We are seeking a warm, engaging, and creative part-time Spanish and World Cultures teacher for the Lower School who is passionate about introducing young learners to world languages through culture. The ideal candidate will foster curiosity, global awareness, and joy in learning by emphasizing cultural traditions, music, stories, celebrations, food, geography, and everyday life in communities around the world, with a particular focus on Spanish-speaking communities. 

This position prioritizes cultural exploration and joyful language exposure over formal grammar instruction, helping students build positive attitudes toward language learning at an early age. In Grades Kindergarten through Two, the candidate will design and facilitate a play-based, exploratory Spanish language program for students in grades K–2. Instruction will emphasize oral language development, listening comprehension, and cultural awareness through songs, stories, games, movement, and hands-on activities. Lessons will be developmentally appropriate and rooted in joyful participation, with a focus on building students’ comfort with language, curiosity about Spanish-speaking cultures, and positive early experiences with world language learning.

In Third and Fourth grade, the candidate will spend half a year instructing in French language and culture and the other half in Spanish language and culture as they prepare students who will choose one of these languages in their fifth grade year. Teaching remains interactive and engaging, without reliance on textbooks, and is designed to prepare students to make an informed and confident choice between French or Spanish in Grade 5.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and deliver age-appropriate Spanish and World Culture lessons with a strong focus on culture and global understanding
• Introduce basic vocabulary and phrases through songs, games, stories, movement, and hands-on activities
• Teach cultural topics such as holidays, traditions, daily life, food, art, music, and geography
• Create an inclusive, joyful classroom environment that encourages participation and curiosity
• Collaborate with classroom teachers and administrators to align cultural themes across the curriculum
• Prepare simple materials and activities that support experiential learning
• Communicate student progress informally through observation and participation
• Collaborate with world language Team and attend bi-weeklyweekly world language meetings 
• Participate in school events and cultural celebrations as appropriate
• Other duties as required and assigned

Job Requirements: 

• Teaching certification or coursework in education or world languages
• Experience teaching young children (elementary/early childhood experience strongly preferred)
• Proficiency in Spanish
• Passion for cultural education and global learning
• Ability to engage and manage groups of young learners with warmth and enthusiasm
• Strong communication and collaboration skills
• Flexibility, creativity, and a child-centered teaching approach
• Experience in immersion, enrichment, or exploratory language programs
• Experience demonstrating classroom management 

We strongly encourage applications from people of color, LGBTQ candidates or candidates from communities that are historically underrepresented in independent schools. We are committed to an inclusive school experience for all those who come to work at Brookwood.

To Apply:

Please email Olivia Shouvlin, Administrative Assistant to Division Heads at oshouvlin@brookwood.edu and have these items ready to upload:

• Your PDF resume / Your CV
• Your cover letter / statement of educational philosophy

We will be reviewing applications on a rolling basis. Thank you so much for your time and interest - we're very much looking forward to hearing from you!

About Brookwood School

Brookwood is an Early Childhood through Grade 8 independent school of about 300 students on the coast of the North Shore of Boston. At Brookwood, confidence isn’t taught — it’s cultivated. Our program invites students to think deeply, act with empathy, and engage boldly with the world around them. It’s a place where intellect and imagination thrive side by side, and where children discover the courage to question, the skill to create, and the character to lead. Our 110 faculty and staff bring that same spirit of confidence and care to their work every day. They collaborate joyfully, innovate thoughtfully, and go the extra mile to do what’s best for kids — shaping a community where everyone is known, valued, and inspired to grow. The Campus Brookwood is located 25 miles north of Boston on the coast in Manchester, MA on a beautiful 30-acre wooded campus. The physical plant includes a pond, wetland spaces, forest areas, and open green space. The 130,000 square foot facility sits under one roof with construction ranging from the original 1900 stable (now housing grades 5-8) to the 2014 state-of-the-art lower school, a dining commons, and kitchen. In addition to grade l...evel classrooms, there are five outdoor classrooms, two music rooms, three art studios and a kiln room, four science labs and science gym, a newly renovated library with a 15,000 volume collection, an Idea Lab, a gymnasium and a multi-purpose theater/gymnasium space, a dance studio, two synthetic turf fields, and well-appointed outdoor play spaces. The surrounding area of Cape Ann is filled with beautiful natural and historical attractions such as beaches, parks, preserves, museums, and hiking trails that are used frequently by our students, employees, and families alike.

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