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It’s Official, Bella is in Her Retirement Era

By |2025-12-22T16:02:03-05:00December 22nd, 2025|Animal Assisted Activities, Animal Assisted Education, Animal Assisted Interventions, Animal Assisted Therapy, Calais Happenings, Inspiration|

Just like people, therapy dogs eventually reach a well-earned moment to slow down and enjoy life beyond their working days. For our sweet Bella—a cherished Calais-Certified therapy dog—that time has arrived, and we’re celebrating all the love and comfort she’s [...]

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Insights From a Calais-Certified Therapy Dog Handler

By |2025-08-13T15:21:58-04:00August 13th, 2025|Animal Assisted Activities, Animal Assisted Education, Animal Assisted Interventions, Animal Assisted Therapy, Calais Happenings, Inspiration, My Calais Story|

The Calais School says goodbye to Calais-Certified Therapy Dog Handler Lori Kertesz as she retired from The Calais School and relocated to Florida. Alongside her beloved therapy dogs, Star and Brady, Lori made a lasting impact—helping countless students reach their [...]

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Star Employee Bids Farewell to Calais

By |2025-02-24T14:42:30-05:00February 24th, 2025|Animal Assisted Activities, Animal Assisted Education, Animal Assisted Interventions, Animal Assisted Therapy, Calais Happenings, Inspiration|

 The Calais School announces, with heartfelt appreciation, the retirement of Star, a beloved and dedicated therapy dog. For the past four years, our Black Labrador Retriever has been an essential part of our award winning therapy dog program. Upon joining [...]

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Calais is Setting the Gold Standard for Therapy Dog Integration in Schools

By |2026-01-13T14:14:38-05:00October 1st, 2024|Animal Assisted Activities, Animal Assisted Education, Animal Assisted Interventions, Animal Assisted Therapy, Awards, Calais Happenings, Inspiration|

For over 10 years, Calais has tapped into the power of humanity's best friend to deliver therapeutic services to students with disabilities. Today, we are home to one of the nation’s first school-based therapy dog programs, integrated through a proprietary [...]

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Celebrating 3 Years of Honoring Calais Students & Their Stories Through BEADS OF COURAGE®

By |2024-06-24T10:53:14-04:00June 21st, 2024|Animal Assisted Activities, Beads of Courage, Counseling, Inspiration, Lower School|

How incredible that something so small can have such a big impact? On the surface, a bead is a simple decorative object, but at The Calais School, we know a bead can mean so much more! Through BEADS OF COURAGE®, [...]

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Calais Gives a Whole New Meaning to “The Dog Days of Summer”

By |2023-08-29T12:02:05-04:00August 29th, 2023|Animal Assisted Activities, Animal Assisted Interventions, Animal Assisted Therapy, ESY, Inspiration, Occupational Therapy, Reading, Social Skills Building|

Here at The Calais School, “The Dog Days of Summer” may not mean what you think. When many of us are enjoying the lazy, hazy dog days of summer, our Animal Assisted Interventions (AAI) dogs are bright-eyed and bushy-tailed and [...]

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