Lead Elementary Level Guide 6-12 classroom

Company: Namaste Montessori School
Location: Binghamton
Posted on: February 15, 2021

Job Description:

Position Available: Elementary Montessori Guide About the Position: Namaste Montessori School is seeking a Montessori elementary trained guide to teach in an established elementary classroom. If you have a passion for the Montessori philosophy, and take pride in creating and sustaining the highest-quality educational environment, this position is for you! In this role you will be responsible for leading a mixed-age Montessori classroom of 24 children ages 6 to 12. You will be working in a beautiful, well equipped, Montessori classroom. The school is located in a restored historic building with lots of natural light and warm woodwork. It has gardens, farm animals, and the backyard opens to a 12-acre community park with woods, trails, a pond, and fields where the children play, explore, and learn. At Namaste Montessori, we place a high value on partnering with families on their childs educational journey. An important part of your role will be communicating closely with parents to a) give them a window into the Montessori classroom, b) educate them about Montessori philosophy, and c) provide insight into their childs individual progress. We trust you to be the best advocate for our school, the Montessori philosophy, and each individual child. Qualifications: The ideal candidate will possess: A bachelor's degree (or equivalent) Montessori diploma for the appropriate age group Experience working with children Passion for the Montessori philosophy; excellence communicating this philosophy to parents and community Genuine warmth and love for guiding children and their families Benevolent outlook towards solving problems and advocating for our educational viewpoint (at Namaste Montessori, we call this growth mindset "focusing on the solution, not on the problem") Willingness to work and contribute as a member of a team Position begins July 2020. Namaste Montessori offers a robust community of thoughtful educators, together with competitive salaries and benefits, generous time off, tuition discounts, and excellent professional development opportunities. Applicants, please submit a cover letter and resume to: Bridgid Beames, Head of School bridgidb@namastemontesorischool.com Namaste Montessori School 1608 Trumansburg Road, Ithaca, NY 14850 607-272-0515 www.NamasteMontessoriSchool.com Facebook: NamasteMontessoriSchool Instagram: namastemontessorischool Ithaca Is Unique... What makes Ithaca unique? Is it the towering waterfalls, lush ice-age gorges, endless panoramic views? Is it the hiking, the biking, the boating? Is it the beauty of Cayuga Lake, the largest of the Finger Lakes? Perhaps. But perhaps it's something more. Maybe it's the buzz from Cornell University and Ithaca College. You feel it everywherein our museums, our galleries, and in our restaurants. You hear it in our theaters, our nightclubs, our Finger Lakes festivals. You see it downtown on our pedestrian mall, the Ithaca Commons, where PhDs cross paths with street musicians and families stroll the solar system on an interactive "planet walk." You can't put your finger on it, but there's something special going on here. The bumper stickers say "Ithaca is Gorges," but it's more than that. Ithaca is beautiful and smart and always unexpected. It's intense and laid-back and disdainful of convention. Ithaca is Ithaca. There's a vibe here unlike anywhere else in America. And experiencing it is the only way to discover it.

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