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The Opportunity:  Middle School Humanities Teacher & Advisor

Tremont School seeks warm, innovative educator in small class size setting (6-8 students). 

About Tremont School:
Tremont School is a small independent day school for grades 5-12 and post graduates located in Concord, MA. Tremont’s mission is to provide an innovative approach to education that (re)ignites a passion for learning, honors and embraces students’ individuality, and empowers them to be critical thinkers and compassionate citizens. Tremont School is a small learning community that values developing trust, building connections and fostering independence.

How does this show itself?

At Tremont, we tap into the synergy between excellent educators and curious students.  While advancing along a set of standards, we also know that learning is everywhere and that co-creating some curricula with young people is a key to engagement and depth. Tremont School is a deliberately small, diverse and holistic community that challenges students to take ownership of their learning. Using evidence-based approaches, we employ real-world, interdisciplinary contexts that foster students’ natural curiosity, personal interests, joy, and individual potential. In addition, every adult at Tremont is responsible for mentoring students in academic, social and emotional areas, seeing these areas of learning as equal to academic learning.

Core Beliefs

• Students thrive when they feel connected to what they are learning and contribute to a community
• Teaching can be personalized just as learning is
• Strong communities are built on a foundation of respect for diversity of thought, learning styles, personality, and culture 
• The richest learning environment integrates the physical, social, emotional and cognitive lives of young people
• Tremont School is a collaboration among students, teachers, parents, and the community

Elements of Tremont’s evidence-based school design

• Developmentally appropriate, multi-age classrooms
• A humanistic approach, balancing equally students’ social, emotional and academic development 
• Competency-based learning: all students in the school are working toward mastery of a common set of academic skills and interdisciplinary competencies
• Narrative feedback and assessment (no letter or number grades)
• Living Curriculum: learning driven by student interests and curiosities, not by prescribed, static content  
• Interdisciplinary, authentic learning experiences

The Opportunity: Middle School Humanities Teacher and Advisor 

Our Middle School consists of students in grades five through eight.  For the 2025-2026 academic year, classrooms will have between six and eight students. 

Specific Responsibilities:

• Teach three, multi-age sections of Middle School Humanities
• Serve as a Middle School Advisor to 6-8 students
• Supplement Humanities teaching with two other courses to be determined by your interests and students’ needs 
• Attend to the social, emotional, and academic lives of early adolescent students, create an identity-safe caring classroom environment and community, and grow students’ capacities over time
• Manage all classroom responsibilities, including designing and implementing curriculum, differentiating instruction to meet the needs of all learners, utilizing a variety of approaches to teaching and assessing students
• For Advisees, serve as the primary point of contact for students’ families, coordinating and communicating with colleagues to provide continuity of experience and care
• Communicate about student progress, write Progress Notes, hold parent conferences, and meet with school leaders and other faculty 
•  Work collaboratively with faculty colleagues and school leadership team to shape and refine the program and student support 

 In addition, the Middle School Humanities Teacher will share in responsibilities associated with membership on the faculty, supervision of student activities, participating in special events and outreach programs, as well as lunch, movement, and Contract time supervision. Tremont faculty members are also expected to attend opening and closing work weeks (August/September and June) and other faculty meetings as scheduled.  

An ideal candidate will possess the following attributes: 

• A strong commitment to Tremont School’s mission and vision
• A sense of humor, an optimistic outlook, a love of kids, an open mind and a desire to make a difference 
• A strong team player and collaborator, with an ability to thrive in a dynamic environment
• Facility with experiential, interdisciplinary learning
• Experience with a wide variety of assessment approaches
• An ability to discern students strengths and challenges; to build on strengths and to support challenges to advance students toward thoughtful self-determination
• An ability to assist learners in finding learning paths that build upon their passions and interests
• Willingness to take a student’s perspective seriously in solving problems
• Experience with diverse learners and demonstrated ability to differentiate instruction
• A commitment to social and emotional learning as an important part of daily classroom life

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree required, Masters degree preferred 
• At least three years of prior middle school teaching experience in Humanities, English language arts, or social studies/history, preferred
• Additional specialized trainings a plus; love and appreciation for neurodivergent students a must
• Employ multicultural, anti-bias, antiracist materials and teaching strategies that reflect cultural competence
• Effective, timely, and professional communication skills

Salary commensurate with experience. 

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Professional development assistance

Please send resume, cover letter, and list of references to Colleen L. Meaney at colleen@tremontschool.org.  Inquiries will be accepted until the role is filled.

The Tremont School does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin or sexual orientation in its employment practices, administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.