atsonas ::: Academics, Electives

The enticing aroma of warm, sugary goodness floods the hallowed hallways…are we at the Top of the Hub? Finale? Bertucci’s?

No! It's the sweet treat of Tuesday afternoons at the Seaport Academy – the baking elective. In term two, we mastered the art of the pepperoni pizza, rice...

3/8/12
atsonas ::: Learning Adventures

Is that the question?  It was last week when students RJ, Jabrill, Gabe and Angel traveled north to Pat’s Peak in Henniker NH with staff members Rob and John on the second ski trip for the year.  The reason for the question was that we combined this ski trip with a tubing trip and the boys had the option to tube as well.  Jabrill took full advantage skiing in the...

3/7/12
atsonas ::: Academics, Electives

As a Seaport student, you are required to take a nutrition class. A high school nutrition class usually conjures up images of the food pyramid and growth chart, but at Seaport we take a much deeper look at the food we are putting into our bodies. Students have been learning all about factory farms, processed foods and the importance of eating a clean diet: food that is as close to its...

2/28/12
mtringali ::: News & Events

Image by rocketnewton

Seaport Academy was recently featured in the winter edition of The Navy Yard News, a quarterly publication of the friends of the Charlestown Navy Yard.

In the piece Alex Tsonas, director of Seaport Academy, talks about the school, their collaborative learning model...

2/28/12
atsonas ::: Learning Experiences

The Special Needs Advocacy Network (SPaN) hosted a conference at the Westin Hotel in Waltham on February 10 and Seaport Academy was there. The Seaport table was manned by John Charow, the history teacher and Floyd Masters, one of Seaport’s seniors who is attending Bunker Hill Community College. SPaN has provided continuing professional development for advocates and other professionals in the field of Special Education for the past 25 years.

The conference gave Seaport the...

2/16/12