Physical Education Teacher

This position requires at least three years of experience teaching physical education or a related movement specialty (dance, sports, yoga, pilates, etc.) to pre-school and/or elementary aged children. You must have completed a Bachelor’s degree, preferably in a related field. Master’s degree in education, physical education, or a related field is highly desired.

You must be someone who has experience collaborating with other teachers, especially in regards to planning school-wide functions. The physical education teacher will work closely with the music, and art teachers in order to plan biannual performances, which showcase students' physical and artistic abilities.

We are a Spanish and Mandarin immersion school, and so native Spanish and Mandarin fluency is highly desired

You must be someone with exceptional communication skills and a nurturing, supportive approach.  Our goal is to guide and support parents through the rich and complex experience of the PYP, helping them learn what their children are capable of and how they can best support them in our program.

You will also work collaboratively with PYP colleagues to develop the school's ethos and supportive relationships amongst students of all ages. You will be asked to actively utilize New York City as a resource for learning and to involve your students in sustainable community service projects and experiences.

Through the use of technology, our students develop and apply strategies for critical and creative thinking, engage in inquiry, make connections, and apply new understandings and skills in different contexts. We ask every teacher to embrace technology and see it as any tool that empowers the learner to broaden the expression of an idea (often artistically), innovate, solve a problem, learn something new, verify what they think they know, communicate and collaborate with others, and so much more.