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English Language Arts, English, Social Studies, EL and World Language
As defined in our WPS Literacy Development Plan, the ultimate goal of teaching and learning in the Humanities Department is to help students build a passion for reading and writing texts that students love.  The love of reading and writing comes from acquiring strong foundational skills that build confidence and encourage students to expand their horizons through literary discovery.  Our department shares a common belief with literacy experts that the four key components of strong readers and writers include knowledge of words and parts of words, oral reading fluency, comprehension, and vocabulary acquisition.  As such, we make an extra effort to build student competency around these components.  Families can see this in some of the programs and assessments that we infuse into our core curriculum, such as Open Court Foundational Skills for K-2 and Words Their Way for 3-5 (word study), Benchmark Assessment System for K-5 (fluency and comprehension), and Easy CBM for K-5 (all four areas).

We also feel that it is important to address culturally and historically responsive literacy instruction through our book selections and unit concepts.  In all grades, students are encouraged to select texts that appeal to them by means of our classroom libraries and book club activities.  We are in the process of strengthening and broadening our literary offerings to include many more options written by authors with racial, ethnic, gender, and cultural diversity.  The Windsor Public Schools’ curriculum for Humanities provides inroads for students to explore their identities, build their skills and scholarship by means of the Connecticut Core Standards, as well as study texts with a critical eye.  In social studies and history, in particular, students are asked to assess the quality and validity of texts through the inquiry process.  The Humanities Department works closely with the Library Media Specialists to provide students with an access to a wide range of texts and research materials, as well as to help students build their ability to be fully literate in all types of media, both print and digital.  For those students who are developing their skills in English language proficiency, we also have a complete EL program in grades K-12.  

Fine and Performing Arts
Windsor Public Schools is proud to offer a robust Art and Music education program from K-12.  Students in all grades have access to art and music classes that build in complexity throughout their years of schooling.  At the elementary level, all students participate in general Art and Music classes; beginning in grade 2, students can begin to specialize in lessons with stringed instruments.  As students enter intermediate school, they can also select band and choral classes. 

Mathematics and Science
The WPS STEM Department's vision is to deliver comprehensive and high-quality STEM programming (Math, Science, Engineering and Technology) which will inspire lifelong learning within a collaborative environment where perseverance, problem-solving and risk-taking are the norms. 

As defined in our WPS STEM Vision, the ultimate goal of teaching and learning in the STEM Department is to help students build a passion for Math, Science Technology and Engineering.  

As a department, we believe that perseverance, problem-solving and risk-taking are just three of the most important characteristics of a successful STEM student. As such, we work hard to build students who will strive in a collaborative environment where these three characteristics are the norm. 

Our Math program includes a variety of tools and resources that support students’ learning. In grades Prek-2 students use a non language-based Mathematics program called ST Math to support their conceptual understanding of different Math concepts. In grades 3-5 students use Reflex for fact fluency, and I-ready for individualized instruction. 

In science, our students are exposed to a variety of concepts and topics that expands their knowledge of themselves as human beings and the world around them. We follow the next generation Science Standards and as a department have placed a great deal of emphasis on the Science and Engineering standards. These standards allow our students to experience science as scientists where they do science and not just read about science. 

Windsor Public Schools offer a variety of after-school programs for grades 3-5 in STEM and robotics for students who are interested in experiencing STEM in action.

Instructional Units are based on the Next Generation Science Standards.  These standards integrate science, engineering, and technology into student performance expectations.  Through exploration and collaboration,  teachers provide engaging classroom learning experiences that stimulate interest in Science.