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Begin by thinking of Avenues New York, Avenues São Paulo, Avenues Shenzhen, Avenues Silicon Valley, Avenues Online, Avenues London. Avenues is one school with many campuses, providing transformative, world-focused learning experiences to students around the globe. Avenues prepares students for engaged global citizenship during a time of unprecedented complexity and accelerating change, combining a global curriculum based on language immersion and interdisciplinary learning with a culture of creativity and deep collaboration.

At Avenues, the equivalent of our social studies program in the upper division (grades 6-12) is called the World Course. Depending on a number of variables including candidate interest, this position may be specifically allocated to the middle (6-9) or upper (10-12) grades. 

World Course draws on the disciplines of history and the social sciences to help students understand the challenges and opportunities of the world around them--and the context for those challenges. It is uniquely focused on preparing future leaders to tackle global-scale problems. A core academic program at Avenues, the World Course asks students to understand the world through a variety of lenses.  Students examine the cultures, behaviors, successes, and conflicts among and between people, and explore the root causes and results of human interactions with other humans, with ideas, and with the environment.

World Course teachers guide students to become informed, skilled, and empathetic agents of change.  Through a range of approaches--including historical thinking skills, design thinking, and project-based work across multiple disciplines--we equip students with the knowledge, skills, and dispositions to make a difference in the world.  

More broadly, all teachers at Avenues:

• ensure students achieve key learning outcomes by targeting instruction to address individual student needs
• collaboratively plan discipline-based and interdisciplinary units and projects using backwards design frameworks, such as Understanding by Design
• co-construct with students a classroom environment that establishes high standards, fosters a sense of belonging, and upholds our founding values of welcome, safety, and respect
• practice cultural competence in the classroom and workplace
• inspire trust and confidence among guardians and families through regular, proactive communication
• contribute to the broader community of our NYC campus and global network

The start date for this role is August 2023. If hired for this position, the annual salary range for this position is between $72,000 - $112,433. The salary may vary depending on your campus location and skills. Competitive benefits for benefits eligible roles include medical, dental, life insurance, 401K savings plan, generous paid time off, family forming benefits, health and wellness benefits and more.

Avenues is deeply committed to diversity, equity and inclusion throughout our organization. We strive to uphold a culture in which every colleague feels that they belong, are trusted, and are valued. We welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds, and strongly encourage candidates from traditionally underrepresented communities or groups to apply. Avenues offers competitive compensation and a generous benefits package. 

Avenues upholds the highest standards for safeguarding the physical and emotional wellbeing of children. As an essential aspect of this commitment, all offers are contingent upon successful completion of careful reference and background checks. 

World Course teachers at Avenues bring all or most of the following:

• several years of teaching experience and an exemplary track record of student learning
• strong content knowledge in one or more of the following: world history, American history, social studies, and economics
• proficiency in backwards planning and lesson design frameworks, such as Understanding by Design
• experience with, or interest in, interdisciplinary, project-based teaching
• intellectual curiosity and the humility to reflect on, and continually grow in, your teaching practice
• commitment to creating a culture of equity and inclusion
• a strong sense of personal responsibility for the success of every student