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The Calais School Employee Spotlight: Marjane Vitaletti | Growing together with her students for Over 25 Years

By |2024-05-22T13:49:26-04:00May 22nd, 2024|Calais Happenings, Counseling, Inspiration, Uncategorized|

Mrs. Marjane Vitaletti, (aka Mrs. V) began her career almost 40 years ago as a special education teacher for students with disabilities. In 1999, a position for a counseling resource room teacher became available and brought her to The Calais [...]

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Calais Alumna Profile: Heather McGuire

By |2024-05-20T11:13:04-04:00May 17th, 2024|Alumni, Animal Assisted Interventions, Animal Assisted Therapy, Calais Happenings, Inspiration|

The Calais School is incredibly proud of all that Heather McGuire has achieved at Calais and beyond. From tragedy to triumph her story is a testament to the power of paying it forward. Heather attended The Calais School from 2016 [...]

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Trailblazing Therapy Dog Program at Calais Wins Esteemed Award!

By |2024-08-14T10:29:55-04:00May 14th, 2024|Uncategorized|

Exciting news for the Calais Community… Our Animal Assisted Interventions (AAI) program was recently honored by the Morris County Chamber of Commerce with an “Innovative Program of a Nonprofit Organization” award. This accolade is reserved for nonprofit organizations with revenue [...]

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Students Were the Shining Stars at the Calais Foundation 12th Annual Gala!

By |2024-05-07T13:58:17-04:00May 1st, 2024|Uncategorized|

Thank you to our 200 plus attendees, donors, volunteers and families who came out to support the Calais Foundation’s 12th Annual Gala on April 24th.  This flagship fundraiser, held at the Hanover Manor in East Hanover, raised over $70,000 to [...]

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Creativity and Collaboration Bring History Lessons to Life!

By |2024-05-01T10:02:10-04:00May 1st, 2024|Academics, Calais Happenings, Class Projects, Inspiration|

At The Calais School, innovation, creativity and collaboration are commonplace. Our teachers are continually looking for ways to keep learning challenging while also making it fun and engaging for our students. Cross-department collaboration allows our faculty to create lesson plans [...]

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The Calais School Employee Spotlight: Casey Wirtz

By |2024-04-30T14:48:30-04:00April 29th, 2024|12 Plus Program, Academics, Calais Happenings, Counseling, Inspiration|

What makes for a good school counselor? Start with the ability to listen and respond thoughtfully and effectively. Add to that patience, empathy and encouragement. That describes our own Casey Wirtz, Calais School Counselor for 12 Plus students. Ms. Wirtz [...]

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