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Hello from the ACS Guidance Department! Atlantis Charter School has a commitment to preparing their students for continued education beyond your senior year. With a 100% college acceptance goal each year, our guidance department is here for you to assist in all college readiness inquires. On this page you will find usefull information on how to prepare for applying to colleges and continueing ed.     The College Application Process Many people feel overwhelmed when it comes to finding and picking the right path ahead. Our goal is to help simplify the application process for you and educate our students/families on [...]

Atlantis Purchases 1,400 New Chromebooks Investment gives school a 1-to-1 student-to-technology ratio as educators prepare a hybrid approach to teaching this fall due to COVID-19 pandemic   Regardless of what the upcoming school year looks like because of COVID-19, when classes resume in the fall, Atlantis students will have a new tool at their disposal. Atlantis has purchased 1,400 new Chromebook laptops and tablets, investing in new technology to achieve a 1-to-1 student-to-technology ratio. “Atlantis was committed to providing one device for every student as part of our efforts to develop a more robust digital learning program, but the pandemic sped [...]

Diane Richard, RN, Health & Medicine Academy Instructor, speaks with students about what they can expect to explore in this interactive Career Academy. The school year is flying by. We’re already two months into 2020, and summer will be here before we know it. Some big decisions lie ahead for many of our students, particularly for our 8th and 10th graders. The 8th graders are deciding where they will attend high school and the 10th graders will soon choose a Career Academy.  To help them make informed decisions, we took our 8th and 10th graders to UMass Dartmouth’s Center [...]

At Atlantis, we place a strong emphasis on providing our students with experiential learning opportunities to help them make informed decisions about the careers they want to pursue after graduation.  That’s why we are committed to having a robust internship program. Career Academy Director Pat Hawkridge has spent much of the school year arranging capstone internship experiences for seniors. Those internships began this month with some new and exciting changes. “The seniors in the Teaching and Social Services Academy are working with classroom teachers and an occupational therapist at the Lower School as they have in past years, but the internships [...]

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 [...]