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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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My Calais Story: Jacob Phelps

By |2024-04-29T15:35:36-04:00April 8th, 2024|Calais Happenings, Community Based Instruction, Inspiration, My Calais Story|

Beacon For a Brighter Future Before I started coming to Calais in 2022, I was going through a very rough chapter of my life. My old school lacked the resources and understanding to help me manage stress and self-regulate. I [...]

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Spotlight on Local Business Partnerships: Best Buy

By |2024-03-25T11:33:01-04:00March 25th, 2024|12 Plus Program, Calais Happenings, Career & Technical Education, Inspiration, Transition & Career Services, Uncategorized, Work Based Learning|

Work Based Learning goes high-tech this year. Calais students participating in internships through the Work Based Learning (WBL) program get the chance to explore career paths through on-site, hands-on internships at several local businesses.  Starting in September 2023, students began [...]

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