Science Elementary School Teacher
Harlem Success Academy (New York City, New York)

Success Academies provide a unique educational experience with a rigorous and holistic curriculum that emphasizes college graduation as an end goal. We look for a good culture fit as well as extraordinary skill in our instructional staff members. Please read about us on our website at www.harlemsuccess.org before completing our application for employment. If you are still interested in our growing program, please take the time to answer the questions below. We thank you for your interest.

The Position
A key component of our ambitious curriculum at Harlem Success Academy is our highly successful science program. Starting in kindergarten, our scholars receive science instruction 5 days a week from teachers who specialize in teaching science. Using an inquiry-based curriculum, instructors teach students not only facts about life, earth and the physical sciences, but also how to think scientifically.  Students conduct experiments, form hypotheses and use the scientific method to explore the world around them.

We are currently looking for ambitious, hard working, and dedicated professionals to become Science Teachers at our Harlem Success Academies for the 2008-2009 school year.  Our Science Teachers focus solely on science and teach the science curriculum to our kindergarten, first, second and third grade classes. 

Qualified candidates have demonstrated track records of achievement, high degrees of personal responsibility, and the drive to do whatever it takes to ensure that every child achieves academic success. They are committed to excellence, lead by example, and see collaboration as a key component of success.  Ideal candidates have a background in science and education and a passion for teaching young children.

The Program
Success Academies invest in children early. From the moment our Kindergartners walk through our doors and enter our lively classrooms, they become scholars on the road to college graduation. Every moment in school is seized as an opportunity for learning: scholars are encouraged to follow the wise words of Dr. Seuss and “Go Beyond Z” in all aspects of their lives, and faculty is dedicated to doing whatever it takes to ensure academic success. Our student achievement outcomes attest to our belief in the idea that every child can succeed. After only 2 years in operation, our first school, Harlem Success Academy Charter School has dramatically increased reading and math scores for our students. It has also produced an unparalleled school culture that will serve as the template for 30-40 more high-performing Success Academies in low-income NYC neighborhoods in the next 10 years.


What Makes Success Academies Different?
Success Academies are committed to making every second count. In addition to a rigorous literacy and math program, Success Academies offer discovery-based science 5 days per week, geography, chess, visual arts, soccer, karate, and dance. These unique features are at the core of our well-rounded instruction, creating an educational experience characterized by active learning and higher-order thinking that directly addresses core deficiencies in American public education. Our values - agency, curiosity, try & try, integrity, others, and no shortcuts - are emphasized for our scholars and demonstrated by our faculty in everything that we do.




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