Art teachers work collaboratively with classroom educators to develop interdisciplinary, thematic units that challenge students to utilize critical, creative, and problem-solving skills in meaningful ways. Project-based learning empowers learner agency, and art is a central component to our school program.

The art room is a special space in which you will explore a variety of materials with small groups of children, documenting as children work with mixed materials to make their ideas come to life. From clay to paint, fabric to wire, the atelier is a place where children use authentic materials to create and have their theories come to fruition. The role of the Art Educator is to observe and document children’s ideas, offer interesting provocations that introduce new materials to children, and help scaffold and delve deeper into children’s theories. The educator must be flexible and provide autonomy to the learners to choose materials that speak to them in a particular moment. It is the job of the educator to allow them space to work, pose questions that promote deeper thinking and offer suggestions that may lead to greater discovery.

Qualifications

Our ideal candidate will love working with children, have a professional, nurturing demeanor and dedication to the profession, to young children, and to their families. Candidates enjoy working in a team-approach as they display confidence, poise, professionalism, good communication skills and the ability to be highly flexible. Must be able to multi-task, pay attention to detail, have a good sense of humor, and be a self-starter. Excellent spoken and written English are critical, documentation is written in English.