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The Hyde and Watson Foundation Grant Funds Major Overhaul of 12 Plus Wing

By |2024-01-12T11:28:01-05:00December 28th, 2023|12 Plus Program, Academics, Calais Happenings, Career & Technical Education, Inspiration|

Did you hear the news? Exciting developments are unfolding for 12 Plus! A $5,000 grant from The Hyde and Watson Foundation, a New Jersey-based Foundation supporting capital projects, launched a major upgrade to our 12 Plus program. This funding enabled us [...]

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Feeding our Brains, Feeding the World and Having Fun!

By |2023-12-12T11:32:42-05:00December 12th, 2023|Calais Happenings, Fundraising, Inspiration|

Teaching social responsibility has always been a priority at Calais. Students, too, love participating throughout the school year in a range of fundraising activities and making a difference in their local communities.  This year, there’s a new initiative at Calais [...]

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A Student’s Journey: How The Calais School Helped Heather McGuire get back on Track After a Devastating Loss

By |2023-12-07T14:46:02-05:00December 7th, 2023|Alumni, Animal Assisted Interventions, Calais Happenings, Fundraising, Inspiration, Uncategorized|

Prior to attending The Calais School, Heather McGuire experienced the devastating and untimely passing of her father and her Chocolate Lab Claire a week later. It was an exceedingly difficult period in her life — she needed support.   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPc1ouVipyY&t=2shttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPc1ouVipyY&t=2s [...]

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Calais Employee Spotlight: Jamie Bray

By |2023-12-01T13:12:25-05:00December 1st, 2023|Awards, Calais Happenings, Inspiration, Social Skills Building|

“Calais is a place of kindness, respect and compassion and I wanted to immerse myself in this culture of acceptance, peace and academic success.” These are the words of Jamie Bray, who joined The Calais School as a Board Certified [...]

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Planting Seeds for the Future With Walmart Grant Funded Grow Towers

By |2023-11-17T12:00:11-05:00November 10th, 2023|Academics, Calais Happenings, Class Projects, Inspiration, STEAM|

We are thrilled to receive a grant from The Walmart Foundation through the Walmart and Sam’s Club Local Giving Team. The grant funding was used to purchase two Nutraponic Hydroponic Towers to help engage students in Horticulture, sustainability, and experiential [...]

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You Came! You Raced! And You Made a Difference…

By |2023-11-03T11:44:40-04:00November 3rd, 2023|Calais Foundation, Calais Happenings, Fundraising, Inspiration|

Thank you for coming out Sunday, October 15, 2023 and giving it your all! Together we raised $5,920 for children and young adults with disabilities at The Calais School. These funds will go far in sustaining essential programs and services [...]

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