Performing Arts Teacher - Primary Division
Performing Arts Teacher - Primary Division
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Job Description
At Avenues children act as artists every day: making creative choices manipulating materials exploring themes ideas and meanings. Through Performing Arts children also develop social and fine motor skills while learning through the target language. As the performing arts teacher you will:
Integrated Curriculum Design & Facilitation
- Design and implement PBL-aligned performing arts experiences that integrate drama movement and voice with interdisciplinary themes.
- Collaborate with classroom teachers to co-create units where performing arts serve as tools for inquiry reflection and presentation.
- Incorporate aesthetics and creativity into learning using performance as a way to express ideas stories and emotions across disciplines.
Communication Expression & Body Awareness
- Guide students in developing public speaking vocal projection active listening and expressive communication through theater and performance activities.
- Teach body language and gesture as essential tools for storytelling emotional intelligence and social presence.
Learning with the Whole Body
- Facilitate physical engagement with learning through movement improvisation and embodiment practices that deepen understanding and support kinesthetic learners.
- Use performance to explore empathy identity and community building.
Social and Emotional Learning (SEL)
- Integrate SEL competenciessuch as self-awareness social awareness and relationship skillsinto artistic processes and classroom culture.
- Create a safe and inclusive environment where all students feel empowered to take risks collaborate and express themselves authentically.
Performances and Showcases
- Plan direct and produce student performances that demonstrate learning across projects and celebrate growth in performance voice and movement.
- Support students in creating original works that reflect their ideas perspectives and cultural identities.
Community Engagement
- Involve families and the broader community in performances and creative exhibitions enhancing the visibility of student voice and the arts.
- Collaborate with local artists or cultural institutions to enrich the program and provide real-world contexts for learning.
Qualifications :
WHAT YOU BRING
- Bachelors degree in Performing Arts Theater Education Dance or related field
- Experience teaching in progressive inquiry-based or PBL settings
- Deep knowledge of acting movement performance techniques and creative process
- Familiarity with child development and SEL practices
- Ability to integrate performing arts into interdisciplinary and project-based learning
- Strong classroom management and relationship-building skills
- Passion for making performance accessible meaningful and joyful for all learners
- Highly effective collaborator eager to listen deeply contribute to a team and achieve goals together
- Deep dedication to learning and developing as an educator
- Very resourceful and adaptive eager to embrace constant change growth and learning
Additional Information :
Please read first about Avenues: The World School and our distinctive approach and consider whether our mission and approach would be a good fit for you: Avenues we place a high priority on hiring individuals who are:
Collaborative Works well in a highly collaborative environment; is humble respectful of others and a good communicator.
Accountable Delivers high quality and accurate results; displays a high level of ownership; can be counted on to deliver on commitments.
Resourceful Highly effective and disciplined in achieving goals; shows initiative and good judgment.
Adaptive Comfortable with ambiguity and change; able to set priorities in a changing environment; flexible and open to new ideas.
Courageous Willing to speak your mind and make tough decisions; passionate about our work and our mission.
Committed to learning Committed to personal growth as well as to help your colleagues and the organization improve.
Apply through the Careers section of our website at Be sure to include a letter of application in English in which you thoughtfully explain why you believe that this role at Avenues So Paulo would be an excellent match for your experience skills and passions.
Avenues is deeply committed to diversity equity and inclusion throughout our organization. We strive to uphold a culture in which every colleague feels that they belong are trusted and are valued. We welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds and strongly encourage candidates from traditionally underrepresented communities or groups to apply. Avenues offers competitive compensation and a generous benefits package.
Avenues is deeply committed to diversity equity and inclusion throughout our organization. We strive to uphold a culture in which every colleague feels that they belong are trusted and are valued. We welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds and strongly encourage candidates from traditionally underrepresented communities or groups to apply. Avenues offers competitive compensation and a generous benefits package.
Avenues upholds the highest standards for safeguarding the physical and emotional wellbeing of children. As an essential aspect of this commitment all offers are contingent upon successful completion of careful reference and background checks.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Full-time
Employment Type
Full-time
