Lead School: Goodwin Elementary
Focus: Belonging • Early skills • Curiosity • Confidence

At this stage, students:

• Build foundational literacy, numeracy, communication, and executive functioning skills

• Learn community values and identity through consistent expectations and Goodwin Gatherings

• Develop confidence through structured behavior supports and the SWIS system

• Explore early interests through specials (Art, Music, PE, Spanish, Library/Media)

• Receive tailored academic support through MTSS Consult and WIN blocks

Pathways Role:
Lay the academic and social groundwork that allows students to access interest-driven learning later.

Goodwin ensures that every student begins their Pathways journey with confidence, belonging, strong academics, and curiosity, setting the stage for deep exploration in middle school.

Lead School: Old Saybrook Middle School
Focus: Interest exploration • Voice • Skill building • Identity

At OSMS, students begin actively discovering their passions through:

• New Specials: Robotics, Musical Theater, Babysitting/Childcare, Personal Finance, Advanced Science

• Student-Led Conferences that build reflection, ownership, and communication

• Integrationist-supported instruction that strengthens cross-curricular skills

• Real-world community partnerships

• Alignment work that prepares students for high school rigor

• Naviance interest inventories and strengths assessments (Grades 7–8)

Pathways Role:
Expose students to a range of disciplines so they can confidently choose an area of focus by high school.

OSMS equips every student with the skills, experiences, and self-awareness needed to make confident pathway decisions in high school.

Lead School: Old Saybrook High School
Focus: Pathway commitment • Advanced coursework • Real-world experience

At OSHS, students choose one of the five formal Pathways:

• Arts

• Business

• Medical Science

• Science, Technology & Engineering

• Humanities

Each Pathway offers:

• Aligned courses and electives

• Conceptual modernized learning environments (Business Lab, Medical Simulation Lab, STE Studios, Arts spaces)

• UConn ECE classes and certificates (e.g., EMT)

• Community internships and workplace exposure

• Capstone experiences

Pathways Role:
Support students’ transition into adulthood with hands-on learning, academic depth, and postsecondary direction.

OSHS provides students with a structured, interest-driven pathway that connects coursework, skills, and real-world opportunities to future college, career, and life success.