Architecture Instructor and Student Advisor (Summer Teaching Role)

Architecture Instructor + Student Advisor

• This role is available at:
  • EXPLO Senior, for students in grades 8-9 on the campus of Sarah Lawrence College in Bronxville, NY.
  • EXPLO Pre-College, for students in grades 10-12 on the campus of Wellesley College in Wellesley, MA.

June 18, 2023 - August 5, 2023

We're looking for enthusiastic, creative people who have a passion for architecture to ignite curiosity in students and help create an inclusive, safe, supportive, and joyful campus community.

About Us

EXPLO is a mission-driven, educational non-profit with more than 85,000 student alumni who hail from 90 countries. We offer residential summer programs for students in grades 4 through 12 on three of the most beautiful college campuses on the East Coast of the U.S. We strive to build a collaborative, transdisciplinary learning environment at our programs, where students drive their own learning through exploration.

Our Impact

For many, EXPLO is a life-changing experience. Our students sometimes describe it as the place where they feel like the truest version of themselves. As an organization, we believe learning should be joyful and create experiences with engagement, inclusion, and magic as first principles. Each summer we share these experiences with smart and curious students from all over the world.

The Opportunity

Instructor + Advisors make up the base of a strong EXPLO community by working closely with students in the classroom and on their residential floors. Instructor + Advisors foster students’ curiosities by teaching courses in subjects they are excited and passionate about. They care for and supervise groups of 14-30 students outside of the classroom by living on the residential floors. Instructor + Advisors will also assist with afternoon and evening programming to ensure all students have an unforgettable summer experience.

Want to learn more about what Courses + Electives are offered at EXPLO? Review the offerings for each Program on our website. After submitting this application, applicants will be sent a form to share their teaching interests and experience.

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES

Classroom Instructor Responsibilities

• Prepare for and teach 1-3 courses/electives using EXPLO’s project-based and experiential curriculum. (This curriculum will be shared with you as part of pre-summer coaching + training.)
• Work closely with your Instructional Coach throughout the summer, to revise lessons, incorporate feedback from classroom observations, follow up on student performance, and receive training in Professional Development and teaching skills
• Provide a safe and effective learning environment for program students by maintaining classroom spaces and materials to appropriate standards

Student Advisor Responsibilities

• Work with a co-Advisor to care for and advise a group of residential or day students in personal, social, and academic matters
• Providing a healthy, safe, and engaging living environment for students
• Work closely with Residence Directors to discuss strategies for community building within your advising group and individual student progress and receive feedback

Campus Operations + Student Life

• Lead and support group activities for students, which may range from extracurricular activities to supervising an evening event
• Chaperone students on evening and weekend trips off-campus
• Perform operational and programmatic tasks as needed, which may include assisting with event set up, working individually and as a team to complete tasks on campus that are necessary to program function, and performing additional duties as they may be assigned to you

EXPLO offers summer enrichment programs and runs this summer from June 18th to August 6th, 2023. This role is available at:

• EXPLO Senior, for students in grades 8-9 on the campus of Sarah Lawrence College in Bronxville, NY.
• EXPLO Pre-College, for students in grades 10-12 on the campus of Wellesley College in Wellesley, MA.

About You

You’ve got:

• A thorough understanding of Architecture and/or design
• Availability to work on campus for the duration of the summer program

Ideally, you’ve also got:

• 2+ years of post-high school experience by the summer
• Some experi