Lower School Math & PE Teacher

Position Description

Lower School Math & PE Teacher (FTE)

We seek an energetic teacher skilled to teach math and physical education in the Lower School. Qualified applicants will possess a bachelor’s degree, with interest in diversifying teaching skill and experience across many grade levels. The Teacher shall teach the following course load:

• 1st Grade Math (Daily)

• 2nd Grade Math (Daily)

• 6th Grade Math (Daily)

• 1st & 2nd Grade PE (Biweekly, TTh)

• 3rd & 4th Grade PE (Biweekly, TTh)

• 5th & 6th Grade PE (Biweekly, TTh)

• 7th-8th Grade PE (Biweekly, TTh)

• 9th Grade Anatomy & Physiology (Biweekly, TTh)

In math, we use the Singapore Dimensions curriculum (click here for a blog post on Singapore). We seek a teacher with a firm understanding of the Concrete-Pictorial-Abstract approach. In PE (click here for a blog post on physical education), we use Ready Bodies Learning Minds in the Grammar School and progress through cardiovascular fitness to the La Sierra High School program in the Logic School. We seek a teacher with a passion for cultivating self-control and physical literacy. The right candidate will possess a deeper philosophical understanding of classical education and a desire to be apprenticed in classical school administration and classical pedagogy.

This is a full-time salaried position starting July 1. The teacher shall attend a classical school conference with the staff in July. Teacher training is provided in early August.

The Teacher shall be a born-again believer and a member in good standing of a local church. Applicants should carefully review our Mission Statement, Vision Statement, and Statement of Faith. Download the application here and send it to [email protected]org. We require background checks and fingerprints for all employees and volunteers.