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Transition & Career Services

Calais Cares: 12 Plus Students Donate Books to Local Charter School

By |2022-02-23T16:22:14-05:00February 23rd, 2022|12 Plus Program, Inspiration, Reading, Transition & Career Services|

Calais Students in the school’s 12 Plus Program are making the lives of students at a Newark charter school a little brighter with the gift of reading. On January 21, students in the 12 Plus Program visited the North Star [...]

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5 Reasons That The Calais Adult Transition Program is Right for You

By |2022-02-20T18:31:47-05:00February 21st, 2022|Transition & Career Services|

If you are a high school graduate between the ages of 18 and 30 who has a documented or hidden disability, including but not limited to a mood disorder, anxiety, or autism spectrum disorder, you can receive college and career [...]

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Fostering Confidence Through In-House Work-Based Learning Opportunities

By |2022-02-02T11:50:17-05:00January 31st, 2022|12 Plus Program, Calais Happenings, Class Projects, Inspiration, Social Skills Building, Transition & Career Services|

Students in Calais’s 12 Plus Program participated in in-house Work-Based Learning (WBL) in order to gain confidence and reinforce key skills that they could then apply at off-campus work sites. Devin W., a 12 Plus student at The Calais School, [...]

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In-House Work-Based Learning Reimagined at Calais

By |2021-12-08T12:34:10-05:00December 8th, 2021|12 Plus Program, Calais Happenings, Class Projects, High School, Transition & Career Services|

The Calais School has enhanced its in-house Work-Based Learning (WBL) program to offer student-led initiatives that foster work readiness. Ms. Jennifer Ferguson, Calais’ Transition Teacher, works with upperclassmen and 12 Plus students to teach and reinforce work readiness skills both [...]

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Calais Students Enjoy Virtual Disability Mentoring Day

By |2021-11-17T20:29:07-05:00November 17th, 2021|Calais Happenings, High School, Inspiration, Transition & Career Services|

Calais School seniors were inspired to pursue their dreams in a special program presented by Novartis  on October 27. The program showcased people who overcame their disabilities and succeeded in their fields. The students enjoyed a pre-program with DJ Robbie [...]

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Kessler Foundation Awards Grant to The Calais School to Support New Adult Transition Program

By |2021-06-09T13:25:06-04:00June 9th, 2021|Academics, Calais Happenings, Career & Technical Education, Community Based Instruction, Inspiration, Transition & Career Services|

Students ages 18-30 will be able to receive college and career readiness support at the Calais School in Whippany through the school’s new Adult Transition Program thanks in part to a generous grant for the program from the Kessler Foundation. [...]

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