Details
Posted: 09-May-23
Location: Fort Worth, Texas
Type: Full Time
Categories:
Visual/Performing Arts
Required Education:
4 Year Degree
Fort Worth Academy is seeking a full time enthusiastic and passionate art teacher for grades K-8 for the 2023-2024 school year.
Fort Worth Academy is recognized as a leader in progressive education for students in grades K-8. Founded in 1982, the Academy is home to more than 200 students engaged in an innovative approach to teaching and learning that moved the school to the national and international forefront of education. The Academy offers an experience expertly designed for the foundation years: kindergarten through grade eight. Small class sizes of no more than fifteen students ensure every child receives highly personalized attention. A diverse, welcoming environment inspires students to discover and pursue their own paths to excellence and a comprehensive curriculum offers challenges in academics, athletics, and the arts.
As a result, the Academy’s graduates enter high school prepared to excel. They are self-aware, confident, and motivated. The Academy’s graduates are aggressively recruited by the area’s premier high schools and attend nationally-ranked colleges and universities.
Degree/Education: A minimum of a Bachelor of Science in Education with a specialization in art or a Bachelor of Art in Art Education. Teaching certification is highly desired.
Skills: The arts are highly valued at Fort Worth Academy and our students greatly enjoy learning different types of genres and exposure to a wide array of mediums. Candidates should be risk-takers themselves and encourage this trait in their students. They should be great collaborators, creative, patient, encouraging and express their love of art with their students. Candidates should be savvy with technology and the use of software programs for digital art projects, photography, design, etc.
Please send your letter of interest and resume to employment@fwacademy.org to be considered for this position.