English Language Arts Teacher & Program Facilitator

About Us: The Chicken Coop at the Farm School is a full-time farm-based school for local children in 7th and 8th grades in North Orange, MA. We are one component of The Farm School, which was founded in 1987 with the mission of connecting people to the land. We are a one-room school of 12-15 students. The Chicken Coop curriculum covers a standard range of academic subjects and in addition, students regularly get to work with farmers on seasonal projects right at school. In lieu of a letter-based grading system, we use biannual written evaluations and student presentations of work. The curriculum has room for students to discover and explore their personal interests within each topic. Most importantly, the teachers get to know their students and have time to be joyful with them. Learn more at www.farmschool.org/education. About the Job: We are looking for a creative and caring educator to join our middle school teaching team at the Chicken Coop School beginning in the ‘26-27 academic year. The Coop has two full-time teachers/program facilitators who teach their own academic subjects and also work closely together to build the school culture and structure in which students learn and grow. We are looking for a talented teacher with an ELA focus to teach Reading Workshop and Writing Workshop. This is a special opportunity for an experienced teacher who is excited to design their own curriculum or bring your expertise to our existing curriculum. In addition to the two classroom teachers, there are adjunct teachers and farmers who make up the rest of the teaching staff. This role additionally functions as program facilitator and administrator with support from members of the Farm School. The specifics of each teacher’s daily responsibilities will be determined in collaboration with the other teacher and the director of the Farm School.