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Calais Welcomes New AAI Dog Bindi

By |2021-03-26T16:17:14-04:00March 22nd, 2021|Animal Assisted Activities, Animal Assisted Education, Animal Assisted Interventions, Animal Assisted Therapy, Inspiration|

The Calais School’s one-of-a-kind Animal Assisted Interventions Program is excited to welcome the newest and tiniest member of our team: Bindi, a seven-pound Papillon-mix. Bindi is currently getting acclimated to her position on the Calais AAI Team. Once she is [...]

The Story of Calais

By |2021-03-12T11:15:08-05:00March 12th, 2021|Academics, Animal Assisted Interventions, Calais Happenings, Counseling, Transition & Career Services|

The Calais School has grown very much through the past 50 years -- not only in size but also in unique program offerings to provide the best academic, social, and emotional support possible to students with special needs.  Get an [...]

My Calais Story: Darrin C.

By |2021-03-04T17:22:04-05:00March 4th, 2021|Academics, Basketball, High School, Inspiration, My Calais Story, Physical Education|

Darrin C. came to The Calais School when he was just four years old and had difficulty paying attention and making the right choices. The Calais School enabled Darrin to gain confidence in himself and skills he needed to succeed [...]

12 Plus Students Gain New Workplace Skills

By |2021-03-02T14:29:55-05:00February 25th, 2021|12 Plus Program, Calais Happenings, Social Skills Building, Speech, Structured Learning Experiences, Transition & Career Services|

The Calais School may have put a temporary pause on Work-Based Learning outings, but 12 Plus Program students continue to build workplace skills in a variety of ways. Through a curriculum developed by Calais's Speech Language Pathologist, Ms. Holly Bracken, [...]

Calais Foundation Sponsors “Finance & Estate Planning” Webinar

By |2021-02-19T12:30:40-05:00February 19th, 2021|Calais Happenings, The Calais Institute|

Learn the latest about “Finance & Estate Planning” in the next virtual webinar as part of the “Transitioning to Adult Life” webinar series sponsored by The Calais Foundation. Earl Pedersen, Financial Advisor with Allied Wealth Management, Special Needs Division, will [...]

Calais Students Write to President Biden and Vice President Harris

By |2021-02-15T11:47:01-05:00February 15th, 2021|Academics, Class Projects, High School|

Just in time for Presidents’ Day, Calais students in Mrs. Maryann Braen’s class wrote letters to President Joseph Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris asking them to help protect the world from global warming, put an end to discrimination in [...]

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