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The Arts at Calais

Goldfinch Decorative Painters Share Their Passion for Art with Calais

By |2024-07-12T11:51:46-04:00July 12th, 2024|Academics, Calais Happenings, Class Projects, Inspiration, The Arts at Calais, Visual Arts|

Thanks to Ms. Orna and her connection with a local community art group, Calais art students now have access to an array of new art supplies! The Goldfinch Decorative Painters, a group of artists based in New Jersey, generously donated [...]

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Elective Spotlight: Inside the Creative Fashion Design Classroom

By |2023-07-13T09:49:13-04:00June 28th, 2023|Academics, Calais Happenings, Class Projects, High School, Inspiration, Lower School, The Arts at Calais|

Interests. Passions. Talent… Electives at Calais are an opportunity for Calais students to explore an area of interest or discover completely new areas they may not have considered before.  At The Calais School, elective courses enrich our students’ learning experiences, giving [...]

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In the Kitchen with Chef Al-Nisa…

By |2022-10-03T15:50:53-04:00October 3rd, 2022|Calais Happenings, Class Projects, Culinary, ESY, Inspiration, The Arts at Calais|

Mouth-watering aromas fill the Calais hallways as wonderful pastries bake. You always know when Chef Al-Nisa Salaam is in the building!  Like many of our Calais staff, Chef Al-Nisa Salaam, our Culinary Teacher, comes to Calais with an unusual, yet [...]

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Calais Students Inspired by Cubism; Create Unique Works of Art

By |2022-02-15T17:39:26-05:00February 15th, 2022|High School, Inspiration, Lower School, The Arts at Calais|

Calais School students in the lower and upper schools enjoyed learning about Pablo Picasso in Mrs. Christine Orna’s recent art classes which worked on a unit on cubism. “Cubism paintings look at objects from many angles and show all their [...]

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Calais Students Inspired by French Artist Matisse

By |2021-11-09T18:37:05-05:00November 9th, 2021|Calais Happenings, Class Projects, The Arts at Calais|

Calais students learned all about the life and work of French artist Henri Matisse and after studying his work, became inspired and created their own masterpieces in art class. Art teacher Christine Orna told students how Matisse, known for his [...]

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Students Enjoy Virtual Assemblies

By |2021-05-18T17:10:12-04:00May 18th, 2021|12 Plus Program, Calais Happenings, Career & Technical Education, High School, Inspiration, Lower School, Reading, Social Skills Building, Structured Learning Experiences, The Arts at Calais|

Calais students are enjoying a series of fun virtual assemblies in May and June ranging from wacky science to music technology. On May 5, students in grades K-12 Plus participated in a high-energy assembly titled “Music Technology with Brent Daniels” [...]

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