Join the Mission and the Magic

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Experience: You have experience as an educator with students 4-14 years old. 

Student Advocate: You have the experience of or a desire to teach in a setting that honors the competence and independence of children. Candidate must be able to positively interact with ALL students.

Experiential Learning Savvy:You have a deep understanding and value for inquiry-based education and are willing to continually learn new strategies to expand your artistry.

Creative Curriculum Designer : You leverage student interests, relevant challenges and professional tools/ experts to design engaging interdisciplinary projects that drive engaged student learning. 

Social Justice and Equity Champion: You see opportunities all around you to leverage conversations about the value of individuality and actively seek to create equitable and inclusive learning spaces. You identify inequity and bullying and take the time to listen, increase understanding and strengthen relationships.

Excellent Communicator : You communicate effectively with students, parents and coworkers. You actively listen, get curious and ask probing questions. You know how to be candid and kind at the same time. You can hold accountability and be supportive at the same time. You partner with students to create academic and developmental goals and measure achievement and progress through clear, narrative assessment with active student participation. 

Empathetic Leader: You put yourself in the shoes of students and parents and communicate in a way that values their lived experience. 

Project Manager: You have a strong work ethic and are able to help students pace out projects and create accountability structures that help them reach their goals. 

Confident with Ambiguity : You are intellectually curious and resourceful. You are comfortable not always having or knowing the answers. 

Great Collaborator: You enlist your problem solving, communication skills and fun personality to build strong relationships with colleagues, students and families. You know the importance of leveraging divergent viewpoints for the improvement of our collective work. You hold yourself, colleagues and students accountable, and you are receptive and humble when they hold you accountable. You have read and believe in the mission statement and embed this into every aspect of your work. You value teamwork and recognize the value of many contributing their skills towards a common goal. 

Lifelong learner : You have a growth mindset and you pick up new ideas quickly and think critically. You are intellectually curious and deeply committed to learning and growing.