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Students Prep for Independent Living After High School Through Community Based Instruction

By |2023-08-15T12:05:56-04:00August 15th, 2023|12 Plus Program, Calais Happenings, Career & Technical Education, Community Based Instruction, High School, Inspiration, Structured Learning Experiences, Transition & Career Services|

What is Community Based Instruction and how does it Benefit Calais Students? Community Based Instruction (CBI) outings have been accused of being just another school field trip. However, if you look a little closer, you will find these small group [...]

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Spotlight on Local Business Partnerships: The Parsippany Library

By |2023-08-29T11:18:35-04:00August 1st, 2023|12 Plus Program, Calais Happenings, Career & Technical Education, Inspiration, Work Based Learning|

As part of The Calais School Work Based Learning program, high school and 12 plus students get the chance to explore possible career paths through on-site internships at over 15 local businesses.  During Work Based Learning (WBL) internships, students gain [...]

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Spotlight on Local Business Partnerships: Walgreens

By |2023-07-20T11:46:15-04:00July 20th, 2023|12 Plus Program, Calais Happenings, Career & Technical Education, High School, Inspiration, Transition & Career Services, Work Based Learning|

As part of Calais’ Work Based Learning program, high school and 12 plus students get the chance to explore possible career paths through on-site internships at several local businesses.  During Work Based Learning (WBL) internships, students gain hands-on training in [...]

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Join The Calais Foundation this Fall for the 2nd Annual Calais 5K Charity Race!

By |2023-07-07T14:56:03-04:00July 7th, 2023|Calais Foundation, Calais Happenings, Fundraising, Inspiration|

Registration is now open for the Calais Foundation 2nd Annual 5K Charity Race on Sunday, October 15th, 2023. Join The Calais Foundation as we race to raise $50,000 to empower children and young adults with disabilities and sustain essential programs [...]

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Calais School Celebrates a Decade of Animal Assisted Interventions and the Benefits It Brings to Students

By |2023-07-06T16:29:27-04:00July 5th, 2023|Animal Assisted Activities, Animal Assisted Education, Animal Assisted Interventions, Animal Assisted Therapy, Calais Happenings, Counseling, Inspiration, Social Skills Building|

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 [...]

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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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