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ESY Students Enjoy Lesson on Sugar in Food Science Experiment

By |2020-07-09T16:39:59-04:00July 9th, 2020|Career & Technical Education, ESY|

Culinary arts students in the Calais ESY program did a fun food science experiment with a lesson on sugar and diffusion using sugary candy this week. Some of the results were beautiful! Teacher Kelly Walsh used Skittles candy to show [...]

Animal Assisted Interventions Dogs Help Students Learn Social Skills

By |2020-07-09T16:44:08-04:00July 7th, 2020|Animal Assisted Activities, Animal Assisted Education, Animal Assisted Interventions, Social Skills Building|

The Calais Animal Assisted Interventions Dogs and their handlers work with Calais students during the school year and the summer helping students learn and develop important social skills. AAI Handler Susan Greenbaum works with her dogs and students regularly at [...]

Calais School AAI Dogs Celebrate Retirement with Virtual Celebration

By |2020-06-29T17:35:36-04:00June 29th, 2020|Academics, Animal Assisted Activities, Animal Assisted Education, Animal Assisted Interventions, Animal Assisted Therapy, Calais Happenings, Counseling, Occupational Therapy|

Calais School Animal Assisted Interventions (AAI) dogs Sage, Cali and Oreo recently retired from their positions as AAI dogs at the school. To celebrate their retirement and to say “goodbye” to all their Calais School friends, Animal Handlers Susan Greenbaum, [...]

Calais School Celebrates 2020 Graduates at Beautiful Virtual Graduation Ceremony

By |2020-06-25T09:28:01-04:00June 23rd, 2020|Academics, Alumni, Awards, Calais Happenings, High School, Inspiration, Lower School|

  The Calais School celebrated the graduation of eight high school seniors and nine eighth graders in a beautiful virtual ceremony on Friday, June 19. The ceremony opened with the traditional graduation processional music “Pomp and Circumstances” which featured photos [...]

Calais Culinary Students Showcase Dishes in Musical Slide Show

By |2020-06-18T15:31:07-04:00June 18th, 2020|12 Plus Program, Academics, Calais Happenings, Career & Technical Education, Class Projects, High School, The Arts at Calais, Uncategorized|

Over the past few months of home instruction, Calais School culinary students have been cooking in their own kitchens, making meals, side dishes and desserts. Teacher Kelly Walsh was inspired by the many photos her students shared with her of [...]

Calais Students Perform in Virtual Talent Show

By |2020-06-18T14:57:06-04:00June 17th, 2020|12 Plus Program, Calais Happenings, Extra-curricular activities, Gifted and Talented Program, High School, The Arts at Calais, Uncategorized|

The Calais School spring musical was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but Calais School drama students still had their chance to showcase their talent in the school’s virtual talent show. Calais teacher Tracey Tlack, who directed several Calais School [...]

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