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Alison Ritter

Title: Spanish Teacher
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School: 203-341-1860

Edna Velasquez

Title: Spanish Teacher
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School: 203-341-1859

Philosophy of the Westport FLES (Foreign Language Elementary School Program)

Westport has long been a strong advocate of providing students the opportunity to learn a second language. The acquisition of skills and cultural understanding are significantly improved through long, uninterrupted sequences of the study of a second language. A language learner’s proficiency is measured be the progression of the learner’s ability to perform in the areas of listening, speaking and writing and in the demonstration of cultural understanding.

Language teaching has undergone a shift over time from a mental discipline of rote learning and translation to the use of language to better understand our world neighbors and transact business in an ever-growing global marketplace.

The FLES program is founded on the belief that the study of a second language improves overall academic performance and encourages superior problem-solving skills. Studying a second language is most beneficial when initiated during primary school and continued through secondary school.

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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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