4th & 5th Grade Team Teacher

The Philadelphia School (TPS) is seeking a fourth/fifth grade Teacher for the 2019-2020 academic year. We are a PreK - 8 progressive/independent school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania with an enrollment of 475 students. Since our founding in 1972, The Philadelphia School has grown in size, complexity, and diversity. This growth has been rooted firmly in the progressive values with which our founders began: immersive learning, responsive pedagogy, and meaningful engagement with the world.

Core Values/Characteristics:

• Relational
• Developmental Perspective
• Innovative Stance
• Constructivist Approach

Position Summary:

Our fourth and fifth grades are mixed-age classrooms, where students remain with the same teachers for two years. Students work through a two-year rotating thematic curriculum, focusing on Ancient Greece for one year and China the other year. Each class has two lead teachers who work as a team with approximately 24 children.

Responsibilities:

• Work collaboratively with other fourth and fifth grade teachers and other grades levels, the learning resource team, and with specialists to meet the need of diverse learners and to develop an engaging thematic curriculum.
• Must be able to offer developmentally appropriate learning opportunities.
• Design and implement curriculum
• Advise students
• Build respectful and and supportive relationships with students,
• Develop strong home-school partnerships with parents and communicate with families clearly, frequently, and with cultural sensitivity.
• Participate in school wide initiatives
• Engage in ongoing professional development and growth through in-service education activities provided by the school and/or in self-selected professional growth activities