The School at Columbia University is an independent K-8 school founded in 2003 with the goal of providing an excellent education to a diverse student body. Our intentional school culture embraces shared beliefs across disciplines and grades, which underlie important values expressed through everyday behaviors and visible symbols throughout our community.

We dedicate ourselves to fostering in our students personal resourcefulness and integrity, a sense of social responsibility, and a lifelong appreciation of learning through an innovative, socially and emotionally supportive, and academically challenging program. Our pedagogical and curricular philosophies embrace multicultural perspectives, which challenge educators and learners to examine their preconceived notions of race, gender, ethnicity, class, ability, religion, and sexual orientation. We adhere to a common code of civility among all constituents. We tailor our instruction so that the needs of the individual students are met. A committed faculty and administration strive to create a school that will stand as a model for what K-8 education can be, and serve as a genuine and enduring partnership between Columbia University and its neighbors.

• Teach classes of about 20 students in the context of an integrated curriculum

• Increasing the skills set of elementary school students to further understand the visual arts and the role of the arts in other disciplines

• Collaboratively plan elective courses for middle school visual arts

• Working to ensure academic excellence by fully knowing students and adapting curriculum to meet needs

• Fulfilling all duties, responsibilities, and commitments as outlined in the school's Guidebook and the organization's code of conduct

• Collaborating with a team of teachers in the design and implementation of integrated curriculum as well as working with art discipline team to continue an ongoing development of K-8 art curriculum scope and sequence

• Keeping careful anecdotal and assessment records and using them to write accurate, comprehensive reports

• B.A./B.S./B.F.A. degree or an equivalent degree or educational qualification from an accredited college or university

• At least two years full-time teaching experience in K-8 public or independent schools

• Wide-ranging intellectual and educational interests and ability to commit to integrated curriculum

• Experience and interest in working with latest technologies

• Teaching experience at the K-8 level, and demonstrated knowledge of Child development, Child centered, Constructivist based teaching philosophy.

• Strong communication abilities including speaking and writing

• Commitment to equity and justice including knowledge and skills related to cultural competencies

• Advanced degree in a related field

• Knowledge of Spanish

CU is dedicated to promoting and advocating for diversity and inclusion within our school community. We celebrate many types of diversity including ethnicity, race, socioeconomic status, ability, religion, sexual orientation, family configuration, language, gender and adoption status. Columbia University is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran

Columbia University is an Equal Opportunity Employer / Disability / Veteran

Pay Transparency Disclosure

The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to departmental budgets, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, specialty, and training. The above hiring range represents the University's good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting.