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Meet the New Football Coach

New Atlantis Varsity Football Coach Has Big Goals for Upcoming Season Many of our families know Kazeem Adediran as the Dean of Students of grades 9 and 10, but he is ready to tackle an additional role this year – Varsity football coach. Coach Adediran is no stranger to football. He coached the Fall River Falcons youth football team for five seasons from U8 to U12, winning several championships along the way. We are thrilled to have him coach the Varsity Tritons this fall. The football team is a co-op with students from Atlantis, Bishop Connolly, and Westport. We asked Coach [...]

Meet the New Football CoachLauren Bieke2024-11-18T10:07:17-05:00

Summer Fun and Learning

Atlantis Summer Program Prepares Students for the Year Ahead “Kids are learning through play, and they're having so much fun they don't even realize they're learning,” said Brenda Simonis, the grade 3-6 STEM teacher and the Director of Atlantis’s summer program. This summer, Atlantis offered a summer learning experience with a camp-like vibe in place of its traditional summer enrichment classroom program. The half-day program for rising 1st through 8th graders put an emphasis on academics and social-emotional learning through play. Each day began with an opening ceremony, just like it would at a traditional summer camp. Students gathered in the [...]

Summer Fun and LearningLauren Bieke2024-11-18T09:55:42-05:00

JA H.S. Heroes Teach Financial Literacy

Lower School students learn about money from Atlantis juniors and seniors through Junior Achievement High School Heroes program For years, Atlantis has opened its doors to Junior Achievement (JA) volunteers who come in to teach life skills lessons to our students. But this year, the program at Atlantis looked different than it has in the past. Instead of volunteers from the South Coast community, we had volunteers from our very own Atlantis community at the front of the classroom. 14 juniors and seniors participated in the JA High School Heroes program. They were assigned to Kindergarten and 1st-grade classrooms to teach [...]

JA H.S. Heroes Teach Financial LiteracyLauren Bieke2024-11-18T09:55:42-05:00

Atlantis 2nd Grade Teacher Recognized

Samantha Roman McKee Named 2023 Massachusetts Teacher of the Year Semifinalist Kind, hard-working, creative, funny, and smart… are just a few of the adjectives students used to describe their 2nd grade teacher, Samantha Roman McKee. McKee was recently named a 2023 Massachusetts Teacher of the Year Semifinalist. Each year, the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education honors a licensed PreK-12 Massachusetts public school teacher who exemplifies excellent teaching in the Commonwealth. The Teacher of the Year program highlights student achievement, educators’ commitment to the profession, innovations in education, and teacher leadership. Lower School principal Corrie Marchand nominated McKee for the award, [...]

Atlantis 2nd Grade Teacher RecognizedLauren Bieke2024-11-18T09:55:42-05:00

Birthday Celebration for WWII Veteran

Atlantis 3rd Graders Made Cards and Posters to Celebrate WWII Veteran’s 102nd Birthday Third graders cheered, waving American flags and holding up posters as a silver Toyota SUV drove slowly around the loop outside Atlantis’s Lower School. In the passenger seat, with a huge smile on his face, was soon-to-be-102-year-old WWII veteran Joe Bucko of Swansea. All Mr. Bucko wanted for his birthday this year was birthday cards, so his daughter posted about his wish on Facebook. Word quickly spread on social media and local news and Atlantis 3rd grade teacher Grace Nunes had an idea. “I was touched because he’s [...]

Birthday Celebration for WWII VeteranLauren Bieke2024-11-18T09:55:42-05:00

Tritons Print Shop

STEM Students Design and Sell Custom 3D-Printed Products at Tritons Print Shop There is more than just food to buy at lunch these days at Atlantis Charter School. The Upper School cafeteria is now home to the Tritons’ Print Shop. Students in the STEM Academy are busy creating an assortment of custom-designed 3D printed items to sell to students and staff. STEM Academy instructor Jared Booker came up with the idea to build enthusiasm for the program. “We want to get students excited about the class,” said Jared Booker. “In the past, we used our 3D printers to print pipe fittings. [...]

Tritons Print ShopLauren Bieke2024-11-18T09:55:42-05:00

New Construction on Campus

Atlantis Adding Third Wing to Campus Image courtesy of Vanguard Modular Building Systems Atlantis is adding classroom space. The school broke ground on a new, 20,000 square foot building that, when complete, will provide an additional 18-19 classrooms and some administrative space. Like the school’s gymnasium complex, the new building will be constructed using permanent modular construction. This means it will have a standard foundation, but the walls and ceilings will be pre-assembled off-site and brought to the campus for installation, like a giant Lego set. The new building will be located across the parking lot from the Lower [...]

New Construction on CampusLauren Bieke2024-11-18T09:55:42-05:00

At the Top of Their Class

Meet the valedictorian and salutatorians of the Atlantis Charter High School Class of 2021 Kelsey Mello secured the number one spot. Veyha Neth and Tyler Massey tied for the number two spot. Before graduation, we asked them to look back at their time at Atlantis and share some of their favorite memories and advice for underclassmen. Kelsey Mello, Valedictorian Looking back at your high school experience, what is the most valuable lesson you learned at Atlantis? "When looking back at my high school experience, Atlantis taught me several lessons. The most valuable lesson, however, wasn’t learned in a classroom during instruction [...]

At the Top of Their ClassLauren Bieke2024-11-18T09:55:42-05:00

Innovation Pathways

Atlantis receives 4th Innovation Pathway designation Atlantis received its fourth Innovation Pathway (IP) designation from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) recently approved Atlantis’s application for an Information IP designation for the Arts, Culture and Design Academy. To satisfy DESE’s requirements for an Information IP designation, the Arts, Culture, and Design Academy placed a new emphasis on product design, offering a personalized introduction to the integrated product design process which is based in part off MIT’s Integrated Design Management (IDM) program. Students in grades 11 and 12 will complete courses centered around project-based, real-world problems [...]

Innovation PathwaysLauren Bieke2024-11-18T09:55:42-05:00

ACS Awarded $10,000 Grant from BCSB

Every student at Atlantis got a new Chromebook to aid in remote learning Atlantis Charter School received a $10,000 grant from Bristol County Savings Bank to cover some expenses brought on by the pandemic. School districts across the country are trying to balance strained budgets and many are applying for grants and other financial assistance. Atlantis kindergarteners attended class in person during the fall The Bristol County Savings Charitable Foundation (BCSCF) typically awards grants to non-profits in the communities it serves twice a year. This year, due to the ongoing pandemic, BCSCF temporarily shifted resources to support [...]

ACS Awarded $10,000 Grant from BCSBLauren Bieke2024-11-18T09:55:42-05:00

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