This fall, Athlos Academies opened two fully-implementing schools — Athlos Academy of St. Cloud and Athlos Academy of Utah. We are excited to announce the hiring of our two new school leaders, Kathy Mortensen, Ed. D and Esther Thompson. Read more…
In June, three educators from Athlos schools throughout the United States were chosen as recipients of the Athlos Distinguished Educator Award. Each of the three were chosen based on their excellence in exemplifying one of the Athlos Pillars of Performance: Prepared Mind, Healthy Body, and Performance Character.
In June, three Athlos educators were chosen for the Athlos Distinguished Educator Award. Each was chosen based on their excellence in exemplifying one of the Athlos Pillars of Performance: Prepared Mind, Healthy Body, and Performance Character. Read more…
In June, three educators from Athlos schools throughout the United States were chosen as recipients of the Athlos Distinguished Educator Award. Each of the three were chosen based on their excellence in exemplifying one of the Athlos Pillars of Performance: Prepared Mind, Healthy Body, and Performance Character.
Twelve high school students at Athlos Leadership Academy in Brownsville, TX were honored at an end of the school year character award ceremony because they exemplify Performance Character traits. Each award recipient was chosen based on their excellence in one of the 12 Performance Character traits that are incorporated into the Athlos curriculum.
At Athlos Leadership Academy-Austin, students and teachers decorated their doors as a part of the national “No Place For Hate” anti-bullying campaign. According to the No Place for Hate website, “No Place for Hate in schools seeks to provide a model for combating intolerance, bullying and hatred, leading to long-term solutions to these problems in schools. It provides a […]
One of Athlos Academies’ first employees, Director of Healthy Body Chandler Herdt will celebrate his fifth work anniversary with Athos in July. Herdt has worked extensively with the Healthy Body pillar since the program piloted in 2011, adding his own expertise and passion for health education into the innovative Athlos three-pillar approach to education.
If you could find two coaches who eat, breathe, and sleep the Athlos Healthy Body pillar, it would be Austin and Christina Ledesma. Both athletic performance coaches at International Leadership Texas (ILT) campus in Keller, this married duo embodies all that Athlos represents.
After reading Stephen Ambrose’s compelling biography “Undaunted Courage; Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson, and the Opening of the American West” the Athlos team spent time together considering the Performance Character traits exemplified within it. This epic journey that many would consider the pinnacle of American exploration is a true testament to traits such as courage, grit, optimism, and initiative.
The Athlos Leadership Academy-Austin choir stole the show during the Texas Charter School Athletic and Academic League Fine Arts Festival on Saturday, April 7. They walked away from the festival, which features competitions in photography, painting, sculpture, solo voice, acting, choir, and more, with three awards.
