Location: 8821 River Road, Bethesda, MD 20817
Job Type: Permanent
Listing: #1862
Date Posted: 03-14-2024
Job Start Date: 09-01-24
Founded in 1952, Norwood School is a coeducational, independent day school with approximately 450 students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade. The School sits on 40 beautiful and expansive acres in Bethesda, Maryland, less than six miles from Washington, D.C. As one of the finest PK-8 schools in the country, Norwood sets the bar high and is committed to educating the whole child in a diverse, student-centered, challenging, and nurturing environment, which continually promotes equity, inclusion, and cultural competence.
Norwood’s child-centered education emphasizes creating a happy place of learning where each child is loved, nurtured, and challenged. Ensuring each child is truly known, we recognize diversity as essential to supporting educational excellence and are dedicated to fostering a sense of dignity, belonging, and understanding across our community. As a result, children flourish at Norwood as we tend to both hearts and minds. They love learning; they are creative and critical thinkers. They are confident in who they are, and they feel safe taking risks. They are kind and caring people, who, fueled by our motto, How you lead your life matters , make helping others a priority in their lives. At the end of their eighth-grade year, our graduates leave Norwood exceptionally well prepared for high school and empowered to make positive contributions to our world.
Beginning in the 2024-2025 academic year, Norwood has an opening for an experienced, creative, and engaging Latin instructor to teach part-time in the Middle School (grades 5-8). Successful candidates will approach lessons with a command of technological resources, a strong understanding of this unique developmental stage, and how to teach and design lessons that integrate ACTFL world-readiness standards through which students develop linguistic proficiency and cultural competence. Ideal candidates will have a passion for learning, will inspire an appreciation for Latin, and work collaboratively with colleagues within the department and across other disciplines.
Applicants for the middle school Latin position must have at least three years of experience working with students in fifth through eighth grades. Strong applicants will have a demonstrated commitment to anti-bias education with a child-centered pedagogy. Additional qualifications include excellent communication skills, flexibility, a sense of humor, and a love for working with children.
Bachelor’s degree required; master’s degree preferred. Interested applicants should submit a cover letter and resume to Dennis Campbell, Head of Middle School, No phone calls, please.
Norwood School does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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