Posted: 19-Nov-24
Location: Greenwich, Connecticut
Type: Full Time
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Preferred Education:
Greenwich Academy seeks a talented artist and beginning teacher to serve as a teaching fellow in our visual arts ?department. The fellowship offers a teacher new to the profession the opportunity to teach motivated, engaged students in a community that prizes the arts and cultivates learning and professional growth. The fellow will receive mentoring from colleagues in the department and will have the opportunity to observe classes taught by those colleagues as part of his or her regular schedule. The fellow will likely teach one section of Upper School studio art, a Middle School art elective and, if s/he has the necessary skills, one section of a beginning photography class. Participation in the University of Pennsylvania's Residency Master's Program in Teaching will be supported by Greenwich Academy if the fellow chooses to pursue a master's degree while a fellow at GA.
Successful candidates will be flexible, open-minded and eager to join a collaborative department. They will be excited to work in a rigorous academic environment and to immerse themselves in the school community. We expect all teachers to embrace a commitment to a variety of teaching strategies, to be enthusiastic learners themselves, and to be dedicated to sustaining a culture of anti-racism and anti-bias in our community.
To apply, complete the brief application on Greenwich Academy’s Careers Page. Please include a link to a portfolio (including drawing or painting) in the Comments section or elsewhere.