The Mountain School of Milton Academy seeks a Science Teacher for the 2025-26 academic year. This is an exciting opportunity for a teacher to develop new course material and design classes that center the soil, water, and plants on our farm and in our forest.

The Mountain School is a semester-long, residential academic program for high school juniors set on four hundred acres in central Vermont. Each fall and spring semester, 45 students from across the country join our campus where they take academic classes, participate in our farm and outdoor programs, and build a diverse and interdependent community of scholars. 

Position responsibilities include:

• Teaching two sections of science, one of chemistry and one of physics.
• Developing curriculum for these classes that uses the campus and surrounding areas as the laboratory for these courses.
• Possibility of teaching a third course in math or a science elective
• Working with students on the farm and in the woods
• Advising students
• Participating fully in the life of the school, which requires supervision of evening and weekend activities, attendance at meals, and support of school programs

The successful candidate will:

• Have at minimum a BA
• Have at least three years’ experience teaching high school students
• Be ready to live and work in rural Vermont 
• Possess an understanding of the need to focus on inclusion, equity, and belonging when working in a school environment. Experience working with BIPOC and LGBTQ+ students.

Salary is based on experience, starting at $44,000, and full-time positions include medical and dental insurance as well as a retirement plan. On campus housing with residential life responsibilities is possible, but not guaranteed. Other benefits include meals on campus from our “farm to table” kitchen, easy access to outdoor spaces and trails, and opportunities to pursue professional development.

The Mountain School encourages candidates who would add to the racial, cultural, and gender diversity of the school community. Candidates will be required to complete criminal, sexual offender, and driving record check as well as fingerprinting checks. The Mountain School is an Equal Opportunity Employer. 

To apply for this position, please send a resume, a concise statement of interest specific to the Mountain School, and a list of three references to Alex Myers at alex.myers@mountainschool.org

Preference given to applications received by January 20, 2025. We will continue reviewing applications until the position is filled.

About The Mountain School of Milton Academy

Mission The Mountain School cultivates a diverse and interdependent community of scholars who learn to know a place and take care of it. Through collaborative learning and shared work, students emerge from their semester prepared to reach beyond the self and focus on the common good. Who We Are Each semester 45 motivated high school juniors from all over the country come together to live and work on the school’s farm in rural Vermont. Students and faculty build together a semester based on trust and an appreciation of difference, creating an academic and work-based community in which every voice matters. While living with teachers in small houses, students help to make important decisions concerning how we live together. Courses provide a demanding, integrated learning experience that takes advantage of the school's small size and mountain campus. Balancing intellectual inquiry and experiential learning, the curriculum challenges students to think flexibly, speak their minds and return to their schools equipped for continued academic success. Engagement with the farm and forest sparks an appreciation for their food, their fuel and their labor.

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