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Job Qualifications
- A passion for disruptive education opportunities
- A deep curiosity about life and love of lifelong learning
- Innovative and entrepreneurial spirit
- Montessori, project-based and/or experiential learning training is helpful
- Planning and implementing games and/or projects
- Coaching or mentoring experience a plus
- Excellent writing and interpersonal communication skills
- This is a position for an independent learner who can work with little direct guidance; someone who likes to collaborate, experiment, evaluate and continually improve; someone who has a deep respect for all children
- Someone who is a flexible problem-solver. It is essential that this person can learn fast, loves to work hard and is an active reader and writer.
Job Benefits
- Salary contingent on experience.
- Bonus Pay available
- Paid Time off
- Accommodation and Commuting
- Health Insurance
- Cell Phone & Internet
- Immigration and Visa Expenses covered
- Yearly Travel allowance to home country
Company Description
Job Description
If your goal is to instill your love of learning in others while advancing in your own professional growth, this is your chance to get in on the ground floor of one of the world’s most innovative schools.
The Elementary School Guide will work in partnership with the founders and Head of School to:
• Affirm students, holding them accountable to their promises and to delivering “the best work they can do” as they discover and pursue a calling on a hero’s journey.
• Create meaningful exhibitions, ceremonies and celebrations that reinforce the rules of engagement, personal and group covenants to provide and strengthen a safe learning community.
• Act as a role model as an independent learner on a hero’s journey
• Launch and lead Socratic discussions
• Co-create and launch quests (projects), including daily challenges and curating world class examples
• Assist with studio set up as inspiration for learning
• Encourage young heroes to track their progress and create portfolios to show parents, peers and apprenticeship employers what they can do.
• Uphold promises to students, parents and fellow Guides made in relational covenants.
• Pass along each of these responsibilities to students as quickly as possible, to allow students to lead themselves.