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Sycamore Community School is seeking an elementary teacher to join our small, private-school learning community located in downtown Santa Monica. We are a small, independent school established by a group of educators who came together around a common set of principles about what school should be for students and families. We are currently serving children in kindergarten through 6th grades, with plans to extend through 8th grade. We enjoy small class sizes taught by highly skilled instructors. Sycamore is a responsive-classroom school that places equal emphasis on strong academics, physical, and social-emotional learning. Our teachers and staff model a growth mindset while promoting the values of compassion, kindness, resilience, creativity, and independence. Our curriculum includes Lucy Calkins Readers and Writers Workshop, Eureka mathematics, and Teacher Curriculum for Social Studies. The successful candidate will maintain a positive learning environment in their classroom and plan. They should be able to collaborate and communicate effectively with students, parents, administration, and if applicable outside professionals, as well be dynamic and adaptable to a changing work environment.

Requirements/Qualifications:

Credential/Certification preferred

Middle School Math & Science Teacher

Sycamore Community School is seeking a middle-school teacher to join our private-school learning community located in downtown Santa Monica. We are a small, start-up, independent school in year two. Our school was established by a group of educators who came together around a common set of principles about what school should be for students and families. We are currently serving children in kindergarten through 6th grades, with plans to extend through 8th grade. We enjoy small class sizes taught by highly skilled instructors.

Sycamore is a responsive-classroom school that places equal emphasis on strong academics, physical well-being, and social-emotional learning for all students. We are searching for a flexible instructor with an entrepreneurial spirit who enjoys and is passionate about working with students who are in middle school.

We are looking for a person with a strong math/science background. The successful candidate will maintain a positive learning environment in their classroom and plan. They will collaborate and communicate effectively with students, parents, administration, and if applicable outside professionals, as well be dynamic and adaptable to a changing work environment. The ideal candidate will also be flexible in teaching beyond their core subject areas and provide advisory support to students.

Requirements/Qualifications:

Credential/Certification preferred

Part-Time Middle School Spanish Teacher

Sycamore Community School is seeking a part-time Spanish middle-school teacher for grades 5, 6, and 7 to join our private-school learning community located in downtown Santa Monica. Our school was established by a group of educators who came together around a common set of principles about what school should be for students and families. We enjoy small class sizes taught by highly skilled instructors.

Sycamore is a responsive-classroom school that places equal emphasis on strong academics and social-emotional learning for all students. We are searching for a flexible instructor with an entrepreneurial spirit who enjoys and is passionate about working with students who are in middle school.

The successful candidate will have a minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree. They should be fluent in Spanish and should have cultural and historical knowledge of Spanish speaking countries. They will maintain a positive learning environment in their classroom and plan. They will collaborate and communicate effectively with students, parents, administration, and if applicable outside professionals, as well be dynamic and adaptable to a changing work environment. The ideal candidate will have experience creating and implementing Spanish curriculum.

Part-Time Middle School Social Studies Teacher

Sycamore Community School is seeking a part-time social studies middle-school teacher for grades 5, 6, 7 to join our private-school learning community located in downtown Santa Monica. Our school was established by a group of educators who came together around a common set of principles about what school should be for students and families. We enjoy small class sizes taught by highly skilled instructors.

The successful candidate will maintain a positive learning environment in their classroom and plan. They will collaborate and communicate effectively with students, parents, administration, and if applicable outside professionals, as well be dynamic and adaptable to a changing work environment. The ideal candidate will have experience creating and implementing social studies lessons and be willing to expand upon an already rigorous curriculum.

How to Apply

Please send resume, letter or interest, and three references to both emails below.

Principal:

Mary Ann McQueen

mamcqueen@sycamorecs.org

Hiring Coordinator:

Rose Roman

rroman@sycamorecs.org