Details
Posted: 15-Apr-22
Location: St. Paul, Minnesota
Type: Full Time
Required Education: 4 Year Degree
Categories:
Math
Science
St. Paul Academy and Summit School seeks candidates for the position of Lower School Science and Math Teacher.
About St. Paul Academy and Summit School:
St. Paul Academy and Summit School (SPA) is a coeducational, non-sectarian, college preparatory day school serving more than 920 students in kindergarten through grade 12. Our two campuses are located approximately a mile apart in St. Paul, Minnesota, serving Grades K-5 on our Goodrich Campus and Grades 6-12 on our Randolph Campus. The school draws students from St. Paul, Minneapolis, and throughout the eastern and western suburbs.
Our mission—shaping the minds and the hearts of the people who will change the world—is a promise to our students and our families, and it pushes us to be thoughtful about everything we do. It inspires us to be our best and reminds us that we have the responsibility to respect the unique potential in every child. Our mission gives us purpose and represents our greatest aspirations and values. But most of all, it reflects our deep belief in the talents and capabilities of our students.
For additional information about the school’s curriculum, community, and culture, please visit our website at www.spa.edu.
About the Lower School:
When you walk through the front doors of our Lower School, you'll immediately feel just how special a place this is for students in Kindergarten through Grade 5. From the welcoming Living Room just inside the front door (often warmed by a cozy fire in the fireplace), to the bright and spacious classrooms and hallways adorned with student artwork, to the five acres of open green space just outside our back door, the Lower School is designed around the academic, social, and emotional needs of young children. Our culture is defined by our warm and welcoming community, our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, and our innovative curriculum.
Our small classes, 7:1 student/teacher ratio, and team-teaching model are the building blocks of the Lower School experience, along with the TOOLBOX social/emotional program, which gives both children and adults a common language for community values and problem-solving.
For more information about the Lower School, please visit the Lower School section of our website.
Position Begins: August 2022
Status: Full-time
Department: Instructional, Lower School
Description:
Candidates should possess the ability to teach a full range of life, physical, earth, and computer science and engineering. In addition, candidates should demonstrate the ability to create developmentally appropriate, interdisciplinary curricula, establish a nurturing and engaging classroom environment for students, and work collaboratively with a teaching partner, various colleagues, and parents/guardians. Candidates should possess excellent interpersonal and communication skills, along with knowledge regarding best instructional practices in elementary science. All candidates are expected to carry out the mission of SPA, "Shaping the minds and hearts of the people who will change the world," to support the vision of the Lower School and to contribute to the life of the school outside of the classroom
- Design, develop, and implement effective, inquiry-based, experiential, and age-appropriate elementary science units that align with the goals of the school’s K-12 science program.
- Engage and motivate students to do their best work.
- Nurture a stimulating and productive work environment.
- Recognize and address the needs of individual students.
- Integrate available technologies, hardware and software across the science curriculum, including engineering and computer science.
- Evaluate student progress and communicate benchmark and narrative feedback.
- Write monthly newsletters for the Specialist webpage.
- Create a classroom environment that promotes inquiry, critical thinking, collaboration, and communication
- Communicate with parents regularly and when necessary
Required:
- K-5 science education degree and/or general science degree with extensive experience teaching elementary school-aged students
- Master’s degree preferred
How to Apply:
The position includes a competitive salary and benefits package, commensurate with experience. Interested candidates should submit a letter of interest, resume, statement of teaching philosophy, and a list of references. To apply, please visit our website at www.spa.edu/careers.
SPA is committed to recruiting and supporting a diverse faculty and staff, and maintaining a workplace culture in which all are treated equitably.