Job Opportunities
Forest School Assistant Teacher
Waldorf School of Lexington is currently accepting applications for an Assistant Teacher for our 2024-25 Forest School Program. This is a 10-hour per week position that spans the school year (10-months). The Forest School Program is offered on Mondays and Tuesdays from September 16–June 3. Program hours are 9:00 a.m.- 1:00 p.m.
Led by a lead teacher, the assistant teacher welcomes children ages 3-6 years to spend two mornings a week immersed in the 185-acre Great Meadows conservation land behind the Waldorf School of Lexington. Teachers engage children with opportunities for free, imaginative play, fine and gross motor skill building as well as social/emotional skill development. The morning rhythm brings the class together for seasonal songs, verses, a puppet show, and circle games—all sparking a sense of wonder.
Preferred qualifications include:
Bachelor’s degree
2+ years of teaching experience
Waldorf Early Childhood teacher certification or actively on the path of certification
Commitment and energy for working with early childhood-aged children and being outdoors for extended periods of time from September through June.
Demonstrated ability to collaborate with colleagues
Interest in evolving the Waldorf curriculum for the 21st-century
Commitment to advancing the work of diversity, equity, inclusion, justice and belonging
To Apply
Please email a cover letter, resume, and three references (written or provide contact information) in a single pdf to communications@thewaldorfschool.org.
Setting
WSL is situated 12 miles west of Boston in historic Lexington, Massachusetts—an area rich with culture, historical significance, and natural beauty. Abutting our campus is a 185-acre nature preserve that features a sports field, several play gardens, a vegetable garden, and beehives.
Pedagogy and Program
WSL provides an arts-integrated academic education. We offer a curriculum rich in the humanities and sciences as well as practical and fine arts, grounded in the pedagogical principles and methods of Rudolf Steiner. Cultivating critical thinking, creativity, and perseverance in our students, we strive to instill an enthusiasm for learning, skills in collaboration, and the confidence to engage in a changing world.
WSL serves nearly 170 students from preschool through grade 8. The school offers a challenging academic program, provided by faculty who understand students' cognitive, emotional, and physical developmental stages. Our educational philosophy and culture instill in students respect for themselves, for each other, and the living world around them. WSL prepares students for a lifetime of engaged, self-directed learning.
Diversity
Waldorf School of Lexington is committed to an ongoing process of learning, listening and deepening our understanding of equity, inclusion, and justice. With reverence, we strive to create, embrace and support a diverse, equitable, inclusive, and just community where everyone is respected, connected and valued. We welcome students, families, faculty, and staff of all races, ethnicities, cultural and religious heritages, socioeconomic backgrounds, geographic origins, gender identities, sexual orientations, and family structures. We reject discrimination in all forms and embrace the principles of common humanity expressed by the founder of Waldorf education, Rudolf Steiner. WSL has adopted the position statement of the Association of Waldorf Schools of North America (AWSNA).
Accreditation
The Waldorf School of Lexington is accredited by AWSNA and NEASC (the New England Association of Schools and Colleges), a member of AISNE (Association of Independent Schools of New England), and NAIS (National Association of Independent Schools).