Darrow School — Faculty Position: History

Darrow School is expanding and seeks a versatile History educator to join our college-preparatory high school program. 

Position: History Teacher (1 opening) Term: August 2026 – May 2027 Student Population: Grades 9–12 and Post-Graduate; international and domestic students Class Size: Small groups ensuring individualized attention

Teaching Responsibilities

• Teach 5 classes daily across 3 preps
• Teach across both the English and History departments
• Design and deliver an engaging, inquiry-based humanities curriculum for a multicultural student body

All Faculty Will:

• Serve as student advisors
• Maintain regular communication with parents and coaches
• Participate in progress monitoring and assessment
• Use Darrow's Learning Management System for grade reporting and communication

Compensation & Benefits

• Competitive salary and benefits package
• Small class sizes
• Historic campus setting
• Meals provided

Optional Residential Position Housing and meals are available for teachers interested in a residential role. Additional responsibilities apply.

To learn more about Darrow School and apply, please visit our website.

Qualifications

• Independent school teaching experience preferred
• Experience working with international students and high-level athletes is a plus
• Strong ability to teach across multiple course levels
• Strong communication and collaborative skills
• Commitment to supporting student-athletes
• This position does not offer visa sponsorship.

About Darrow School

About Darrow School Darrow School, an independent, co-ed, boarding and day school for grades 9-12 and post-graduates, offers a comprehensive, individually focused college-preparatory curriculum that combines classroom instruction, experiential learning, and environmental consciousness. The School's two campuses are located in the Town of New Lebanon and the Town of Cannan, located on the New York State side of the Berkshires. It comprises many buildings, 16 of which are Shaker-built and designated as Registered National Historic Landmark buildings. Why Work at Darrow? There is something indefinable and remarkable about Darrow School. Perhaps it’s our historic Shaker Heritage, or our location nestled between the Berkshire Mountains and the Hudson Valley. Or maybe it's our community of individuals where everyone feels welcome and celebrated. Darrow is a place that draws people together, connects them, and stays with them forever. Darrow offers a generous benefits package that includes retirement, health, life, disability insurance plans, and holidays and summers off for teaching faculty. There's so much to enjoy about living and working at Darrow, and the community offers ...something for everyone. Our faculty and staff have said that some of the reasons they love working at Darrow include meaningful work, a feeling of inclusion and acceptance, and friendly and familiar faces on campus. Darrow is a small community with a big heart. Living, Breathing History With 300+ students from around the world, Darrow offers faculty, staff, and students a dynamic boarding school experience. Our Mountainside campus was once home to the Mount Lebanon Shaker Society, renowned for its commitment to social and racial justice, community planning, architecture, and entrepreneurship. Our Lakeside campus boasts a Shaker heritage as well, along with a deep history of educating students. Mission and Values Darrow serves diverse backgrounds and abilities, building on individuals' talents and interests to deepen thinking with specialized programs, providing opportunities to explore the creative spaces where ideas intersect, and solutions emerge. Our curriculum, rooted in the liberal arts and sciences, is individually focused and combines innovative classroom instruction with project-based learning to educate future generations of global citizens who understand the wider world and their place in it. Our Guiding Values Growth We prioritize growth over perfection, recognizing that each individual has their own gifts, challenges, and goals to build from. Our students are safe to fail creatively, which is essential for true learning. They routinely revise and reflect on their work on their way toward mastery. Diversity We believe that the opportunity to learn and grow in a small, diverse community during your formative years is irreplaceable. We actively cultivate and celebrate a student body that is diverse along many dimensions, including racial and ethnic diversity, diversity of gender identity, and neurodiversity. Community Like the Mohicans and Shakers who inhabited this place before us, we believe in the power of an intentional community built around shared work and shared values. Darrow is deliberately small, which means that each community member is valued and influential. Compassion We seek to treat each other with compassion, recognizing that we may only know a small part of someone else’s story. Authenticity We aspire to be a place where young people become comfortable in their own skins and empowered to understand and share their authentic selves. Campus Life There's always something exciting and thought-provoking happening at Darrow. Enjoying a lively campus culture, faculty and staff have opportunities to regularly attend and participate in a diverse array of year-round events, including Hands-to-Work, Community Lunches, Community Programming, fitness classes, concerts, performances, talks, lectures, live theater, and art exhibitions. Additionally, there are countless opportunities for collaboration on several campus-wide projects and initiatives for those seeking to serve their community. World-renowned Arts and Culture Darrow is at the center of world-renowned arts and culture. Our location at the edge of the Berkshires is home to music and performing arts venues in the summer, dozens of museums, and various historic sites. Cultural festivals and concerts speak to the region's diversity, while art colonies and craft villages offer inside views of skilled artisans at work. One of America's first art movements started in the Hudson Valley. Today, Modern art is well represented with venues such as MassMoCa, Storm King Arts Center, and Dia: Beacon, all international destinations. Darrow School is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, creed (religion), color, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, military status, age, disability, predisposing genetic characteristic, marital status or domestic violence victim status, and shall also follow the requirements of the Human Rights Law concerning non-discrimination based on prior criminal conviction and prior arrest. Darrow School does not discriminate based on race, creed, color, national or ethnic origin, gender, gender identity or expression, or sexual orientation in the administration of any of its admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, educational, athletic, recreational, and other school-administered programs. The school does not offer visa sponsorship for employees.

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