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Westport Public Schools aims to provide a cohesive and comprehensive curriculum that intentionally connects standards, instruction, and assessment. Our curriculum development process is guided by a backward design approach. Backward design is based on the idea that planning is best done by starting with the desired results. It is a design approach that results in purposeful thinking about curriculum planning from a micro lens, as well as programmatic reform from a macro level. Looking at the outcomes first results in coherently-designed curriculum units, performance assessments, and classroom instruction. The primary goal of backward design is student understanding, which is revealed when students autonomously transfer learning to novel scenarios.

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As an end of year celebration in Spanish class, Kings Highway School 5th graders had the opportunity to try authentic dishes from Spain. They learned about the dishes in class including the ingredients and the recipes to make them. Then, they had the opportunity to make a dish at home and bring it in to share with their classmates. They discovered new foods they had never tried and, of course, everyone loved the churros! Felicitaciones to all of the 5th graders on their moving up to middle school! ¡Adios!

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Kings Highway School students were recently recognized for their talent in the 2025 Area 9 Cable Council Access Awareness Awards! This year, KHS students stood out in the Elementary School General Interest Story category. First place was awarded to Conor Sullivan and Avish Punia for “Cheetah Vision Special Edition: St. Patrick's Day.” Second place went to Hazel Eliot and Sydney Hollander for “Cheetah Vision Special Report: Passover.” Congratulations to these students!

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