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Posted: 06-Sep-23
Location: Lake Placid, New York
Type: Full Time
Categories:
Internship/Fellowships
ACADEMIC INTERNSHIPS:
North Country School is seeking one-year academic internships. The goal of the internship is to introduce aspiring teachers to North Country School’s unique teaching pedagogy and for individuals to develop the craft of teaching in a wide variety of areas in a supportive atmosphere.
All Academic Interns are supported by faculty mentors as they…
- learn to employ NCS’s unique teaching pedagogy
- navigate classes and communication structures built around them
- learn to balance a variety of responsibilities in residential, academic and co-curricular programs
- develop, refine, reflect, and expand teaching strategies
- develop a professional growth plan
- seek non-evaluative feedback on teaching and professional life
- learn new skills
Academic interns are actively involved in all parts of the North Country School program. Within the classroom, internships may be designed to support individual grade levels or various courses within a department. An academic intern will also have the opportunity to serve in the role of a chore supervisor, table head, outtime facilitator, tutor and weekend trip leader. Interns will also work towards teaching an elective class, supporting in the teaching of an edible schoolyard class and will assist in houseparenting. Occasional opportunities to fill in
An intern should expect to:
- Plan and deliver lessons
- Develop curriculum
- Reflect on teaching and learning
- Develop classroom management techniques
- Develop skills to support differentiated instruction
- Refine outdoor leadership skills
- Meet regularly with their mentor teacher/s
- Develop a teaching portfolio
Internships at North Country School include a monthly stipend, health benefits, housing and meals. Internship positions are filled on a rolling basis. If interested in being considered for an internship, please send a cover letter, resume and references to Matthew P. Smith, Director of School, at: employment@northcountryschool.org.
North Country School does not discriminate in its educational, admissions, and colleague programs and policies or activities on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, age, religion or religious creed, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, disability or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state or local law.
About North Country School
North Country School is a junior boarding/day school for grades 4-9 located on a 220-acre campus in the High Peaks region of the Adirondack Park in Lake Placid, New York. North Country School gives children a humanistic education rooted in respect and responsibility for self and others. Central to our academic program is a hands-on, place-based approach founded on the progressive tradition of John Dewey.
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