The faculty at Summerfield seeks a high school Physics and Math teacher to join us beginning August 2022.

We are looking for a teacher with a broad imagination for teaching Math and Physics phenomenologically: guiding students to insight through lived encounters with the real world rather than teaching rote concepts. The Physics curriculum builds on itself over the four grades, beginning with thermodynamics in 9^th grade, kinematics in 10^th, electricity and magnetism as well as astronomy in 11^th, and optics in 12^th. Math tracks span Algebra 1 and 2, Geometry and Calculus and require the curiosity and creativity to work with students of varying abilities simultaneously. Math blocks may include 10^th grade Sacred Geometry and Conic Sections, and 11^th grade Projective Geometry as well as 8^th grade Platonic Solids. As many of these classes are unique to Waldorf schools, the ideal candidate would have Waldorf experience, and a willingness to be trained in Waldorf pedagogy is a requirement. The Math and Science department is made up of several faculty members with different concentrations, most of whom share the Math curriculum.

The faculty and staff at Summerfield have a commitment to faculty/staff-led governance so that we act in full freedom toward forming a culture of initiative and mutual support. Each of us (faculty, students, and staff) supports and attends to this culture in unique ways both personally and formally. This may include working on a governance team or committee, being a co-advisor for a class, or mentoring a group of mixed-age students.

At Summerfield, we teach 300 students aged 3-18 on a 38-acre campus which includes a biodynamic farm, nature preserve, circus tent and new Art/Tech facility. This is a dynamic time to be joining the faculty at Summerfield as the Covid 19 pandemic has opened up exciting new possibilities for working with the land, each other and this moment. We are asking big questions and seeking a colleague who is inspired to join us in asking of the future “What wills to happen?” and then collaborate our way into the answers.

Please email your letter of intention, along with a resume, to Michelle Bovard, Human Resources Coordinator at michelle@summerfieldwaldorf.org. Please also include three references (with phone numbers), at least two of whom have seen you teach.

Physical Requirements for Employees at SWSF:

Summerfield is both a school and farm. Though we do have paved pathways between various buildings, many pathways are unpaved and rough. Some have steep inclines and declines, steps and holes.

Employees must have the ability to:

• Be stationary and move on various-density and uneven surfaces for extended periods of time and significant lengths
• Sit for extended periods of time, both in chairs and on the floor
• Use a computer for extended periods of time
• Squat, stoop and/or bend over
• Reach overhead, grasp, push/pull up to 35 pounds for short distances
• Lift and carry up to 45 lbs. at waist height for short distances

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