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Calais Students Enjoy Luau-Themed Promaque

By |2021-06-11T14:30:17-04:00June 11th, 2021|Calais Happenings, Extra-curricular activities, High School, Inspiration|

Calais School 2021 graduates and students in grades 9-11 enjoyed a special Promaque to celebrate the end of the school year on June 4. Students graduating in eighth and twelfth grades dressed in Hawaiian shirts and enjoyed a delicious barbecue [...]

Kessler Foundation Awards Grant to The Calais School to Support New Adult Transition Program

By |2021-06-09T13:25:06-04:00June 9th, 2021|Academics, Calais Happenings, Career & Technical Education, Community Based Instruction, Inspiration, Transition & Career Services|

Students ages 18-30 will be able to receive college and career readiness support at the Calais School in Whippany through the school’s new Adult Transition Program thanks in part to a generous grant for the program from the Kessler Foundation. [...]

Calais School Offers New Adult Transition Program

By |2021-06-07T14:21:08-04:00June 7th, 2021|Calais Happenings, Inspiration, Transition & Career Services, Uncategorized|

Calais School Executive Director David Leitner is excited to announce that the school will offer a new transition program for adults ages 18-30 with special needs beginning with the 2021-2022 school year. The Calais Adult Transition Program will offer college [...]

Calais Celebrates 50 Years: A Student’s Experience

By |2021-06-01T09:37:57-04:00June 1st, 2021|Awards, Basketball, Extra-curricular activities, High School, Inspiration|

To continue our 50th Anniversary Special, we are excited to share the perspective of Rory S., who has been a student here for an entire decade! The Calais School has greatly improved Rory's life by opening doors to new opportunities [...]

Calais School’s AAI Program Joins The International Association of Human Animal Interaction Organizations

By |2021-06-01T16:04:56-04:00May 26th, 2021|12 Plus Program, Animal Assisted Activities, Animal Assisted Education, Animal Assisted Interventions, Animal Assisted Therapy, Calais Happenings, High School, Lower School|

The Animal Assisted Interventions Program at The Calais School has recently become a new member of the prestigious International Association of Human Animal Interaction Organizations (IAHAIO). “We are honored to become a member of such a lauded organization,” said Tiffany [...]

Students Enjoy Virtual Assemblies

By |2021-05-18T17:10:12-04:00May 18th, 2021|12 Plus Program, Calais Happenings, Career & Technical Education, High School, Inspiration, Lower School, Reading, Social Skills Building, Structured Learning Experiences, The Arts at Calais|

Calais students are enjoying a series of fun virtual assemblies in May and June ranging from wacky science to music technology. On May 5, students in grades K-12 Plus participated in a high-energy assembly titled “Music Technology with Brent Daniels” [...]

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