Elementary (K-6) Science Lab Lead Teacher

 Elementary (K-6) Science Lab Lead Teacher 

Campbell Hall, founded in 1944 and situated on a 15-acre campus in Studio City, California, is an independent, gender inclusive, college preparatory, Episcopal day school for students in kindergarten through grade twelve. Campbell Hall is a community of inquiry committed to academic excellence and to the nurturing of decent, loving, and responsible human beings. As an Episcopal school, Campbell Hall thrives as an interfaith community that actively seeks to learn from the many religious traditions represented by faculty, students, and families. 

The school is committed to fostering a community dedicated to honoring the diversity of the human experience. Campbell Hall welcomes candidates who demonstrate a commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice in their teaching and learning. Campbell Hall provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

Campbell Hall Faculty Description

Campbell Hall seeks faculty who are dedicated to the developmentally appropriate education of the whole child, interested in learning as well as teaching, and who connect their responsibilities with the school's philosophy and purpose. These faculty members teach to empower as well as inform, are comfortable with questions as well as answers, can work with direction, focus, humor, and dignity within the complexities of a diverse school environment, and are dedicated to promoting and maintaining an inclusive school community.

In addition to academic responsibilities, Campbell Hall faculty are involved in many aspects of school life. Coaching interscholastic athletics, chaperoning experiential education trips, participating in community service activities, helping students to produce school publications, overseeing student council, and leading a special interest club are just a few ways faculty are more deeply involved in the Campbell Hall community. 

Campbell Hall faculty embrace the school’s mission and are dedicated to implementing a rigorous college-preparatory academic program. They are equally devoted to each student's emotional and spiritual development and strive to relate to students, parents, and colleagues in ways that promote open and supportive communication. The result is a community where students and adults are confident in their ability to learn and grow.

Job Description

The elementary science lab lead teacher will be an experienced, dynamic, nurturing member of the science faculty. The elementary science lab lead teacher will work in partnership with the science lab STEAM specialist teacher to implement a robust science curriculum for K-6 students that embodies the mission of our school as an inclusive community of inquiry. Each K-5 homeroom class (2 sections of 23-25 students at each grade level) attends science lab once per week, Three sections of 6th grade with 20 students per section attend science lab twice a week. The elementary science lab lead teacher works in partnership with the elementary administration and with the secondary science department chair as needed.

Responsibilities include:

• Plan and develop hands-on, innovative curriculum and labs for all K-6 classes, with the STEAM specialist, expanding upon previously established exit goals and established curriculum

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