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Job Description
Position Summary
Calgary Classical Academy requires the services of a Principal (Head of School) beginning July 1 2025 at
our Bridgeland location.
The Head of School reports directly to the Superintendent and will be responsible to meet the
expectations of the Education Act the Alberta Leadership Quality Standard and the Policies and
Administrative Procedures of the Alberta Classical Academy school authority. He or she will oversee a
dynamic team of approximately 20 teachers tutors and support staff.
The Organization
Calgary Classical Academy Bridgeland campus is a public charter school serving approximately 300
students from grades K-4. Now entering its fourth year of operation the school operates under the
umbrella of Alberta Classical Academy along with two additional campuses one in Calgary and one in
Edmonton. The Bridgeland school serves as a feeder school for our middle and high school programs
located at our larger Currie campus.
We strive for academic depth and vigour and are focused on developing the knowledge virtues and habits befitting free citizens. Among our programs distinct features are: a smartphone-free environment; the use of traditional pedagogy; a rich curriculum centered on classical and enduring works of literature philosophy and art; a focus on character and the nurturing of virtues; a culture of friendship and leisure (schol); and an explicit commitment to the pursuit of truth beauty and wisdom. Further information may be found on our website at:
Qualifications
The successful candidate should possess the following traits and habits of mind:
- A demonstrated commitment to the classical liberal arts tradition and an understanding of the ends it is meant to achieve;
- Excellent organizational and analytical skills with an ability to think at a both the systemic and granular levels
- Sound philosophical instincts and heuristic principles and a well developed sense of intellectual moral and aesthetic discernment;
- The ability to communicate a vision clearly and persuasively;
- High degree of intellectual curiosity seriousness and depth and a commitment to learning for its own sake;
- Excellent interpersonal skills to work collaboratively with faculty parents students executive and other stakeholders;
- A love of wisdom and a passion for truth;
- The ability to prioritize and to act decisively as an organizational leader while maintaining humility (or as Kipling says the ability to trust yourself when all men doubt you but make allowance for their doubting too)
- An appreciation of the role of ritual and habituation in fostering virtues;
- Excitement about the prospect of shaping the culture of a young and growing organization.
The ideal candidate will also possess the following educational and professional qualifications:
- 3 years teaching of K-12 teaching experience (Required)
- An Alberta Professional Teachers Certificate or the ability to obtain one (Required)
- A Masters degree or higher in a relevant academic discipline (Preferred)
- Experience in school administration (Preferred)
- Certification in the Alberta Leadership Quality Standard (this requirement must be fulfilled within the first three years in the position if not already obtained)
Interested candidates are asked to submit a cover letter and CV as well as a 600-1000 word response to **ONE** of the following:
Option 1: Discuss the etymology of school (schol) and explain how you would foster a culture where genuine schol is achieved
Option 2: What is the relationship between a liberal arts education and freedom
Option 3: What books or thinkers have influenced your approach to education and how
Please send the above documents to with the subject Principal Application.
Closing date for applications: Friday June 9 2025
Employment Type
Full-Time
