Thursday, September 2nd, 2021—A little fun in the sun to celebrate the end of summer. We think, yes! Earlier today, Syracuse Academy of Science elementary school teachers, faculty and staff enjoyed each other's company along with participating in a variety of yard games at an outdoor BBQ. Thumbs up to a great year Atoms, we look forward to seeing you next week!

Wednesday, June 23rd, 2021—While the First Day of School is right around the corner we would be remiss to not share these incredible pictures of our Syracuse Academy of Science middle school’s Moving Up Ceremony.

This momentous occasion marks an academic milestone for our 7th grade Atoms as they get ready to leave the halls of the middle school and enter a new building as a high school student. This new chapter in their lives is one that will be as exciting and adventurous as the Atoms already are. During the moving up ceremony, students celebrated with their friends and family. Atoms received certificates, gifts and notes from their teachers. Congratulations, Atoms, we are so proud of you and look forward to hearing and seeing great things from you in high school. Please click here to view more pictures from the 7th grade Moving Up Ceremony.

Friday, July 30th, 2021—While last year was challenging for many families, teachers and students had to overcome and adapt to new styles of teaching and learning that no one would ever have anticipated.

Spectrum News caught up with Syracuse Academy of Science elementary school teachers, Aileen Figueroa and Alexandria Williams as they share how they are helping the Atoms bridge the learning gap and prepare them for the upcoming school year. This year, summer school has been lengthened to allow for students to really become immersed into the curriculum and feel they are prepared and ready to go in September.

We invite you to click here to watch the coverage of Syracuse Academy of Science and find out how the learning never stops with the Atoms!

Tuesday, July 27th, 2021—Syracuse Academy of Science middle school 7^th grade project based learning students put their creativity and business savvy skills to the test when competing in the CNY Innovation Challenge. Students in grades 6-12 had an opportunity to create and pitch their creative solution to one of the problems below for a chance to win $500.

• Create a product/service that would make your school life easier
• Develop a way for students to save time/be more efficient
• Invent a way to increase understanding of various concepts taught in class
• Design an app that will help increase communication or make teleworking easier
• Fabricate an invention that would improve leisure activities
• Conceive an alternative to standardized tests for measuring student performance
• Build a product/service that will help the environment
• Devise a way to enhance family relationships
• Think of an idea that would help students determine a career path
• Generate a product/service that the world “can’t live without”

Students were tasked with not only finding a creative solution to one of the problems listed above, but also documenting intellectual property to protect concepts that could be used in a patent application. In addition to designing and developing an idea, students would have to develop a solid go-to-market plan and a marketing pitch to “sell” their concept. Throughout this process, students learned various strategies to advance their idea and take a product/service to market.

Syracuse Academy of Science middle school is proud to share that they had two teams of 7^th grade students competing in this challenge. The first team's product was: Interchangeable Shoes. The second team's creative solution was: Fodly - a website where SANY families can find inexpensive items. While there was some fierce competition in the CNY Innovation Challenge, the Atoms tried their best and we would like to take this moment to congratulate both teams for a job well done!

Please click here to visit our Facebook page to view their project video.