Science Teacher
- Do you love teaching?
- Are you passionate about student success in an environment with talented students, high parental engagement, and a low student-teacher ratio?
- Would you like to help a newly established K-8 school with a unique philosophy to organize and grow?
- Do you aspire to contribute to shaping the global leaders of the future?
Here's your chance to devise innovative teaching methodologies to implement the goals of visionaries. Our Science curriculum consists of modern science supplemented by ancient Indian sciences such as Ayurveda (traditional Indian medicine) and Jyotisha (astronomy). If you’re ready to stoke a learner’s interest with hands-on and experiential learning, here’s your opportunity!
Here's your chance to devise innovative teaching methodologies to implement the goals of visionaries. Our Science curriculum consists of modern science supplemented by ancient Indian sciences such as Ayurveda (traditional Indian medicine) and Jyotisha (astronomy). If you’re ready to stoke a learner’s interest with hands-on and experiential learning, here’s your opportunity!
You will enjoy a culture of cooperation and people passionate about helping to transform students and themselves into the best versions of their mental and physical selves.
You will enjoy a culture of cooperation and people passionate about helping to transform students and themselves into the best versions of their mental and physical selves.
Agastya Gurukulam is an international educational organization that provides students a culturally and linguistically immersive experience in Indian knowledge systems that are of benefit to humanity at large. Our vision is to revive the traditional Indic method of education with bilingual instruction in Sanskrit and English. Among other things, this emphasizes memorization, hands-on and applied learning, values and aesthetics. Our organizational culture emphasizes high moral and ethical values and fosters a strong sense of community. In the coming academic year, we are starting a new private school in southwest Houston, for which we are looking for excellent and experienced educators. These are full-time positions (40 hours a week).
Agastya Gurukulam is an international educational organization that provides students a culturally and linguistically immersive experience in Indian knowledge systems that are of benefit to humanity at large. Our vision is to revive the traditional Indic method of education with bilingual instruction in Sanskrit and English. Among other things, this emphasizes memorization, hands-on and applied learning, values and aesthetics. Our organizational culture emphasizes high moral and ethical values and fosters a strong sense of community. In the coming academic year, we are starting a new private school in southwest Houston, for which we are looking for excellent and experienced educators. These are full-time positions (40 hours a week).
Required:
Required:
- Bachelor’s degree or greater in relevant field
- Experience with classroom teaching for Grades K-8
- Openness to traditional Indic culture and cultural practices
- Willingness to follow Agastya Gurukulam’s ethos and regulations
- Positive, encouraging and nurturing demeanor
- Experience using presentation and instruction tools, such as PowerPoint & projectors
Preferred:
Preferred:
- Knowledge of Samskritam and/or other Indian languages, culture and values
- Experience coaching students for science competitions like Science Fairs and Olympiads
- Familiarity with Indic scientific works like Tarka-SangraH, VimAnashAstram etc. or teaching methodology.
Job Overview
Job Overview
Your main endeavor will be to teach lessons from curricula developed in line with Agastya’s vision. You should be able to pay close attention to students’ learning, recognize difficulties and challenges, and implement remedies, bringing any shortfall observed to the notice of the management immediately.
Your main endeavor will be to teach lessons from curricula developed in line with Agastya’s vision. You should be able to pay close attention to students’ learning, recognize difficulties and challenges, and implement remedies, bringing any shortfall observed to the notice of the management immediately.
Interested?
Apply with a resume and letter of interest to archana@agastyagurukulam.org if you meet these requirements and want a hands-on role in implementing indigenous Indic education philosophy.
Interested?
Apply with a resume and letter of interest to archana@agastyagurukulam.org if you meet these requirements and want a hands-on role in implementing indigenous Indic education philosophy.
For more information, please call +1-908-309-4987.
For more information, please call +1-908-309-4987.