Grades 4-6, Math/Science Teacher and Administrator for Arts-Focused School (FT) (Berkeley, California) at Walden Center and School

About the Employer

Walden Center & School has been a leader in progressive elementary education and collective administration for over 65 years. Walden is an independent, K-6 school where drama, music, language, and art sit alongside traditional academic subjects as our core curriculum. At Walden we believe that children learn best when their academic, emotional, physical, and social needs are addressed and families are an integral part of our community. Teachers take an individualized approach in designing their curricula in order to meet each child where they are developmentally. Also, the teachers run the school, which provides them with autonomy and flexibility in the classroom and direct participation in school-wide decision making. Our approach to learning encourages creativity, collaboration, and critical thinking as means to help children develop a lifelong love of learning, a strong sense of community, and a powerful sense of self. Walden’s graduates are self-directed and have a joyful confidence that allows them to contribute positively to the world around them.

Job Summary

Job Summary

Walden Center and School seeks a dynamic Math/Science teacher for our 4th-6th grade co-taught classroom to join our teaching collective. If you have a vision of building a close-knit community, of working with kids, parents, and a small committed team of educators, this may be the engaging, invigorating, satisfying job you are looking for. Walden Center and School has been a leader in progressive elementary education and collective administration for over 65 years. Walden is an independent TK-6 school where drama, music, language, and art sit alongside traditional academic subjects as our core curriculum. At Walden, we believe that children learn best when their academic, emotional, physical, and social needs are addressed, and families are an integral part of our community. Teachers take an individualized approach in designing their curricula in order to meet each child where they are developmentally. We believe that tests and grades are not the best measure of a child’s learning. Instead teachers are guided by informal assessments, and close observation. We do not give tests or grades. Also, the teachers run the school as a teacher-led collective, which provides them with autonomy, and the right and responsibility to make decisions that affect both their own classrooms and the whole school. We are passionate about working with the diversity of our current community and strive to support an environment that feels inclusive and intentional. Our approach to learning encourages creativity, collaboration, and critical thinking as a means to help children develop a lifelong love of learning, a strong sense of community, and a powerful sense of self. We believe learning should be personalized, child-centered, and joyful. Job Description: This position is for co-teaching the Upper Group (grades 4, 5 & 6), using a self-developed math and science curriculum in collaboration with the Upper Group Language Arts/Social Studies teacher. Our Upper Group teachers i

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