About CSS: Cold Spring School is an independent school located in New Haven, Connecticut, that serves children preschool through sixth grade from New Haven and surrounding areas. Students take part in developmentally appropriate academic study through year-long themes, often with a focus on the local environment. Cold Spring School prides itself on interdisciplinary and immersive classrooms where project-based student-led investigations are nurtured in tandem with all Special Area classes (Spanish, Music, Fitness, Tinkering, and Art) and academic subjects. 

Job Description: We are seeking an Art Teacher for our mixed-aged/mixed-grade K - 6th students. 

Cold Spring School is dedicated to equity in recruitment and retention of staff. We highly encourage applicants from underrepresented groups to apply such as those who identify as Black, Indigenous, People of Color, LGBTQIA+, veterans, a person with a disability, etc.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in a Fine Art or related field 
• 2+  years of experience creating curriculum and teaching art within a community or a school based setting

Responsibilities:

• Create integrated art projects in collaboration with classroom teachers that give visual enhancement to classroom thematic studies while teaching elements and principles of art in the projects for grades K through 6.
• Work with individual children and groups of children develop their ability to see themselves as artists
• Collaborate with other teachers to customize projects for a student(s) in concert with his/her skill or interest.
• Promote art activities that become life-time interests 
• Give students a basic foundation of art history and artists whose work may have influenced society
• Carry through the school’s philosophy with regards to social-emotional learning in art classes 
• Use informal evaluation methods and non-standardized assessment strategies to monitor student progress
• Keep parents informed, through the Head Teacher, about the child’s progress
• Design experiences for the Cold Spring community to engage in community art
• Display student artwork in the hallways and outside classrooms with descriptions of the process
• Prepare School Meeting shares periodically through the year
• Use New Haven’s rich art history to plan visits from local artists and visits to museums 
• Participate in all faculty meetings

Salary/Benefits: 

The salary range is $50,000-$60,000. Candidates who exceed the minimum qualifications will have their salary commensurate with years of experience. Cold Spring School also offers a generous benefits package that includes:

• Retirement benefits
• Health/Dental/Vision insurance
• Long-term disability benefits
• Paid holidays, vacation, personal and sick days
• Paid FMLA leave
• Partial tuition remission
• Professional Development

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in a Fine Art or related field 
• 2+  years of experience creating curriculum and teaching art within a community or a school based setting

About Cold Spring School

Visit www.coldspringschool.org Cold Spring School is a progressive, independent school that welcomes children from diverse backgrounds in multi-grade classrooms from preschool to sixth grade. Small by design, Cold Spring serves about 145 students. Children’s voices are heard and are integral in the process of learning, and a balance of collaboration and independence is intentionally fostered. Teachers create vibrant learning environments where discovery, engagement, and kindness are valued. Cold Spring School, located in New Haven, is accredited by the Connecticut Association of Independent Schools and is a member of the National Association of Independent Schools.

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