Class Two Teacher

We are seeking an experienced professional for this opening. Position Overview. The Waldorf Class Teacher is a central figure in the life of the school and the primary guide for a class of students through multiple years of their elementary education. Rooted in the principles of Anthroposophy and Waldorf education the class teacher nurtures the physical, emotional, intellectual, and spiritual growth of each child. This role combines academic instruction with artistic, social and moral education tailored to the developmental stages of the students.  The teacher is also a bridge between the students, their families and the broader faculty, helping to build a cohesive and supportive learning community. Key Responsibilities: Develop Appropriate Curriculum Delivery

• Class teachers are expected to strive to understand the model of child development that underlies the Waldorf curriculum, and coupling this with study of the curriculum itself, the curriculum standards of the school and an awareness of the class and community attributes, plan lessons for the grade level of their students.

• Main lessons and special classes be planned and taught such that attention is following these attributes;

• Balance of thinking, feeling and willing activities

• The conveyance of enthusiasm for the subject and for learning

• A balance of directed and independent work

• Presenting the children with challenging, age appropriate work

• In addition to main lessons, class teachers are responsible for planning and teaching form drawing, music, painting, drawing , modeling and skills or practice periods in which the main lesson learning is practiced and reinforced. Class teachers are also responsible for handwork or craft lessons.

• Ensure written plans are prepared each year which include the order of main lesson blocks, goals for the students, development of academic, artistic, physical and social skills and daily and weekly class schedules.

Engagement and Participation

• Provide a conscious model of responsible behavior that together with loving authority and discipline, conveys to them a living sense of reverence and gratitude.

• Develop the ability to work with the class as a whole, while concurrently being aware of individual needs.

• Observations are to be made of the class as a whole and of individual children, the children are to be taken into the teacher’s meditative life.

• Ensure full attendance of weekly faculty meetings, section meetings and in service days as scheduled.

Assessment & Reporting

• Class teachers are expected to interact with parents with honesty, courtesy, warmth and professionalism, working with them to promote awareness and understanding of their child’s school experience, as well as to foster the parents de...