goals align with those of the Commonwealth through its Innovation Pathways.” STEM Academy students with instructor [...]

Atlantis Gets Innovation Pathway GrantLauren Bieke2024-11-18T09:57:49-05:00

Field of Dreams Banner Campaign Begins

Winter is in the air, but baseball and softball are on our minds here at Atlantis Charter School. We are launching a banner campaign to raise money to build a new Field of Dreams for the Tritons baseball and softball teams, which will be situated next to our state-of-the-art track and field complex. The first mailers went out last week for the Atlantis Field of Dreams Banner Campaign. Organizations will have the opportunity to purchase a custom-printed banner to hang on the fence surrounding the athletic facilities at Atlantis. The entire school community is getting involved with banner sales. Staff, booster [...]

Field of Dreams Banner Campaign BeginsLauren Bieke2024-11-18T10:07:18-05:00

Atlantis Presents 5D Leadership Awards

On Tuesday evening, December 17, Atlantis Charter School held its annual holiday party. Teachers, administrators, paraprofessionals, board members and other stakeholders – about 200 people in all - gathered at McGoverns in Fall River to celebrate the season. “Our staff comes to work every day and gives 110 percent of themselves. They always put our students first, and this party is a chance to recognize them and thank them for all that they do,” said Bob Beatty, executive director of Atlantis. After dinner, Beatty and Associate Executive Director Mike Lauro presented the 7th annual 5D Leadership Awards. “A successful leader is [...]

Atlantis Presents 5D Leadership AwardsLauren Bieke2024-11-18T09:57:49-05:00

Lesson in Workforce Readiness

Seniors attend workforce development program to prepare for internships Seniors in the Business & Entrepreneurship, Health & Medicine, and Teaching & Social Services Academies came together for a unique learning experience before they embark on their internships in the new year. Cory Silva, coordinator of the Community Engagement Center for People Incorporated, led a workforce development program to prepare seniors for their upcoming internships. He was joined by Melissa St. Pierre and Nancy Bednarz, also from People Incorporated. Cory Silva, coordinator of the Community Engagement Center for People Incorporated, led the first of two planned workshops [...]

Lesson in Workforce ReadinessLauren Bieke2024-11-18T09:57:49-05:00

Spotlight: Atlantis Childcare Center

For most parents, returning to work after maternity or paternity leave can be a challenge. Leaving your child in the hands of a new caregiver can be heart-wrenching, not to mention the daily dance parents do with daycare drop off and pick up. But Atlantis makes things a little easier for its working parents. The school is home to a parent-run and parent-funded day care for children from birth to age 5. It is open to all Atlantis employees. Parents pay a daily rate per child that is combined with a grant from the Atlantis Educational Foundation to cover the salaries [...]

Spotlight: Atlantis Childcare CenterLauren Bieke2024-11-18T09:57:49-05:00

Atlantis’s Field of Dreams

The leaves are falling, the temperatures are dropping, and the first flakes of snow are even flying. Spring sports are probably the last thing on your mind. But not at Atlantis. We’re thinking about baseball, softball, and our new Field of Dreams. Since planning began for our new campus, we made it a priority to give our students the sports and recreational facilities we were unable to provide at our old school buildings. And so far, we have delivered on those promises, building a new gymnasium and a state-of-the-art track and field complex, giving our sports teams home field advantage for the [...]

Atlantis’s Field of DreamsLauren Bieke2024-11-18T10:07:18-05:00

Atlantis Presents at Dissemination Fair

Site Leaders Corrie Marchand and Allison Scanlon present at DESE's 2019 "Sharing for Success" Dissemination Fair This month, Atlantis had the privilege of presenting at the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education’s (DESE) “Sharing for Success” D issemination Fair. The state recently recognized Atlantis as a best-practice school in the area of social-emotional learning for its success in decreasing behavioral incidents across all grades K-12. The Dissemination Fair was held at the Hilton Hotel in Leominster on Friday, November 8. More than 200 educators from schools across the state attended presentations on 15 topics such as re-engaging disengaged learners [...]

Atlantis Presents at Dissemination FairLauren Bieke2024-11-18T10:00:01-05:00

Atlantis Teams Make School History

Boys Varsity Soccer Competes in Division 4 South Finals From Day 1, it was apparent to the coaches that this team was something special. The ACS Boys Varsity Soccer Team was the definition of Triton Tough – they worked hard and played harder this fall, making it all the way to the Division 4 South Sectional Finals in their first Varsity season. Atlantis faced off against Cohasset High School in the finals on Saturday, November 16 in Holbrook. Cohasset was looking for its fourth consecutive Division 4 South title. Atlantis was looking for its first in school history. The Tritons played to [...]

Atlantis Teams Make School HistoryLauren Bieke2024-11-18T10:07:18-05:00

Tritons Win First State Playoff Game

2019 ACS Boys Varsity Soccer Team The Atlantis Charter School boys Varsity Soccer team earned the school's first-ever state playoff victory by defeating Cape Cod Academy 4-1 on Tuesday in the first round of the South Sectional Division 4 State Tournament! This was the team's first year playing at the Varsity level, and they achieved a regular season record of 10 wins, 3 loses, and 5 ties. This gave them the #4 seed in the tournament. The rainy weather Tuesday didn't dampen players spirits. They couldn't wait for the game to start. ACS seniors honored before game [...]

Tritons Win First State Playoff GameLauren Bieke2024-11-18T10:07:18-05:00

RX for Success

In life, it’s all about the connections you make. The right connection can help you land your dream job, or, in the case of Atlantis, the right connection can help to launch a cutting-edge high school health and medicine program. Dr. Kocher speaks to Atlantis students about careers in medicine during a visit to Boston Children's Hospital. Dr. Mininder Kocher, a world-renowned orthopedic surgeon and chief of the Division of Sports Medicine at Boston Children’s Hospital, serves as an advisor to the Health and Medicine Academy at Atlantis. You may be surprised to learn how that connection came to [...]

RX for SuccessLauren Bieke2024-11-18T10:00:01-05:00

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