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UPPER ELEMENTARY TEACHING POSITION @ PROGRESSIVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Olympia Community School    (OCS) is excited to announce a special opportunity to join a team of incredible teachers at a small independent school with a 40+ year commitment to progressive elementary education. Teachers seeking an opportunity to work within a school community valuing holistic, student-centered, collaborative education will thrive in this environment. If you have a passion for developing creative curricula that is emergent, theme-based, experiential, and student-centered, you will love teaching at OCS! This is an exciting opportunity to collaborate with two experienced teachers in an established progressive alternative school. The ideal candidate will be an excellent teacher and will be a great match for the school’s approach to teaching and learning.

Read the job posting here.

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Seeking a Dynamic Teaching Principal for a Unique Secondary School

Seeking a Dynamic Teaching Principal for a Unique Secondary School
 
The New School, located in Kennebunk, ME, is looking for a leader to empower our community.  We are a student-centered, independent, democratic high school. The ideal candidate will actively collaborate with a motivated and involved body of students, parents, teachers, and volunteers to realize the school’s commitment to promoting tolerance, love of learning, global citizenship, and stewardship for the earth. Strong dedication to democratic processes and the ideals of consensus is a must.  
 
The Principal will:
  • Trust and support the capacity of young people to be responsible, active learners;
  • Promote academic excellence through a combination of guided and independent study;
  • Model life-long learning, citizenship, and stewardship;  
  • Support faculty and ensure they have opportunities for growth and development;
  • Work with faculty to maintain continuity and consistency in the school’s programs;
  • Promote the administrative structure and capacity to support community learning and growth; and
  • Be a passionate, energetic, and articulate spokesperson for the school, communicating with a variety of audiences such as potential students and their families, professional educators, foundations, and individual donors to the school.
If you are interested in leading our organization and are committed to the process of guiding and supporting adolescents into adulthood, send a letter of interest and resume, to the Principal Committee at principal.committee@tnsk.org.
 
For more information about The New School, please visit our website at thenewschoolmaine.org.
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Ridge and Valley Charter School Teacher/Guide Position

Ridge and Valley Charter School

Teacher/Guide Position

Ridge and Valley Charter School (www.ridgeandvalley.org), a K-8 public school in N.W. New Jersey, seeks innovative, experienced teachers/guides with strong team building and leadership skills to work as part of an energetic and collaborative team mentoring students in an experiential, multi-age setting.  Our mission is to cultivate interconnectedness by immersing children in the natural world through an innovative outdoor experiential, project based curriculum, with an integrated ecological and sustainable living focus.  All teachers/guides and students spend significant time outdoors, in all weather, including overnight expeditions.  NJ certification accepted, but not required.  Please send resume and cover letter to: Ridge and Valley Charter School 1234 Rt. 94, Blairstown, N.J. 07825  

Phone:  908-362-1114  Fax:  908-362-6680  or Email: office@ridgeandvalley.org