The Calais School is a leading private, non-profit school in the field of special eduction serving young people in grades K through 12 for almost 40 years. Our mission is to empower and encourage students with special needs including ADHD, Reading and Math weaknesses, Anxiety and Mood Disorders and Autistic Spectrum Disorders. The Calais staff provide a safe, nurturing, and academically challenging environment for students requiring new behavioral and academic strategies in a non-judgemental atmosphere. Success is achieved through:

• Academic programs based on NJ Core Curriculum Content Standards;
• Behavior Modification Programs that encourage students to employ appropriate social skills, problem solving and assertiveness;
• A Cognitive/Behavioral Counseling team that provides emotional support and cognitive strategies for dealing with stressful issues;
• Learning Consultants who provide IEP supervision and consultations with teachers to ensure the use of individualized and differentiated instruction. They are also the liaison with the sending school district;
• A Speech & Language specialist to address the basic skills of language and social skills development;
• A Reading Specialist to assist students with specific reading difficulties;
• A Transition Education Program to provide career development opportunities.

Students come to Calais by referral from local school districts, therapists, and counselors throughout nine northern New Jersey counties. Concerned parents often initiate this process as well.