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A Student’s Perspective: Building Social Skills Through Virtual Lunch Clubs at Calais

By |2021-01-19T10:09:26-05:00January 19th, 2021|12 Plus Program, Animal Assisted Interventions, Calais Happenings, Counseling, High School, Social Skills Building|

Virtual learning has made it challenging for students to socialize as they normally would between classes and throughout the school day. The Calais School has come up with an innovative way to give students an opportunity to practice social skills [...]

Calais 12+ Students Receive ServeSafe Food Handler Certification

By |2021-01-15T12:41:40-05:00January 15th, 2021|12 Plus Program, Career & Technical Education, Transition & Career Services|

Several Calais School students in the Calais 12 Plus Program are learning all about food safety and preparing for careers in the food industry as part of the ServSafe Food Handler Certification. The students study basic food safety, personal hygiene, [...]

Calais Foundation Sponsors “Transitioning to Adult Life” Webinar Series

By |2021-01-13T14:26:53-05:00January 13th, 2021|Animal Assisted Activities, Animal Assisted Education, Animal Assisted Interventions, Animal Assisted Therapy, Calais Happenings, Community Based Instruction, Counseling, High School, Lower School, The Calais Institute|

The Calais Foundation has announced that it will sponsor the “Transitioning to Adult Life” Webinar Series, a collection of helpful webinars to assist parents and caregivers of special needs students. The webinar series is part of partnership between The Calais [...]

My Calais Story: Anthony O.

By |2021-01-07T16:19:15-05:00January 7th, 2021|Alumni, Inspiration, My Calais Story|

It was 10 years ago when Anthony recalls that he had difficulty speaking and learning in elementary school and was often mistreated by his peers on a regular basis. His fourth grade teacher told his parents “that he was unteachable.” “It was at this [...]

Calais Welcomes New Member to Counseling Team

By |2020-12-29T11:42:38-05:00December 28th, 2020|Academics, Counseling, High School, Lower School|

The Calais School would like to welcome BCBA Jamie Bray as the newest member of the Calais School’s counseling team. Ms. Bray received her board-certified behavior analyst degree after completing coursework from Pennsylvania State University.  She also received her BA in education [...]

Happy Holidays from The Calais School!

By |2020-12-23T17:12:04-05:00December 23rd, 2020|Calais Holidays, Uncategorized|

The Calais School would like to wish everyone a wonderful holiday season and a Happy New Year! To celebrate, please enjoy these two performances by our talented students.  Enjoy! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMhJsxoU_OU&feature=youtu.be https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vs_nYZYraWU&feature=youtu.be  

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