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Teacher/Director - Early Childhood Language Immersion Program

Morningside PlayCare

Date Posted: 04/25/2017

Location: New York, New York

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Early Childhood Program Teacher/Director

Morningside PlayCare, Inc.

New York City

Morningside PlayCare, Inc. is a new education social enterprise in the process of building a replicable learning lab. We are building a start-up team and seeking innovative people.

Our Mission: Morningside PlayCare cultivates the language genius of young children.

We do this by providing nurturing care; and immersing children in multiple languages through play, creative activities, and the exploration of their environment.

Our Philosophy: We believe that care and guided learning should follow the natural developmental stages of children. Our approach is play-based and progressive. Through play and engaging interaction with their environment and their teachers, young children will naturally and quickly acquire one, two or three languages at an early age. We believe it is important for children to spend time in Nature, eat healthy, real, food; play outside, and engage in authentic arts and inquiry activities.

Our Vision: To help create a generation of Americans able to serve as bridge builders, peacemakers, and citizen diplomats, because they are globally and academically competent, fluent in Chinese culture, multilingual, conscious of the planet’s environment, and civically engaged in creating and sustaining socially just societies.

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Job Description: Work closely and collaboratively with the Executive Director to launch and grow this new program. Spend part of your time in the classroom teaching and coaching new teachers. Spend the rest of your week managing and growing our program in consultation with other members of the Start-Up Team. Be responsible for developing emergent curriculum inspired by the children’s interests, partnering with parents to help guide children’s growth and development. Maintain a safe and nurturing classroom environment. Help create a culture of exploration, respect for nature, and creative play.

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Requirements: This job requires a BA (Masters preferred), with course work in early childhood education, at least 3 years classroom experience with pre-schoolers or toddlers; demonstrated leadership skills, and familiarity with all aspects of early childhood education and program management. Candidate must have excellent English writing skills and be fluent in both English and one of these other languages: Spanish, Mandarin, Portuguese, or French. We want an excellent, experienced early childhood leader and visionary to manage and help grow this new program. This includes the capacity to train inexperienced teachers, collaborate in a team, and advise the owner on all aspects of the program.

Application Instructions:

To Apply: Send resume and email describing why our program interests you to: gfoster@MorningsidePlayCare.com

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