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Career & Technical Education

WORK BASED LEARNING: at-work through Local Community Partnerships

By |2023-05-02T12:58:06-04:00April 26th, 2023|12 Plus Program, Academics, Calais Happenings, Career & Technical Education, Work Based Learning|

“Work Based Learning” is a hot topic when discussing the transition of students with special needs from high school to the workforce. But what exactly is Work Based Learning and how does it benefit students at the Calais School? Work [...]

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Elective Spotlight: Inside The Calais News Production, “Cougars on the Clock”

By |2023-04-10T15:01:41-04:00April 10th, 2023|Academics, Calais Happenings, Career & Technical Education, High School, Inspiration|

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, [...]

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Thanks to you, Giving Tuesday 2022 raised $4,000!

By |2022-12-09T10:08:24-05:00December 9th, 2022|12 Plus Program, Alumni, Calais Foundation, Calais Happenings, Career & Technical Education, Fundraising, Inspiration, Transition & Career Services|

Your donation toward a new Calais School van will support more students like Chelsea C. in their pursuit of independence and giving back.  Chelsea spent three prosperous years enrolled in Calais' 12+ Program. She went on to participate in various [...]

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Enhanced Innovation Lab Inspires Student Creativity

By |2022-03-29T17:32:15-04:00March 28th, 2022|12 Plus Program, Academics, Calais Happenings, Career & Technical Education, Extra-curricular activities, High School, Inspiration|

The Calais School Innovation Lab encourages students to be creative and explore, inspiring learning and making new discoveries.  The lab opened in 2018 but was recently enhanced to provide a high-tech incubator for student creativity and collaboration. The renovated lab [...]

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Calais Students Enjoy Holiday Baking

By |2021-12-17T12:57:43-05:00December 17th, 2021|Calais Holidays, Career & Technical Education, High School, Inspiration|

The Culinary Program is a lot of fun for students but they are also learning about responsible food preparation and food safety procedures. This holiday season the students applied these skills to create festive treats with teacher Kevin Tulloch. On a [...]

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STEM Lesson Teaches Students About Wind Power

By |2021-12-10T11:48:58-05:00December 10th, 2021|Academics, Career & Technical Education, STEAM|

Calais students are learning all about wind power and building wind-powered cars in STEM class with teacher Binal Shah. The lesson focused on the concepts of mass, force and friction. Mrs. Shah taught the students how to harness the power [...]

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