Avenues Hiring for Interdisciplinary Project Teacher, Grades 6-9 Job at San Jose, CA Full Time

Begin by thinking of Avenues New York, Avenues São Paulo, Avenues Shenzhen, Avenues Silicon Valley, Avenues Online, Avenues London. Avenues is one school with many campuses, providing transformative, world-focused learning experiences to students around the globe. Avenues prepares students for engaged global citizenship during a time of unprecedented complexity and accelerating change, combining a global curriculum based on language immersion and interdisciplinary learning with a culture of creativity and deep collaboration.

Avenues Silicon Valley

Prior to our full nursery through high school campus opening in 2024, Avenues opened its doors to students in the upper division at our Silicon Valley campus in San Jose for the 2022 academic year, serving students from 6th through 9th grade. As the newest campus of Avenues, Avenues Silicon Valley will be the first global school in the Bay Area, providing students with transformative, world-focused learning experiences in a state-of-the-art educational facility.

We are seeking interdisciplinary project teachers for our founding class program of 6th through 9th grade students. We begin our founding class program in August 2022 and will continue through June 2024. This second year program consists of a small team of faculty working across disciplines to introduce students to project, problem, and discussion-based experiential learning and focuses on developing skills and habits of mind. Students will spend significant portions of their week outside of the classroom engaging in activities and connecting with organizations throughout the Bay Area with a focus on Sustainability, Community, Identity, and Diversity. Faculty help to create this pioneering program, designing lessons, activities, and reflections around the student experience and fostering opportunities for students to extend their learning independently. Students and faculty participate in overnight excursions, including opportunities to study at other Avenues campuses in New York City, São Paulo, and Shenzhen, as well as our signature Global Journeys experiences in locations around the world.

What Will You Do?

• You will bring a sense of adventure, a strong background in experiential student-centered and project-based learning, and a growth mindset
• You will co-design, co-teach, and co-assess student learning experiences that make up the vast majority of the students’ days and weeks
• While teaching specialization and content expertise is expected, you see yourself as a teacher of interdisciplinary experiences as you will participate in the design and delivery of projects, lessons, and activities outside of your comfort zone and content area
• You will help to form community partnerships and develop authentic, real-world applications for student work and engagement
• You will serve as a mentor, teacher, and learner both in and out of the classroom.
• You will communicate clearly, kindly, and effectively with students and their families in support of student growth and success
• You will give and receive feedback to and from students, colleagues, peers, families, and the greater Avenues community
• Teaching faculty in the 2023-24 program will continue on to teaching positions at Avenues: Silicon Valley in August 2024 for the 2024/25 school year

What We Offer

• Unparalleled career growth opportunities across multiple campuses around the world, including a well-defined career pathway
• The thrill of a start-up and a green field to build things from scratch, all within an organization with global resources and supports, and a proven track record of results
• Frequent feedback, ongoing coaching and top-notch, job-embedded professional learning
• Competitive rewards package, wellness resources, relocation support (as needed), and other benefits to best support you and keep you healthy and happy
• A beautiful, uplifting, student-centric school environment
• A chance to change the world of education as part of a global community spanning three continents

• You love the practice of teaching and the act of learning
• You find joy in building and fostering positive relationships with and among early adolescents in the middle grades and early high school years
• You are filled to the brim with curiosity about how children – and adults – learn
• You view the role of a teacher as a mentor, a coach, a guide, a facilitator, an inspiration
• You embrace and welcome ambiguity and are comfortable in the face of uncertainty – you find beauty in organized chaos
• You explore personal interests and passions outside of the classroom that exhibit a commitment to lifelong learning
• You seek to answer questions with better questions and drive learners toward independence and self-advocacy
• You are obsessed with the academic success and the well-being of every child in the building

Additional Information

If hired for this position, the annual salary range for this position is between $72,000 – $112,433. The salary may vary depending on your campus location and skills. Competitive benefits for benefits eligible roles include medical, dental, life insurance, 401K savings plan, generous paid time off, family forming benefits, health and wellness benefits and more.

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.