Frequently Asked Questions

Here are some key terms to help you navigate the KWEST platform:

Collection: A custom group of curated lessons and activities you create to organize content for your learning environment.

Roadmap: An interactive visual map that shows the structure and flow of a unit's lessons across all four activity levels.

Ready Set: The introductory activity level designed to spark discovery through literacy-based, arts-integrated activities that engage children while building knowledge and creativity.

Walk: The first progression level that introduces key concepts with simple, engaging activities guiding children through new experiences with minimal materials.

Jog: The second progression level that enhances understanding with expanded activities encouraging exploration, imagination, and deeper involvement.

Run: The advanced activity level that fully immerses children in learning with in-depth, interactive activities challenging them to apply their knowledge in new ways.

Modalities: The different art forms through which KWEST delivers content, including Visual Art, Music, and Creative Movement.

Units: Thematic bundles of lessons organized around a central concept and modality, containing activities across all four levels along with supporting educational content.

Lessons: Individual instructional activities within a unit, each targeting a specific activity level (Ready Set, Walk, Jog, or Run) with rich content including text, images, video, teaching tips, and research.

Treasures: Supplementary educational resources and activity cards that extend learning beyond lessons, perfect for at-home activities, learning center extensions, and continued exploration.

Journeys: Custom learning paths you create by selecting and sequencing lessons and activities into a personalized learning experience.

Crosswalk: A mapping tool that shows how KWEST activities align with established early childhood curriculum frameworks and assessment standards such as Creative Curriculum, TS GOLD, Montessori, Frog Street, and HighScope.

Framework: Standalone educational framework resources that provide guidance and can be referenced across lessons and the platform.

Advanced Search: The main content browsing interface where you can explore all available units and lessons by modality, search for topics, and discover content.

View your progress on the My Progress page accessible from the dashboard. You'll see completed lessons, time spent learning, and skill development across different areas of the platform.

Use the Advanced Search to explore all available units and lessons. You can browse by discipline, search for specific topics, or follow recommended learning paths based on your progress.

Collections let you organize lessons into custom groups. Go to Collections, click "Create Collection," then add lessons by browsing or searching the platform. You can reorder items and share collections with your class.

KWEST offers Individual and Classroom accounts:

Individual includes arts-integrated units with lessons that reinforce school readiness covering visual art, music, and creative movement, additional supplemental activities (Treasures), crosswalks to help integrate the arts into your current curriculum, research-backed content, and parent-friendly activities that can adjust to any environment for 1 user.

Classroom includes everything in Individual, plus team access to a collaborative dashboard for up to 3 users.

Yes, new accounts start in demo mode with limited feature access. This allows you to explore KWEST before committing to a subscription. When you're ready, upgrade to a paid plan to unlock full platform access and all features.

Yes, you can upgrade or change your plan at any time through your Subscription settings. Changes take effect immediately, with billing prorated accordingly. Manage your subscription through your account dashboard.

Choose monthly or annual billing. Annual plans save approximately 10% compared to monthly. Payments are processed securely through Stripe. You can view invoices, update payment methods, and manage billing details in your Subscription settings.

You can cancel your subscription at any time through the Stripe billing portal. Here's how:

1. Go to Settings > Subscription from your dashboard.

2. Click "Change Plan" to open the billing portal.

3. In the billing portal, click "Cancel plan."

4. Follow the prompts to confirm your cancellation.

Your access will continue until the end of your current billing period. You will not be charged again after cancellation.

Go to Settings > Personal Details and update your email address. This is a global setting that applies across all organizations you belong to. You'll see your email verification status displayed next to your current email.