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Social Skills Building

AAI Program Dogs and Handlers Assist Calais Students During Pandemic

By |2020-04-20T16:15:15-04:00April 20th, 2020|Academics, Animal Assisted Activities, Animal Assisted Education, Animal Assisted Interventions, Animal Assisted Therapy, High School, Lower School, Occupational Therapy, Reading, Social Skills Building, Speech|

As many teachers and students deal with the challenges of distance learning during the coronavirus pandemic, Animal Assisted Intervention (AAI) dogs and their handlers face even more hurdles as they try to assist special needs students. At the Calais School [...]

Shrek The Musical Jr. Receives Standing Ovation!

By |2019-06-07T13:29:02-04:00June 7th, 2019|Calais Happenings, Extra-curricular activities, High School, Inspiration, Lower School, Social Skills Building, Speech, The Arts at Calais|

Beauty is in the eye of the ogre in The Calais School's presentation of Shrek The Musical Jr. The cast and crew blew the audience away in this part romance and part twisted fairy tale adaptation. If you are unfamiliar [...]

¡Leer Un Libro!

By |2019-05-02T15:02:55-04:00May 2nd, 2019|Academics, Calais Happenings, Class Projects, High School, Lower School, Reading, Social Skills Building, Speech|

On April 23rd students in Ms. Mata's high school Spanish class just hosted their annual International Spanish Language Day celebration! Ms. Mata makes the event special for her students by including them in designing a custom t-shirt and slogan. This [...]

Calais Seniors Celebrate Their Accomplishments With A Trip To Medieval Times!

By |2019-05-02T10:25:39-04:00April 25th, 2019|Calais Happenings, High School, Inspiration, Social Skills Building|

This year our Seniors stepped back in time to the Renaissance with an exciting trip to Medieval Times. The fun outing gave students a chance to create some more great memories with their friends and peers before the school year [...]

Teaching Social Skills in Special Education: Social Convention Edition

By |2018-12-04T14:32:14-05:00December 18th, 2018|Social Skills Building, Speech|

Taking turns when speaking, using acceptable table manners, and waiting patiently in line are all examples of social conventions or norms.  Social conventions are unwritten expectations about how people should behave in society. As children grow and develop they are [...]

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