Calais School

45 Highland Ave, Whippany, NJ, 07981-0798
Tel: (973)884-2030
Grades: PK - 12 | 79 students
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The Calais School is a leading private, non-profit provider of special education serving young people in grades Pre-K-12 for over 40 years.  The Calais Staff provide a safe and nurturning environment for students requiring innovative academic and behavoiral strategies provided in a non-judgmental atmosphere.

School Overview:
Calais School
School Type Special Education School
Religious Affiliation Nonsectarian
Grades Offered Grades Prekindergarten - 12
Offers Post-Graduate Year Yes
Student Body
Total Students 79 students
Student Body Type Co-ed
Students by Grade
 
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers 17 teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio 5:1 (National school avg.: 13:1)
Admission Deadline None / Rolling

School Notes:

  • The Calais School is a private, non-profit school for students with learning disabilities in grades K - 12. Calais provides a safe, nurturing, and academically challenging environment in which young people learn to focus on their subject matter while developing new behaviors and academic strategies in a non-judgmental atmosphere.

    Success is achieved through:

    *Differentiated and integrated academic programs aligned with NJ Core Curriculum Content Standards

    *Behavior Modification Programs that encourage students to emply appopriate social problem solving and assertiveness skills

    *A Cognitive/Behavorial Counseling team that provids emotional support and cognitive strategies for dealing with stressful issues and situations

    *A Learning Consultant who provides IEP supervision and consultations with teachers and child study teams to ensure the use of individualize and differentiated intruction

    *Speech and Language specialists to address the basic skills of language and social skills development

    *Reading Specialists to assist students with specific reading difficulties

    *Career and Technical Education Programs that provide career path training

    *A Tranistion Education Program to provide career exploration opportunities

    *Full and Half-Day Pre School Programs for 3 & 4 Year Olds with Special Needs

    * A 12+ Program for those students who need the gift of more time

    • Profile last updated: 10/01/2012

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Nearby Schools:

Calais School
Gr. PK-12 | 0 mi. away
Whippany KinderCare
Gr. Nursery School-PK | 0.4 mi. away
Our Lady Of Mercy School
Gr. PK-5 | 0.7 mi. away
Discovery Years
Gr. Nursery/Preschool-PK | 0.9 mi. away
Kiddie Academy Of East Hanover
Gr. K | 1.3 mi. away

View all schools in: Whippany, Morris County, Zip 07981

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