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Kevin Brooks Sounds Off On Taking His Place As Calais’ Artist-In-Residence

By |2019-04-23T13:02:30-04:00March 20th, 2019|Academics, Calais Happenings, Inspiration, The Arts at Calais|

In past years The Calais Foundation has supported an Artist-in-Residence program for students during The Calais School’s summer Extended School Year (ESY) program. Mr. Kevin Brooks, a prolific and achieved artist was at the helm of the program. His style [...]

Figurative Language: When Art And Language Collide

By |2019-03-06T11:20:32-05:00March 13th, 2019|Uncategorized|

Figurative language is the use of figures of speech to create a more persuasive and colorful impact. Figures of speech (i.e. metaphors, similes, and allusions) go beyond the literal meanings of the words to give readers new insights. It can [...]

Calais Cougars Advance To Basketball League Championships

By |2019-03-11T12:27:45-04:00March 11th, 2019|Basketball, Calais Happenings, Extra-curricular activities, High School, Inspiration|

Last Thursday, March 7, 2019, The Calais School basketball team defeated Windsor Academy 46 to 37 to advance to the league championship game. With the entire school, staff, administration, pep band and spirit squad in attendance, the team delivered a [...]

Students Explore Life In The Trenches During WWI

By |2019-03-06T10:54:49-05:00March 6th, 2019|Academics, Calais Happenings, Class Projects, Lower School|

This week, Mrs. DelliSanti's class is studying World War 1 and a large component of that is trench warfare. Some of the lessons have focused around giving students a better perspective of the challenges faced by soldiers on a day-to-day [...]

10 Facts You May Not Know About Calais’ Animal Assisted Therapy Program

By |2019-02-07T10:33:22-05:00March 4th, 2019|Animal Assisted Therapy|

The Calais School is one of the only private special education schools to offer an in-house Animal Assisted Therapy (AAT) program. So, why would animal assisted therapy be necessary in a school? Well, research studies have shown that individuals display [...]

Students At The Calais School Discover Black History In New And Unexpected Ways

By |2019-03-01T14:10:49-05:00March 1st, 2019|Academics, Calais Happenings, Class Projects, Inspiration|

Throughout Black History Month, the students at The Calais School have been learning about various aspects of black culture and history. Students in Mrs. Ritter's Social Studies class have been learning about the migration of freed slaves from the South. [...]

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