The Island School is hiring an
Overview
The Island School, a not-for-profit organization based in Eleuthera, The Bahamas, was founded in 1999 to create and support transformational educational experiences with the mission of leadership effecting change. The diverse CEIS educational initiatives, including the Island School Semester and Summer Term, Deep Creek Middle School, the Early Learning Center, and Community Outreach, deliver unique education in partnership with the authentic and meaningful work our organization undertakes in research, sustainable development and innovation at the Cape Eleuthera Institute.
The Island School Semester program is a single immersive semester on Eleuthera for approximately 52 high school sophomores and juniors. Semester faculty often have experience in experiential education in addition to a focus in a specific academic discipline.
Job Summary
We seek teachers with a demonstrated career commitment to experiential education and a love for teaching and learning. The primary responsibility of the teacher is to deliver thoughtful, interdisciplinary coursework. In addition, faculty are fully immersed in the daily operation of the school; from early morning exercise, to classes, to off-campus expeditions and weekend activities. Our teachers pursue opportunities to guide students in making connections between coursework and life in the community, with the goal of solving real problems and creating new understandings. This includes advising a group of students, engaging in the morning exercise program, doing chores alongside students, leading student activities, and other duties associated with running a residential program in a remote setting. Additionally, teachers lead or assist kayak expeditions, assist with SCUBA or boat driving, contribute to our community outreach program, and support a medical response team in a wilderness setting.
Duties & Responsibilities
Minium Qualifications
Desirable Qualifications
Work Demands
Ability to work intensive hours throughout two 100-day semesters, including evenings and weekends
Readiness to begin work days by participating in a 6:15am meeting five days a week
Participate in residential duty rotation with normal residential duty hours extending until 11:00pm
Facilitate and support overnight camping and/or kayaking expeditions
Coach and train students and self for an endurance athletic event (four-mile swim or 13.1-mile run)
Full participation in new faculty orientation, semester preparations, and semester debrief sessions
Schedule
Semester Faculty are fully engaged in a fall and spring 100-day semester with ample preparation and debrief time at the beginning and end of each term. Semester faculty roles are based on academic calendars with faculty beginning in early August through May with a mid-winter break. There is an opportunity to also work summer programs for an additional stipend.
Compensation & Benefits
Application
Applicants should include the following in their application: