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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 [...]

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 [...]