Leave Replacement 7th Grade Science Teacher, Fall 2025
Leave Replacement 7th Grade Science Teacher, Fall 2025
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26-05-2025
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About Shady Hill School: Since 1915 Shady Hill a school of approximately 530 students (PreK - 8) and 90 faculty has been a leader in progressive education. Shady Hill is a deeply mission-driven school. We seek to develop independent joyful and curious learners who respect their own accomplishments and those of others. We strive to be a community whose values are strong and whose teachers are unafraid to engage students in important questions. The schools program allows children to explore their worlds and test their powers. As a school with a historical and contemporary commitment to social justice we believe that an inclusive and equitable community is an educational and moral imperative that empowers us all. Therefore we seek to hire teachers who demonstrate a mindset and skill set that prioritizes cultural competence equity and justice in their practice with students and in their work with colleagues.A hallmark of a Shady Hill education is the Central Subject methodology. Students in Grades 3-8 engage in an assigned Central Subject an in-depth integrated study of a particular time or people in history. The year-long study which emphasizes strong content the use of primary sources understanding of multiple perspectives acquisition of essential skills and self-discovery forms the core of our curriculum. Gradeheads (lead teachers) are both humanities teachers and advisors supporting the academic and social-emotional experience for their 14-18 students. Additionally gradeheads in Beginners through Grade 4 are responsible for implementing instruction in mathematics. Gradeheads are responsible for developing content and implementing instruction in the humanities with the support of faculty in other disciplines such as science to integrate the curriculum. Shady Hill School is also a teaching training institution. Its long-standing Teacher Training Center which brings apprentice teachers to campus each year prepares talented people for careers in education and allows faculty members the opportunity to be a mentor and meaningful contributor to the teaching field. Because of the schools commitment to teacher training the school seeks teachers with certification or a demonstrated interest in working towards certification when hired by Shady Hill School.About the position: Shady Hill School is seeking an experienced Leave Replacement Science Teacher to join our team from late August - early November 2025. The science program in keeping with the overall philosophy of the school seeks to aid students in becoming independent thinkers and problem-solvers. Our curriculum emphasizes depth over breadth and is based on inquiry and discovery. Science at all grade levels allows students to consider a problem develop a plan for testing and solving the problem and to reflect on why the plan did or did not work. Hands-on activities are selected to introduce and reinforce concepts and to lead to a deeper understanding. We value multiple perspectives collaboration and an appreciation for careful observation and consideration of all aspects of a question. This full-time temporary position will teach 7th Grade Science which covers Human Biology. The position will begin August 18 2025 and end after November 7 2025. Based on the duration this position does not qualify for benefits other than paid holidays. Specific Responsibilities:
- Teach 7th Grade Science
- Follow lab safety rules set by the Shady Hill Science Department
- Manage all classroom responsibilities including designing and implementing hands-on interdisciplinary curriculum differentiating instruction to meet the needs of all learners utilizing a variety of approaches to teaching and assessing students
- Monitor the social emotional and academic lives of students creating an identity-safe and caring classroom environment and community
- Communicate about student progress determine grades document student learning and growing edges and meet with administrators and other faculty to support the needs of individuals
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