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Calais 12 Plus Students Design and Publish Yearbook

By |2022-06-03T08:31:16-04:00June 3rd, 2022|12 Plus Program, Academics, Calais Happenings, Class Projects, Inspiration, Social Skills Building, Transition & Career Services|

Since January, students in The Calais School’s 12 Plus Program have been working hard on designing and publishing the school yearbook while reinforcing key communication and collaboration skills along the way. The 12 Plus class was responsible for the entire [...]

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Robotics and Technology Electives at Calais combine 21st Century Technology, Real-Life Applications, and Lots of Competitive Fun!

By |2022-05-18T11:40:50-04:00May 19th, 2022|Academics, Class Projects, High School, STEAM|

At Calais, we believe that an interactive learning environment is the best way to keep our students engaged. Two electives offered at Calais that are fully hands-on and growing in popularity are Robotics and Technology and here’s why… No textbooks [...]

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Calais STEM Students Use Physics and Engineering to Build Ball Runs

By |2022-03-30T16:35:49-04:00March 30th, 2022|Academics, Class Projects, Lower School, STEAM|

Students in Ms. Binal Shah’s STEM classes applied recent lessons in physics and engineering to design ball run challenges in class.  In the project, the students used only paper and tape to create a ball run for a ping pong ball. “Their [...]

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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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