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Calais Cougars Bring Home A Win In First Game of The Season!

By |2018-12-20T13:50:24-05:00December 20th, 2018|Uncategorized|

Our all-star basketball team was all smiles coming home with a win on their first game of the season! It was an even match between Calais Cougars and Honor Ridge Academy, but Calais took the win with a final score [...]

Teaching Social Skills in Special Education: Social Convention Edition

By |2018-12-04T14:32:14-05:00December 18th, 2018|Social Skills Building, Speech|

Taking turns when speaking, using acceptable table manners, and waiting patiently in line are all examples of social conventions or norms.  Social conventions are unwritten expectations about how people should behave in society. As children grow and develop they are [...]

Using Technology to Empower Students’ Musical Creativity

By |2018-10-11T15:22:03-04:00December 11th, 2018|Academics, Class Projects, Lower School, The Arts at Calais|

As part of the curriculum in Music Class, students learn all about reading, writing and transcribing music. These skills help students to become well rounded musicians with a true appreciation for all faucets of music. Mr. Aquino, Calais's Music Teacher, [...]

Calais’ 12 Plus Students Pursue ServSafe Food Handler Certification

By |2018-12-04T14:36:47-05:00December 4th, 2018|Uncategorized|

This year students enrolled in Calais’s 12 Plus Program have the opportunity to earn their ServSafe Food Handler Certification. Upon successful completion of the online course and 40-question exam, students receive a Certificate of Achievement from the National Restaurant Association. [...]

Bad Weather May Have Delayed Calais’ 5th Annual Transition Fair But It Was Still a Success!

By |2018-12-06T15:37:48-05:00November 29th, 2018|Calais Happenings, Transition & Career Services|

As many of you know, our original Transition Fair date was snowed-out due to a freak winter storm that gave everyone a messy commute home to say the least. As a result we rescheduled the event for the evening of [...]

Calais’ Culinary Students Served Up Gratitude and Inspiration This Thanksgiving!

By |2018-12-13T11:58:48-05:00November 21st, 2018|Calais Happenings, Calais Holidays|

This year the students in our Culinary program were very hands on in the preparation of our annual Thanksgiving Feast! Calais Vice Principal Mr. Sokolewicz and our in-house Dietician Ms. Walsh worked with our Upper School students to whip up [...]

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