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2021 – 2022 Parent Advocacy Virtual Conference Hosted by The Alliance of Private Special Education Schools of New Jersey

By |2022-01-26T12:49:45-05:00January 26th, 2022|High School, Inspiration, Lower School, Parent-Teacher Alliance, The Calais Institute|

Following the success of the 2020 virtual conference, the Alliance will again provide a series of virtual ZOOM presentations and workshops for parents for its 2021-2022 Conference. The goal of the renewed series to to ensure that parents and advocates [...]

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Beads of Courage Program Recognizes Calais Elementary Students’ Courage

By |2022-01-14T10:52:28-05:00January 14th, 2022|Animal Assisted Activities, Animal Assisted Education, Animal Assisted Interventions, Animal Assisted Therapy, Beads of Courage, Lower School|

Calais School elementary students are gifted beads as part of the school’s pilot Beads of Courage Program. This new pilot program is the first of its kind- providing emotional support and encouragement in a therapeutic special education school. The one-of-a-kind program is [...]

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Calais High School Students Learn Robotics

By |2021-11-02T15:51:41-04:00November 2nd, 2021|Career & Technical Education, High School, Lower School|

Calais Students are learning more about technology and preparing for more careers in the field by learning robotics. “It is important for us to keep in mind that we are preparing our students to become comfortable with technology and this [...]

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Calais School Welcomes New AAI Handler and Dog to Program

By |2021-10-07T15:31:03-04:00October 7th, 2021|12 Plus Program, Animal Assisted Activities, Animal Assisted Education, Animal Assisted Interventions, Animal Assisted Therapy, Calais Happenings, Counseling, High School, Inspiration, Lower School, Occupational Therapy, Reading, Social Skills Building, Speech|

The Calais School’s Animal Assisted Interventions Program is excited to welcome two new members to its team: new animal handler Lori Kertesz and her dog Star. Mrs. Kertesz is both a registered nurse and a physical therapist and has many [...]

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Calais School Becomes First School Ambassador for Beads of Courage Program

By |2021-09-22T16:53:06-04:00September 22nd, 2021|Animal Assisted Activities, Animal Assisted Education, Animal Assisted Interventions, Animal Assisted Therapy, Calais Happenings, Counseling, High School, Inspiration, Lower School, Occupational Therapy, Reading, Social Skills Building, Speech|

The Calais School, a private school for special needs children in Whippany, is proud to provide the first BEADS OF COURAGE® program pilot for emotional support in an educational setting. The BEADS OF COURAGE® programs use beads as visible and [...]

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Principal Cohrs Welcomes Students, Families and Staff Back for 2021-2022 School Year

By |2021-08-30T12:19:36-04:00August 30th, 2021|12 Plus Program, Calais Happenings, High School, Inspiration, Lower School|

The Calais School teachers, staff and administration are looking forward to welcoming our Calais School students back to fully in-person learning for the 2021-2022 school year! COVID-19 has been a challenge for all of us and though we are disappointed [...]

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