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For over 10 years, Calais has tapped into the power of man’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 [...]
How AAI Began It started with only a few volunteer therapy dog handlers from St. Hubert’s Animal Shelter and their dogs who visited The Calais School to work with students a few days a week. Though these visits brought much [...]
The human-animal bond is quite powerful and can be harnessed in many ways. For instance, at The Calais School, home to our groundbreaking Animal Assisted Interventions (AAI) Program, we integrate therapy dogs to help our students gain confidence, build skills [...]
There’s an exciting new class at Calais this year taught by Ms. Binal Shah for 12th Graders! It’s called Service Learning. In this innovative class, learning goes beyond the school walls and into the community with special projects and presentations [...]
The Calais School in Whippany is one of only five public and private schools in New Jersey to be recognized by the New Jersey School Boards Association for its creative efforts, enabling special needs students to achieve their fullest potential [...]
Calais School students are enjoying School Choice Week, with many activities celebrating the reasons students love Calais. And there are so many reasons! When asked what they enjoy about Calais, students say their friends, the caring staff, clubs, the support [...]
