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Transition & Career Services

Learning Life Skills Through Virtual Reality

By |2018-05-11T13:23:57-04:00May 8th, 2018|High School, Social Skills Building, Transition & Career Services|

You never know when inspiration will strike. For Caroline M., a student in our 12 plus program, inspiration was literally in the palm of her hands. As an avid fan of the action-adventure video game Legend of Zelda: Breath of [...]

Spring Structured Learning Experience Report: Entrepreneurship

By |2018-04-24T10:44:22-04:00April 11th, 2018|Inspiration, Transition & Career Services|

Awareness, Exploration, and Preparation... Any successful entrepreneur knows that being your own boss definitely has its advantages. These include independence, flexibility, and turning a personal passion or interest into a viable career option.  On the other hand, though, there are [...]

Calais Expands 12 Plus Student Offering with DAWN Center for Independent Living Partnership

By |2018-03-30T05:37:45-04:00February 28th, 2018|Transition & Career Services|

Starting February 16 and running each week through the end of the school year, the Calais School will be collaborating with DAWN Center for Independent Living to provide Calais 12+ students an even more comprehensive life skills program than what [...]

Life & Leisure Report: Life After Calais

By |2018-03-30T05:36:22-04:00February 1st, 2018|Transition & Career Services|

For students in our 12 Plus Program, thinking about what comes after Calais can be scary. There are so many possibilities! So many choices! Too many unknown variables. It can be a little overwhelming to consider all of the opportunities [...]

ESPN’s Gordon Damer Gives Calais’s 12 Plus Students His Employability Playbook

By |2018-01-25T09:59:54-05:00January 23rd, 2018|Calais Happenings, Career & Technical Education, Transition & Career Services|

Last Friday the Calais School welcomed back one of our favorite guest speakers, Gordon Damer of ESPN’s “The Gordon Damer Show.”  As a professional sports broadcaster, Gordon came to speak to the students in our 12 Plus Program about his [...]

Calais’s Annual Transition Fair Continues to Grow!

By |2017-12-04T11:23:59-05:00November 16th, 2017|Calais Happenings, Counseling, Transition & Career Services|

On November 15th Calais hosted our 4th Annual Transition Fair! Over the past few years we have watched our Transition Fair steadily unfold into a hub of resources for young adults with special needs looking for guidance and support as [...]

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