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Calais is Setting the Gold Standard for Therapy Dog Integration in Schools

By |2024-10-21T12:44:15-04:00October 1st, 2024|Animal Assisted Activities, Animal Assisted Education, Animal Assisted Interventions, Animal Assisted Therapy, Awards, Calais Happenings, Inspiration|

For over 10 years, Calais has tapped into the power of man’s best friend to deliver therapeutic services to students with disabilities. Today, we are home to one of the nation’s first school-based therapy dog programs, integrated through a proprietary [...]

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Welcome Back, Calais Cougars.

By |2024-09-13T14:57:26-04:00September 9th, 2024|Academics, Calais Foundation, Calais Happenings, Extra-curricular activities, Inspiration|

It’s so hard to believe how quickly summer has flown by. I hope you all had a fantastic and enjoyable break and are ready to take on an exciting new school year. I’m thrilled to welcome both returning and new [...]

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Donors Make the Difference for Our Students!

By |2024-09-13T14:38:12-04:00September 1st, 2024|Animal Assisted Interventions, Awards, Calais Foundation, Calais Happenings, Inspiration, Work Based Learning|

Calais Foundation Donors have profoundly impacted the lives of our students and their families this past year. We’d like to share a few highlights that showcase donor dollars at work. On a broader scale, The Calais Foundation held two major [...]

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Goldfinch Decorative Painters Share Their Passion for Art with Calais

By |2024-07-12T11:51:46-04:00July 12th, 2024|Academics, Calais Happenings, Class Projects, Inspiration, The Arts at Calais, Visual Arts|

Thanks to Ms. Orna and her connection with a local community art group, Calais art students now have access to an array of new art supplies! The Goldfinch Decorative Painters, a group of artists based in New Jersey, generously donated [...]

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Celebrating 3 Years of Honoring Calais Students & Their Stories Through BEADS OF COURAGE®

By |2024-06-24T10:53:14-04:00June 21st, 2024|Animal Assisted Activities, Beads of Courage, Counseling, Inspiration, Lower School|

How incredible that something so small can have such a big impact? On the surface, a bead is a simple decorative object, but at The Calais School, we know a bead can mean so much more! Through BEADS OF COURAGE®, [...]

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Calais School Employee Spotlight: Jeremy Schlieper, Connecting Body and Mind in the Classroom

By |2024-06-17T13:30:21-04:00June 17th, 2024|Basketball, Calais Happenings, Inspiration, Physical Education|

As Jeremy Schlieper closes out his first year as The Calais School’s Physical Education Instructor, it’s clear that his upbeat attitude, creative lesson planning and encouraging teaching style have positively impacted students and co-workers alike. Mr. Schlieper graduated from Montclair [...]

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