Igniting a Passion for Virtual Learning
The Board of Directors (Board) of Atlantic Connections Academy will be applying to the State Charter School Commission (SCSC) to start a public virtual charter school for the 2026-27 school year. Atlantic Connections Academy will begin by serving students in grades 6-10 statewide and expand to grades K-12 by year five. Atlantic Connections Academy will implement an award-winning, standards-aligned curriculum focusing on and supporting academic achievement for all students.
Students and families will benefit from the best practices developed from this proven core model of virtual learning over the past 20 years. Atlantic Connections Academy will also provide students with a unique badging and credentialing experience where students can learn a new skill and work on career readiness.
Timeline
Empowering K-12 Students
with Proven Virtual Education
Atlantic Connections Academy will afford Georgia families access to a public virtual charter school option with the following:
High-quality Curriculum
Our curriculum and instruction will meet state and national standards while integrating the best materials, texts, and resources available.
Exceptional Teachers
Experts in online learning and online learning protocols. Teachers will be Georgia-certified and will be trained to excel in online teaching.
Individualized Learning
Each student has unique abilities and performs better when receiving individualized attention in a nurturing learning environment, and this will be a core concept at Atlantic Connections Academy.
Parent-Supported Learning
A parent, guardian, or other responsible adult will serve as their student’s Learning Coach, choosing to be closely involved in their child’s daily education and actively supporting and encouraging their child.
Career Exploration and Community Platform
A series of interest and aptitude assessments will connect students with exploration opportunities that align with their individual results. These opportunities include Career Communities through which students are exposed to various jobs and experts within their clusters of interest, along with opportunities to identify and pursue individual topics of interest and activity exploration.
Career Pathways
Students will have access to various pathways that prepare them to earn industry certifications across several Career Clusters. Based on what we know to be high-demand jobs in growing industries, students will initially have access to courses leading to certification in the IT, Business, and Health clusters. Additional pathways will be added as industry data and student interest dictate.
Career Coaching
Career coaches will support school leaders and counselors to help students navigate all of the aspects of their College and Career preparation journey, including helping with pathway selection, identifying experiential opportunities most beneficial to students based on their interests and aptitude, and compiling portfolios (“Digital Backpacks”) that will set the students up for immediate success following graduation, whether enrolling in college, a trade school, or entering the job market.
Information Sessions
2025
FEBRUARY
- Wednesday, Feb 26, 2025 at 12:20 p.m. — The Brick Restaurant, 136 W. Hancock Street, Milledgeville, GA 31061
- Wednesday, Feb 26, 2025 at 4 p.m. — Little Dipper Coffee and Ice Cream, 103 N Main Street, Sylvania, GA 30467
- Tuesday, Feb 11, 2025 at 9 a.m. — Chick-Fil-A - 1000 W Taylor St; Griffin, GA 30223
- Tuesday, Feb 11, 2025 at 11 a.m. — Merritt Pecan - 4051 GA-520; Weston, GA 31832
- Tuesday, Feb 11, 2025 at 12:30 p.m. — Village Pizza - 643 C Blakely St; Cuthbert, GA 39840
JANUARY
- Wednesday, January 22, 2025 at 6:00 p.m. ET — Jefferson's Restaurant, 4276 GA-136, Trenton, GA 30752
- Wednesday, January 22, 2025 at 7:30 p.m. ET — Courtyard Dalton, 785 College Drive, Dalton, GA 30720
- Thursday, January 23, 2025 at 7:45 a.m. ET — Red Eyed Rooster Coffee Co., 111 E Market St, Chatsworth, GA 30705
- Thursday, January 23, 2025 at 9:00 a.m. ET — Pete's Place Restaurant, 2460 E. First St., Blue Ridge, GA 30513
- Thursday, January 23, 2025 at 10:30 a.m. ET — Cabin Coffee Company, 44 Town Square, Blairsville, GA 30512
2024
DECEMBER
- Tuesday, December 3 at 8:30am — Chick-fil-A, 5905 Spout Springs Rd, Flowery Branch, GA 30542
- Tuesday, December 3 at 10:00am — Community Cup, 125 Tribble Gap Rd, Suite 103, Cumming, GA 30040
- Tuesday, December 3 at 12:00pm — Local on North 170, North St, Canton, GA 30114
- Tuesday, December 3 at 2:00pm — Andretti Indoor Karting & Games, 1255 Roswell Rd Marietta, GA 30062
- Tuesday, December 3 at 5:00pm — A Taste of Cindy’s Kitchen, 3606 Atlanta Hwy Hiram, GA 30141
OCTOBER
- Friday, October 18 at 8 a.m. — Starbucks, 3507 Camp Creek Pkwy Suite 20, East Point, GA
- Wednesday, October 16 at 4:00 p.m. — Panera, 4875 Sugarloaf Pkwy, Lawrenceville, GA 30045
SEPTEMBER
- Monday, September 16 at 4 p.m. — Starbucks, 1398 Boone St., Kingsland, GA Campden County
- Monday, September 16 at 7:30 p.m. — Dairy Queen, 120 Screven Ave, Waycross GA
Ware County
- Tuesday, September 17 at 10 a.m. — Twin Pines Homestead and Market, 22477 Main St., Alapaha, GA (Berrien County)
- Tuesday, September 17 at 11:30 a.m. — Hog N Bones BBQ, 2008 US HWY 82W, Tifton, GA (Tift County)
- Tuesday, September 17 at 2:30 p.m. — Starbucks, 1211 16th Avenue, Cordele, GA (Crisp County)
- Tuesday, September 17 at 4:30 p.m. — Fairway Grille, 80 Like Oak Trail, McRae-Helena, GA (Telfair County)
- Wednesday, September 18 at 9 a.m. — S'Moore Coffee Shop, 207 E. First St., Vidalia, GA (Toombs County)
- Wednesday, September 18 at 10 a.m. — Burlap and Lace Market, 10 N. Lewis St., Metter, GA (Candler County)
- Wednesday, September 18 at 11:30 a.m. — Paddles Coffee, 401 N. Laurel Street, Springfield, GA (Effingham County)
JANUARY
- Thursday, January 18 at 1 p.m. — Caribou Coffee House, 3261 Peachtree Rd NE, Atlanta, GA 30305
- Monday, January 22 at 5 p.m. — Starbucks, 314 Northside Dr E Statesboro, GA 30458
- Monday, January 22 at 1 p.m. — Savannah Coffee Roasters, 1215 W Liberty St, Savannah, GA 31401
- Tuesday, January 23 at 1 p.m. — Starbucks, 1522 Bradley Park Dr. Columbus, GA 31904
- Tuesday, January 23 at 8 a.m. — Starbucks, 277 Perry Pkwy, Perry, GA 31069