Lead Teacher  

Are you passionate about education? Do you consider yourself a changemaker and an innovator? Would you like to form part of a team that reimagines the future of learning and redefines what Philippine education will look like?

In 2020, we are opening a one-of-a-kind school -- the Discovery Academy of Innovation -- that aims to make young people fall in love with learning. Beginning with Preschool and Kindgergarten and adding a grade each year, this school will serve as a prototype for K-12 education and 21st-century learning: a space for resarch, product development, teacher training, and school leadership.

We are deeply committed to preparing children to be responsive and adaptive to our increasingly complex and challenging world. We seek preschool educators who share our playfulness, knack for fun and passion for working with young people to come join our team!

We believe that:

• Age-appropriate learning experiences conceptualized and executed by a diverse team of experts can help nurture creativity and innovation;
• Academic rigor, grit, and the constant pursuit of excellence can happen in a playful and explorative environment;
• Play-based and interest-driven education foster curiosity and a love of learning;
• Situated learning environments provide young people with opportunities for the application of knowledge and skills in real-world contexts, transforming the world into a learning resource and testing ground for their ideas and innovations;
• A culture of respect, social responsibility, and kindness must be modeled for our children by all the adults in our school.

What we're looking for:

We are looking for experienced Lead Teachers to work with our Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten classes. The ideal candidate is someone who:

• Embraces change, is flexible and adaptive, and craves continuous improvement and feedback.
• Works collaboratively to not only build connections with our school team through relevant and meaningful experiences but also to enhance relationships with parents and the school community.
• Is passionate about creating intentional and spontaneous experiences that scaffold the child's understanding of his or her connection to the world, feelings, dispositions, and skills.
• Uses a variety of classroom routines, classroom management tools, and age-appropriate motivational activities to create a safe and robust classroom culture that is responsive to individual interests and activities.
• Can see the big picture of the program, and understands how the continually evolving parts, which includes new technology and research, can help support or redefine the big picture.

A day in the life of a Lead Teacher:

• Preparing daily plans that follow age-appropriate curriculum and developmental guidelines. These consiste of: classroom set-up, materials to be used, assessment rubrics, individualized student paths, play, and learning experiences.
• Organizing various scaffolded inquiry activities suc as discovery quests and exploratory missions that will help students master skills and content.
• Meeting and greeting the students for the day. This could include managing emotions and redirecting focus for the planned learning experience.
• Leading routine procedures such as washing hands, roll call, and the quest for the day.
• Supervising and supporting station-by-station play.
• Helping students integrate with one another and interact in groups, whether they're working on curriculum, completing tasks, or during play activities.
• Identifying emotional problems and addressing them with the child's parents or guardians during parent-teacher conferences or other appropriate sessions.
• Attending staff meetings and collaborating with colleagues to plan to prepare curricular learning experiences and and discuss student progress.
• Supervising teaching assistants and volunteers following school procedures and guidelines.
• Assessing student performance and academic and behavioral outcomes. Keeping narrative student records and providing parents or guardians with timely progress reports.
• Administering tests and formal assessments; evaluting students' grade-level performance following school and DepEd standards; meeting with parents to discuss performance.
• Executing and planning based on insights from data and research to drive outcomes.
• Other duties as needed.

• Bachelor or Masters of Elementary Education with a focus on Early Childhood Education
• 3 to 5 years experience in a lead teacher capacity for preschool, kindergarten or elementary
• Excellent knowledge of child development and the latest education theories and practices
• Creative and artistic teaching abilities