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2024-11-18T10:05:19-05:00

ACS Spirit Wear Visit Store Exciting News: Atlantis Charter School Store is Now Open! We’re thrilled to announce the grand opening of the Atlantis Charter School online store! Powered by BSN Sports, this store gives our community a fantastic opportunity to show off school spirit and support our students—all while looking great in top-quality apparel and accessories. A Place to Gear Up Whether you're a student, teacher, parent, or alumni, the store offers a variety of items designed to meet your needs. From athletic wear to cozy hoodies, there’s something for everyone. Plus, you'll find both [...]

School Store2024-11-18T10:05:19-05:00

Fall River Youth of the Year Finalist

2024-11-18T10:03:40-05:00

Atlantis senior Ayla Roias Named a Finalist for Youth of the Year Upper School Principal Dan Bossolt with Ayla Roias On Thursday, March 21, Atlantis senior Ayla Roias and eight other high school seniors from Fall River schools were recognized during a ceremony at Durfee’s Granite Grille honoring the finalists for Fall River Youth of the Year. Each received a citation from Fall River Mayor Paul Coogan. The Youth of the Year award is sponsored by Partners for a Healthier Community and the Mayor’s Office to recognize the contributions and accomplishments of the young people of Fall River. For [...]

Fall River Youth of the Year Finalist2024-11-18T10:03:40-05:00

Center Stage With the ACS Drama Club

2024-11-18T10:03:40-05:00

Murder, mystery, and intrigue are coming to Atlantis this spring courtesy of the ACS Drama Club. This May, students will take the stage in the club’s production of How to Host a Murder Mystery Dinner Party (in Fifteen Simple Steps). In the play, host Miss Penelope Chrysler-Michelin shares her best party tips, complete with a cast of suspicious characters. But things don’t go as planned when a mysterious stranger shows up on a dark and stormy night. It will be the club’s third production since forming early last year. The club has quickly gained popularity among students. It started with 20 [...]

Center Stage With the ACS Drama Club2024-11-18T10:03:40-05:00

SEL Day 2024

2024-11-18T10:03:41-05:00

Lower School Raises Awareness About Social-Emotional Learning  “Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a battle you know nothing about.” That was one of several quotes read over the Lower School intercom by a school counselor on Friday, March 8 as the K-6 team participated in SEL Day 2024: Today’s Students, Tomorrow’s Leaders. The quotes were intended to spark conversations in classrooms and help spread the word about the importance and impact of SEL—which stands for social-emotional learning. SEL Day is a global, grassroots campaign that began in 2020 to support children’s academic recovery, mental health and well-being.  SEL is [...]

SEL Day 20242024-11-18T10:03:41-05:00

Giving the Gift of Language

2024-11-18T10:03:41-05:00

8th Graders Create Word & Picture Books to Help Migrant Children Learn English “You guys did something amazing,” Wendy Garf-Lipp, Executive Director of United Neighbors of Fall River told 8th graders gathered on the risers at Atlantis Charter School. “You made something that is going to change the lives of children new to this country.” The students had just presented Garf-Lipp with a collection of word and picture books they created in their Social Studies classes to help migrant children learn English. Eighth graders are required to complete a civics community project as part of their Social Studies class this year. [...]

Giving the Gift of Language2024-11-18T10:03:41-05:00

Community School Supply Drive

2024-11-18T09:55:42-05:00

Atlantis students began the school year with new supplies thanks to a generous donation from the community. Kim Silva of Rose Home Real Estate/Laer Realty Partners, Tom Lambert of AccuTrust Mortgage and Sandra Letendre of BayCoast Bank stopped by campus before the start of school to drop off supplies and a check they had collected for Atlantis students. Silva and Lambert spearheaded the drive. “Kim and I knew exactly who we wanted not only to ‘give to,’ but also to ‘give back to,’ said Lambert. Silva and Lambert each have long histories with Atlantis. Silva was a paraprofessional at Atlantis for [...]

Community School Supply Drive2024-11-18T09:55:42-05:00

New Cell Phone Policy at Upper School

2024-11-18T09:55:42-05:00

Atlantis Upper School implements Yondr to address cell phone usage during the school day “Students were constantly trying to go online during class. It was kids on Snapchat, kids on TikTok, kids texting each other. It was a big-time distraction,” said high school environmental science teacher David Roache. To combat the growing problem of cell phones in school, Atlantis instituted a new policy, making the Upper School a student phone-free space to improve teaching and learning. Now, each morning when students enter the building they place their cell phones, earbuds, and smart watches in a small silver pouch.  Students magnetically seal [...]

New Cell Phone Policy at Upper School2024-11-18T09:55:42-05:00

Students Get a Lesson in Leadership

2024-11-18T09:55:42-05:00

Atlantis summer program offers Leadership Academy for students in grades 6-8 Rising sixth grader Jenayra Tumax loves math, so when she was asked to come up with a math activity to do with first graders during Atlantis’s summer program she got right to work. She did some research and found an addition activity involving ladybugs. She helped the first graders make ladybugs, using pom poms for the spots, and then made math equations to add the pom poms. “Jenayra did that entire activity on her own with the students,” said Atlantis seventh-grade teacher Leah Pluto. “As a teacher, I love seeing [...]

Students Get a Lesson in Leadership2024-11-18T09:55:42-05:00

Summer Fun and Learning

2024-11-18T09:55:42-05:00

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 Learning2024-11-18T09:55:42-05:00

JA H.S. Heroes Teach Financial Literacy

2024-11-18T09:55:42-05:00

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 Literacy2024-11-18T09:55:42-05:00
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