Middle School/5th Grade Head Teacher (Humanities & Math)

Peninsula School, a leader in progressive education since 1925, is a Preschool-8th grade school where children thrive and develop to their full promise as confident contributors in the world.

At Peninsula, children learn about themselves and others, discover their passions, and grow intellectually in an inclusive community rich with choices, exploration, and play. In addition to intellectual development and social and emotional learning, Peninsula School has an explicit focus on educating for democracy, student choice and voice, and social justice.

Peninsula School is celebrating its centennial in 2025.

Middle School Head Teachers work closely together, sequencing & coordinating curriculum and various logistics while honoring the whole child. Teachers are provided flexibility in their classrooms to enable them to best serve the needs and interests of their students while remaining true to the mission, values, and progressive pedagogy of the school.

General Responsibilities

• Support and promote Peninsula School’s mission and values
• Provide a progressive program for children using instructional methods and materials that are responsive and appropriate to the intellectual, social and emotional needs of students and that foster their positive learning and personal growth
• Maintain a cooperative classroom environment that encourages problem solving, creativity, critical thinking, and intellectual curiosity
• Create and maintain a welcoming, safe, equitable and respectful learning environment that honors and values a diversity of learning, cultural, ethnic, racial and sexual identities and lived experiences of the student population
• Center student growth by managing and monitoring student learning
• Remain current on educational research, topics and progressive practices
• Participate in ongoing professional development and collaborate with colleagues to improve teaching and learning

• Master's degree in Education or related field
• 5+ years of teaching experience, preferably in a progressive school setting
• Proven track record of promoting student growth and achievement
• Strong understanding of progressive education principles and practices
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work collaboratively with colleagues and students