Proctor's Mountain Classroom is a co-ed academic, outdoor adventure, and travel program offered to ten students in grades 11 and 12. Two ten-week terms consist of an immersive, experiential curriculum that integrates place-based English, history, and science coursework with outdoor skills and fieldwork, including backpacking, rock climbing, paddling, and visiting areas of cultural significance. The group travels in a 14-passenger minibus and camps every night along their route, which stretches across the United States.
Responsibilities include:
Organizing, developing, and teaching curriculum for two subjects;
Facilitating a seminar on group dynamics/leadership;
Teaching outdoor skills pertinent to course activities;
Collaborating effectively with co-instructor and program director;
Cultivating a positive, growth-minded learning environment;
Building the itinerary for each term;
Planning all aspects of wilderness and front-country travel, including obtaining permits;
Sharing in driving;
Purchasing and maintaining equipment;
Maintaining a budget;
Communicating regularly with campus and parents.
Qualifications include:
Teaching experience and expertise in one of the academic courses offered (English, social science, science);
Experience working with teenagers and facilitating group processes;
Effective communication skills;
Extensive experience leading trips (preferably with teenagers and for longer than 2 weeks);
Advanced outdoor skills and the ability to teach them;
A clean driving record;
Awareness of the demands of extended leadership in diverse settings;
WFR certification;
CPR certification;
Substantial experience rock climbing (able to fully manage a top rope site), backpacking, or wilderness travel;
Some paddling experience helpful.
A positive attitude and sense of humor are also required.
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Requirements
Teaching experience and expertise in one of the academic courses offered (English, social science, science);
Experience working with teenagers and facilitating group processes;
Effective communication skills;
Extensive experience leading trips (preferably with teenagers and for longer than 2 weeks);
Advanced outdoor skills and the ability to teach them;
A clean driving record;
Awareness of the demands of extended leadership in diverse settings;
WFR certification;
CPR certification;
Substantial experience rock climbing (able to fully manage a top rope site), backpacking, or wilderness travel;
Some paddling experience helpful.
Interested in this position? Submit your application to Proctor Academy before the deadline.
