Lower School General Music Teacher
Lancaster Country Day School
Location
Lancaster, PA | United States
Job description
- Teach Lower School general music in grades preschool through five
- Direct 4th and 5th Grade Choruses
- Work collaboratively with other Performing Arts department members to further enhance and ensure consistent curriculum, instruction, and assessment delivery.
- Organize classroom systems/procedures and ensure all students are fully engaged in learning.
- Establish a culture of high expectations within a supportive environment for all students.
- Assess students regularly through both formative and summative assessments, ensuring ongoing constructive feedback to students and their families.
- Use the School’s learning management system, Canvas, to communicate with students and their families to provide needed information on classroom work and student progress, and contact families through direct communications via phone or email when appropriate.
- Reflect on student performance and feedback to refine classroom activities and methods of leading music instruction.
- Work closely with other faculty members of the Performing Arts department and with colleagues school-wide to improve instructional practices and share best practices.
- Collaborate with and adhere to the recommendations of the School’s learning specialists.
- Demonstrate clear concern for each student as a learner and scaffold instruction in a way that encourages students to reach their potential.
- Participate actively in professional development activities.
- Demonstrate commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion when making curricular and repertoire choices.
- Contribute to sustaining an inclusive and equitable learning environment for our School community.
- Participate actively in area music organizations, such as LLMEA, PMEA, NAFME, etc.
- Perform other related duties as required.
- Bachelor's Degree in Music Education preferred, or BA in Music or a similar degree
- Previous teaching experience (including leading music performances) is preferred.
- Experience teaching music to Early Learners (PS - K) is preferred.
- Piano and Vocal proficiency are required.
- Desire to be part of shaping the larger school culture and community, particularly with regard to diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts.
About Lancaster Country Day School
Country Day School seeks to provide a rigorous, college preparatory academic program within a supportive environment, creating a community of outward-looking, lifelong learners. Challenging students to look at the world in new ways, LCDS has high academic and behavioral expectations of its students while providing extensive support to achieve those standards. Through especially close relationships between students and adults, the School encourages personal growth and trust, fostering confident, articulate, and thoughtful individuals who can deal with the complexities of the world and the rapid rate of technological and societal change.
As a preschool - 12 school with 600+ students under one roof, LCDS encourages a close interaction between people of diverse backgrounds, striving to reflect the world as it truly exists, respect for self and for others, and a commitment to one’s contribution to society, are the hallmarks of a Country Day education. In addition to setting high expectations, the School urges both students and adults to find a proper balance, fulfilling their many obligations while maintaining a strong commitment to their own physical and emotional health.
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