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Animal Assisted Interventions

Provident Bank Foundation Awards Grant to Animal Assisted Interventions Program at The Calais School

By |2020-11-23T15:35:34-05:00November 23rd, 2020|12 Plus Program, Animal Assisted Activities, Animal Assisted Education, Animal Assisted Interventions, Animal Assisted Therapy, Counseling, High School, Inspiration, Lower School, Social Skills Building, Speech|

Students at the Calais School in Whippany will receive a better education and spend more time working with dogs in the Animal Assisted Interventions (AAI) Program at the school thanks to a generous grant for the program from the Provident [...]

My Calais Story – Susan Greenbaum

By |2020-10-31T18:48:14-04:00October 15th, 2020|Animal Assisted Activities, Animal Assisted Education, Animal Assisted Interventions, Animal Assisted Therapy, Counseling, Fundraising, My Calais Story, Occupational Therapy, Social Skills Building|

In celebration of The Calais School's 50th Anniversary we are sharing personal stories from members of the Calais Community. Meet, Susan Greenbaum, dog handler for The Calais School's Animal Assisted Interventions (AAI) Program. Susan facilitates Animal Assisted Therapy with her [...]

Calais School Offers Virtual Open House October 8

By |2020-09-24T15:32:12-04:00September 24th, 2020|12 Plus Program, Academics, Animal Assisted Activities, Animal Assisted Education, Animal Assisted Interventions, Animal Assisted Therapy, Calais Happenings, Community Based Instruction, Counseling, High School, Lower School|

Families, case workers, school psychologists and social workers, who are interested in learning more about The Calais School, a state approved, private therapeutic special education school in Whippany, are invited to the school’s second virtual open house on Thursday, October 8 [...]

Calais Helps Prepare Students for Return to School Building With Helpful Video

By |2020-09-09T17:11:19-04:00September 9th, 2020|12 Plus Program, Animal Assisted Activities, Animal Assisted Education, Animal Assisted Interventions, Counseling, High School, Inspiration, Lower School|

When Calais School students return to the school building on September 14, each will have a better idea what to expect after watching a special video. During counseling sessions on September 9, counselors shared the new video created by Calais [...]

ESY Students Enjoy Speech Unit on Time Travel

By |2020-07-21T17:25:24-04:00July 20th, 2020|Academics, Animal Assisted Activities, Animal Assisted Education, Animal Assisted Interventions, Animal Assisted Therapy, ESY, High School, Lower School, Speech|

Calais School ESY Upper School and Lower School students are taking trips through time in a summer speech unit on Time Travel.   The students started with the 1920s and last week traveled all the way to the 1940s, said [...]

Calais School Names John Cohrs as New Principal; Dr. Diane Manno to Become Supervisor of Related Services

By |2020-07-15T17:51:43-04:00July 15th, 2020|12 Plus Program, Academics, Animal Assisted Activities, Animal Assisted Education, Animal Assisted Interventions, Animal Assisted Therapy, Calais Happenings, Counseling, High School|

Calais School Executive Director David Leitner has announced that Calais School Assistant Principal John Cohrs will become the school’s new Principal effective July 1, 2020. Mr. Cohrs, who also serves as the school’s Supervisor of Curriculum as well as the [...]

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