Kumara school Preschool
Mill Valley, california
Start Date: August 25, 2014
Position hiring for:
Teacher-full-time 2-3 year old classroom
Teacher-full-time 3-6 year old classroom
Start date no later than August 25, 2014 for training, school years starts September 2, 2014.
Kumara School is an 11 month program September through July (August closed)
Work schedule – M-F
Program Description
Kumara School is a Reggio Emilia inspired program for children 2-6 years old that is socially focused and based on the constructivist style of education for teachers and children. Teachers support children constructing knowledge by presenting and encouraging opportunities for deep exploration of subjects, promoting questioning, teaching problem solving skills, and nourishing expression, creativity and wonder. Teachers use children’s interests and the ideas of developmentally appropriate practice to create a play based, meaningful curriculum that involves the whole child.
Job Responsibilities include:
– Parent and interstaff communication
– creation of developmentally appropriate curriculum
– creation of multi-age and core group curriculum that reflects the Kumara Philosophy
– knowledge and implementation of developmentally appropriate project based work
– implementation of hands on experiences
– generation of curriculum based on interests and questions of the children and teachers
– ability to generate project documentation of children’s work
– excellent verbal and written communication skills
JOB REQUIREMENTS:
MINIMUM OF 12 ECE UNITS – B.A. PREFERRED
DOJ, FBI AND CHILD ABUSE INDEX CLEARANCE
KNOWLEDGE OF NAEYC STANDARDS
IDEALLY, EXPERIENCE IN A REGGIO EMILIA INSPIRED PROGRAM
SALARY BASED ON EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION
pAID hOLIDAYS
AFTER SIx months and during open enrollment can participate in insurance plan, employer pays half of PREMIUM
PLEASE SEND COVER LETTER, STATEMENT OF INTEREST AND RESUME VIA E-MAIL VANESSA@KUMARASCHOOL.COM
CONTACT PERSON: VANESSA CAMPION
Kumara provides a play based, socially focused program where the ideas of social constructivism, progressive education and Reggio Emilia inspired documentation and project work influence the daily experiences of children, teachers and parents. Teachers support children’s constructing knowledge by presenting and encouraging opportunities for deep exploration of subjects, promoting questioning, teaching problem solving skills and nourishing expression, creativity and wonder. Teachers use their own and children’s interests and ideas of developmentally appropriate practice to create a play based, meaningful curriculum that involves the whole child.
A strong emphasis on social and emotional support is a vital part of children’s experience at Kumara. Learning how to express and process intense emotions is an invaluable life skill, as is learning how to listen to the feeling of others and to respond in a way that respects those involved. Children know that they have the right to be heard and listened to.
Vanessa Campion
director
vanessa@kumaraschool.com
415-388-5437
Together, we are empowering exceptional education.