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Position: 6th Grade Homeroom Teacher (IB MYP). 

Type: Full Time

Start Date: August 1, 2024

PGIA/IB Job Vacancy Description

We are committed to hiring a diverse faculty who reflect the diversity of our student body.  Positivity and team mentality are a must

This position will teach 6th grade English, Individuals & Societies (Social Studies), and support 6th grade students socially and emotionally as they transition to middle school.   Our teachers have access to world-class professional development, job-embedded coaching, and a warm and welcoming community

Currently, we are hiring a full-time 6th Grade Homeroom Teacher for our (MYP) program.  This position is responsible for roughly 40% of the teaching for our 6th grade class.  6th graders start and end their day in their homeroom.  They go to other classes for PE, Arts, Math, Spanish and Science.  A successful candidate will have experience helping students transition to middle school.  We seek a team player with a pastoral approach to the social, emotional, and character development of young adolescents.

We need talented, energetic teachers who will put teamwork and student learning as their number one priority at our school. IB experience is preferred but we will train the right applicant. A higher education degree in your area of expertise is required and applicants should have 3 or more years of teaching experience. At this time, we are only able to hire those persons who hold US citizenship. Only serious inquiries with a true desire to work hard on a dynamic and caring team need apply. You can learn more about our school at www.vimsia.org. Please contact PGIA Director, Michael Fisher, at mfisher@vimsia.org with any questions.

• 3 years teaching experience
• Bachelors degree
• IB experience preferred

About Peter Gruber International Academy

Virgin Islands Montessori School & Peter Gruber International Academy is a Montessori/IB school with about 300 students (toddler through 12th grade) on the U.S. Virgin Island of St. Thomas in the Caribbean. We are a non-profit, independent, private, international school that is looking for quality teachers who have a passion for teaching. Our small school community is one that focuses on a philosophy of "Education for Life" through a true dedication to our core values, our mission statement and our profile of a graduate which aims to create responsible, caring, internationally-minded young people. We pride ourselves on being a green school that is 100% solar powered and always environmentally conscious. We work just as hard on building quality character in our students as we do in building academic skills. Three crucial attributes embody the types of students and staff members we have at our school - passionate about learning, dedicated to service and of the highest integrity/character. All stakeholders (parents, teachers, administrators, board members) at our school have one thing in common - we put learning first. Our tri-accreditation of Association Montessori International (AMI...), International Baccalaureate (IB) and Middle States Association (MSA) leads our students to dual high school diplomas after experiencing a detailed academic continuum that focuses on the acquisition of strong academic skills. We have a Spanish Infusion program, as well as focus on Mathematics and Science. Our graduates are attending their first choice, top tier colleges and universities, such as: Harvard, Brown, US Naval Academy, etc.

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