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Daily Record Runs Front Page Story on AAI Program

By |2020-05-01T17:24:33-04:00May 1st, 2020|Animal Assisted Activities, Animal Assisted Education, Animal Assisted Interventions, Animal Assisted Therapy, Counseling, Reading|

The Calais School's Animal Assisted Intervention (AAI) Program was recently featured on the front page of the Daily Record. The paper's reporter Gene Myers wrote a story about how well our AAI program is adapting during the Covid-19 pandemic and [...]

AAI Program Dogs and Handlers Assist Calais Students During Pandemic

By |2020-04-20T16:15:15-04:00April 20th, 2020|Academics, Animal Assisted Activities, Animal Assisted Education, Animal Assisted Interventions, Animal Assisted Therapy, High School, Lower School, Occupational Therapy, Reading, Social Skills Building, Speech|

As many teachers and students deal with the challenges of distance learning during the coronavirus pandemic, Animal Assisted Intervention (AAI) dogs and their handlers face even more hurdles as they try to assist special needs students. At the Calais School [...]

Calais School Hires New Director of Admissions

By |2020-04-15T12:20:05-04:00April 15th, 2020|Uncategorized|

Cheryl Porter-Avino, an experienced social worker and child study team member, has joined The Calais School as its’ new director of admissions. Mrs. Avino has a bachelor’s degree and master’s degree in social work from Fordham University. She is also [...]

Calais Counseling Team Creates Heartwarming Video “Celebrating Calais Cougars-We Miss You!”

By |2020-04-07T11:14:35-04:00April 7th, 2020|Calais Happenings, Counseling, Inspiration|

The Calais School Counseling Team, upon the recommendation of Counselor Karen Liberato, decided to create the video “Celebrating Calais Cougars-We Miss You!” to inspire students. The video also shows students that the school’s staff is proud of how well students [...]

Congress Needs to Do More to Help People with Disabilities in its Relief Bills

By |2020-03-31T16:52:13-04:00March 31st, 2020|Uncategorized|

Although Congress recently approved a second relief bill which does offer some assistance to people with disabilities, their families and those who support them, more needs to be done to aid the disabled community during this current pandemic. There is [...]

Calais School Upper School Students Master Hydraulics

By |2020-03-27T13:32:50-04:00March 27th, 2020|Academics, High School, STEAM|

Calais School Upper School STEM class students recently learning about the theory of hydraulics. Teacher Binal Shah taught students to build a model elevator which functioned using force and pressure. The students used syringes and tubing and the power of [...]

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