Mandarin Primary (3-6yo) Montessori Teacher

Description

We are looking for an experienced Preschool teacher with Montessori and/or International Baccalaureate Primary Years Program (IB PYP) experience, teaching two to five-year-old children. The room is run as a Montessori classroom, with IB PYP philosophy and practices being planned and taught simultaneously.

ABOUT PINE STREET SCHOOL

Pine Street School, a member of Green Ivy Schools, is an internationally-minded community dedicated to providing an innovative, engaging, multilingual, and multicultural education that inspires and empowers our students to take mindful action for equity and the environment, making a positive impact on the world. We prioritize authentic student learning, activism, community engagement, and ethical enthusiasm for emerging technology. We offer both Spanish and Mandarin immersion programs for students in grades preschool through fifth grade.

ABOUT YOU

• You are passionate about innovative global education
• You value and are dedicated to support language immersion practices
• You have exceptional communication skills and a nurturing, supportive approach
• You are dedicated to constructivist, inquiry driven teaching practices
• You enjoy collaborating with fellow teachers to co-create curriculum
• You are excited to learn and grow as a teacher and seek to implement outstanding teaching practices and student engagement skills
• You are skilled at assessing and documenting student learning and using assessment data to drive planning and teaching
• You are tech savvy and value technology as a key learning and teaching tool
• You believe in city-as-classroom learning experiences
• You value and implement service learning
• You are organized, proactive and meet deadlines
• You go beyond expectations
• You are trustworthy, dependable and have a strong work ethic

HOW YOU WILL SUPPORT PINE STREET SCHOOL STUDENTS

• Establish and maintain classroom culture
• Implement and build curriculum for both Montessori and IB PYP
• Oversee planning, preparation, teaching, and learning
• Plan and attend to the environment to meet the requirements of both Montessori and IB PYP
• Collaborate with colleagues to ensure curriculum coherency and professional ethos of the Preschool
• Take ownership of logistical and operational matters and problem solving with colleagues
• Attend whole school meetings and work on whole school projects
• Conduct ongoing assessment, documentation and reporting of all students
• Communicating with parents, both formally and informally

WHY WORK AT PINE STREET SCHOOL?

• Health, Dental, Vision, Disability and Life insurance plans
• Generous paid time off policies
• 401K retirement account with up to 4% matching
• Tuition discounts to children of employees
• Professional development and training

Requirements

• Legally authorized to work now and in the future in the United States
• Montessori teaching experience required
• International Baccalaureate Primary Years Program (IB PYP) experience preferred
• Valid teaching certification (or equivalent)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Early Childhood Education
• Fluency in English (able to successfully attend workshops, read professional information and work collaboratively in English.)
• Proficient user of Mac computers, iPad, and iPhone and fluency in MS Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) or Mac applications (Pages, Numbers, Keynote)
• Ability to work collaboratively with others
• Strong organizational and management skills