Shawnigan Lake, British Columbia, Canada
Potomac, Maryland
Posted: 02-Feb-26
Location: Boulder, Colorado
Type: Full Time
Salary: $54,000 to $85,000 Annually
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BCD is a premier independent school in Boulder. For more than 35 years, Boulder Country Day School has been at the forefront of education in the Boulder Valley and we offer an educational experience where empowered minds ignite global change.
We invite you to discover the BCD difference! From the employees we hire, to our welcoming and safe campus environment, to the curriculum we teach, at BCD we honor and celebrate community and students.
Core Values
BCD has coalesced around a shared set of values that define our community and support our mission. Our values are the cornerstones of how we show up and are tenets we work hard to uphold everyday. To embody our values thoroughly and authentically means to take care of ourselves and others, explore many paths on our learning journey, meet new challenges with a sense of curiosity, and create inclusion and belonging in all aspects of the school experience in order to be part of something bigger than ourselves. All candidates for this position must not only commit to these values, but also work diligently to help bring them to life on a daily basis.
Elementary School Science Teacher
The elementary science teacher will be an experienced, dynamic, nurturing member of the BCD faculty. The teacher will work in partnership with the elementary school faculty to implement a robust science curriculum for TK-5 students that embodies the mission of our school. Each TK-5 homeroom class (2 sections of 10-18 students at each grade level) attends science lab twice per six day cycle.
Responsibilities include:
- Plan and develop hands-on, innovative curriculum and labs for all classes.
- Maintain the science lab environment (e.g. organizing materials, setting up labs, photocopying materials).
- Lead science in whole and small groups.
- Provide a stimulating, creative, and appropriately challenged or appropriately differentiated educational environment, including opportunities for children to develop cognitive, social, emotional, and physical skills.
- Use best practices regarding student-centered instruction, collaboration, and authentic assessment.
- Create and communicate information for conferences, progress reports, and report cards on behavior and social interactions.
- Attend required school events and meetings.
- Obtain the necessary materials for labs.
- Set up and take down the labs in a timely manner.
- Maintain student records.
- Integrate technology into lessons as appropriate.
- Co-plan and co-organize the annual science fair.
- Provide regular and thorough communication to all BCD constituencies (students, parents, and colleagues).
- Assist with special events as needed.
- Support enrollment and retention by assisting with tours, events, and other school outreach; and
- Supervise recess, lunch, carline or other duties as assigned.
Hours and Pay
- BCD’s Elementary teachers work traditional school hours (7:30 - 3:30)
- Salary Range is $54,000 to $85,000 Annually
- This is an exempt position with excellent benefits and paid time off as outlined below
- Generous Paid Time Off including 10 paid holidays, as well as 6 paid vacation days and 6 paid sick days, and breaks during Thanksgiving, winter and spring school breaks
- Approximately 92% employer paid medical/dental/vision insurance for employees
- Annual Health Savings Account (HSA) contribution
- Life Insurance, AD&D, Short- and Long-Term Disability
- A generous retirement savings plan with a 5% employer match
- Tuition reduction up to 50% for students of employees that enroll in BCD
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusivity Commitment
Boulder Country Day School recognizes and values all forms of diversity and provides an inclusive environment which honors each member for their individual differences, experiences, and strengths. Our intentional commitment to embracing and exploring issues of diversity, equity, and inclusivity in support of social justice affords the freedom for all members of our school community to flourish as unique, confident, compassionate, and ethical individuals.
To apply
Requirements
- Minimum Bachelor’s degree or higher with at least three years of science teaching experience, preferably with elementary grades.
- Strong background in an inquiry approach to science education and in curriculum design, including interdisciplinary and project-based learning.
- Experience following, developing, enhancing and delivering a robust science curriculum in whole group, small group, and individually.
- Experience with technology integration and the use of scientific tools and technology
- Strong oral and written communication skills.
- Patience and creativity when working collaboratively with a range of constituent groups, including students, families, faculty, staff, and administration from diverse backgrounds.
- Experience communicating and meeting with parents and providing detailed, data-based information about student growth in academics and behavior.
- Experience with providing effective, timely, proactive communication with families about the growth of their child.
- Flexible, patient, nurturing, and collaborative; exudes a sense of wonder and joy for science education.