Lower School Spanish Teacher (K-5)
Lower School Spanish Teacher (K-5th)
Fort Worth Academy seeks a creative, collaborative, team-oriented individual with a passion for and deep understanding of the Spanish language and the cultures, traditions, and history of the Spanish-speaking world.
Fort Worth Academy is recognized as a leader in progressive education for students in grades K-8. Founded in 1982, the Academy is home to more than 200 students engaged in an innovative approach to teaching and learning that moved the school to the national and international forefront of education. The Academy offers an experience expertly designed for the foundation years: kindergarten through grade eight. Small class sizes of no more than fifteen students ensure every child receives highly personalized attention. A diverse, welcoming environment inspires students to discover and pursue their own paths to excellence and a comprehensive curriculum offers challenges in academics, athletics, and the arts.
As a result, the Academy’s graduates enter high school prepared to excel. They are self-aware, confident, and motivated. The Academy’s graduates are aggressively recruited by the area’s premier high schools and attend nationally-ranked colleges and universities.
Teaching Responsibilities: This individual will provide a series of 30-minute to 45-minute experiential, quasi-immersion Spanish experiences for kindergarten through fifth-grade learners several times weekly. The ideal candidate must understand and commit to the mission and educational philosophy of Fort Worth Academy, designed around progressive methodologies, highly personalized student attention, and a diverse, welcoming environment. They will actively integrate the Academy's core pillars, including entrepreneurship, leadership, innovation, design thinking, and project-based learning (PBL), into the world language curriculum, fostering global citizenship and intercultural competence. Furthermore, as Fort Worth Academy has been a 1:1 tech device school for nearly two decades, applicants should possess a high degree of digital comfort and competency, skillfully leveraging educational technology to enhance language acquisition and facilitate interactive learning opportunities.
Degree/Education: Applicants should have a degree in subject area, and/or early childhood/elementary education. Experience teaching elementary students in grades K-5 is highly desired.
Please send your letter of interest and resume to employment@fwacademy.org to be considered for this position.