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Calais Happenings

College Bridge Students Enter Another Semester of Learning, Growth, and Fun

By |2022-02-23T11:17:52-05:00February 24th, 2022|12 Plus Program, Academics, Calais Happenings, Counseling, Transition & Career Services|

The Calais School’s innovative College Bridge Program, in partnership with County College of Morris, gives 12 Plus students a taste of college life. In preparation for the Spring 2022 semester, students worked with Calais’ Guidance Counselor and Work-Based Learning Coordinator [...]

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Calais Celebrates School Choice Week and Calais Pride

By |2022-02-02T14:56:51-05:00February 2nd, 2022|12 Plus Program, Academics, Animal Assisted Activities, Animal Assisted Education, Animal Assisted Interventions, Animal Assisted Therapy, Calais Happenings, Counseling, High School, Inspiration, Lower School|

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 [...]

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Fostering Confidence Through In-House Work-Based Learning Opportunities

By |2022-02-02T11:50:17-05:00January 31st, 2022|12 Plus Program, Calais Happenings, Class Projects, Inspiration, Social Skills Building, Transition & Career Services|

Students in Calais’s 12 Plus Program participated in in-house Work-Based Learning (WBL) in order to gain confidence and reinforce key skills that they could then apply at off-campus work sites. Devin W., a 12 Plus student at The Calais School, [...]

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In-House Work-Based Learning Reimagined at Calais

By |2021-12-08T12:34:10-05:00December 8th, 2021|12 Plus Program, Calais Happenings, Class Projects, High School, Transition & Career Services|

The Calais School has enhanced its in-house Work-Based Learning (WBL) program to offer student-led initiatives that foster work readiness. Ms. Jennifer Ferguson, Calais’ Transition Teacher, works with upperclassmen and 12 Plus students to teach and reinforce work readiness skills both [...]

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Calais Clubs Spark New Interests, Skills & Friendships

By |2021-12-03T12:03:47-05:00December 3rd, 2021|Calais Happenings, Extra-curricular activities, High School|

Calais' clubs offer students a chance to come together and engage as they explore new skills and interests.  Students have several club options to choose from including sewing, sports, nature, art, photography, origami and more. On Wednesday afternoons, students in the [...]

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Calais Veteran Shares Experience with Students for Veteran’s Day

By |2021-11-29T16:52:20-05:00November 29th, 2021|Calais Happenings, Inspiration|

Andrea Mayes, a Calais School paraprofessional, shared her experience in the army and the army reserves with several classes of students as part of the school’s observance of Veteran’s Day. Ms. Mayes, a resident of Paterson, spoke to students about [...]

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