
Open Positions
Certified Teachers
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Are you ready to reach students on a completely different level, surrounded by enthusiastic parents, a cheerleader administration, and a supportive team of fellow teachers? Now is your moment.
You know there’s a better way.
And you’re right. At Villa Bella Expeditionary School, we know there’s a better way to help kids learn, grow, and become forces for good in the world.
It’s called Expeditionary Learning (EL). Using project-based instruction (expeditions) and fully integrated socio-emotional learning, teachers here empower their students to dig deeper, make discoveries, think critically, and follow their own personal genius.
The results are mind-blowing. Not only do our students achieve higher, they’re motivated, engaged, and enthusiastic about learning.
So are their parents.
So are their teachers.
At VBE we know that for students to feel safe and trusted in their learning environment, their teachers need to feel that way too.
That’s why we don’t see teachers as workhorses that we can pile duties on, micromanage, and ignore. Teachers are incredible! We strive to give them the respect, autonomy, and support that they deserve.
You have so much to give to your students and the world. You have superhuman powers of strength, compassion, endurance, creativity, problem-solving, and yes…teaching.
If you’re ready to reach students on a completely different level, surrounded by enthusiastic parents, a cheerleader administration, and a supportive team of fellow teachers, now is your moment.
We can’t wait to meet you, witness your superpowers, and give you the opportunity to change the world.
Middle School Office Manager & Health Tech
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Are you’re ready to build something new and exciting from the ground up, surrounded by a supportive community? We need you!
Organizers of the world, unite!
Here at Villa Bella Expeditionary School, we have a big job. We’re growing and building a different kind of school. One that empowers students, encourages achievement, and values the contribution of parents, teachers, and staff.
If that doesn’t sound big enough, we’re also expanding our reach from elementary into middle school. For the next three years we’ll be adding new grades, new students, and new teachers…and we need someone to keep it all running smoothly.
If you’re a sucker for lists and charts, love getting everything put in its place, a whiz with communication, and don’t mind a little blood now and again, we’ve got just the job for you.
As the office manager, you’ll be the glue that holds everything in our new middle school together, the connective tissue between parents, teachers, students, the administration, and more. From answering phones to organizing paperwork to greeting students and parents, you set everyone up for success.
And as the health tech, you get to help take care of not just the student’s minds, but their bodies as well. From managing medications and health files to caring for ill and injured students, you’ll help VBE’s students feel safe, cared for, and loved.
If you’re ready to build something new and exciting from the ground up, surrounded by a supportive community, we need you!
Let’s work together to turn a vision for our children’s education into reality.
Support Staff, Paraprofessional
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Are you passionate about empowering kids, have cat-like reflexes, a ninja’s ability to blend in anywhere, a soft heart and kind eyes, oodles of patience, are a whiz with scissors and a stapler, always have one eye on the clock, and have a healthy sense of humor? We need you!
Looking for a way to make a difference?
At Villa Bella Expeditionary School, we’re approaching education in a whole new way, helping students not just know more, but BE more. Our project-based learning curriculum encourages kids to dig deeper, make discoveries, think critically and follow their own personal genius.
But they can’t do it alone.
We’re looking for an individual with a bag of tricks–someone who can be an extra set of hands, eyes, and legs for teachers, who can work one-on-one or in small groups with students, who can pitch in with anything, anywhere.
Basically, we need a walking, talking, smiling Swiss Army Knife.
If you’re passionate about empowering kids, if you have cat-like reflexes, a ninja’s ability to blend in anywhere, a soft heart and kind eyes, oodles of patience, are a whiz with scissors and a stapler, always have one eye on the clock, and have a healthy sense of humor, we need you!
Sound like a lot? Don’t be so modest.
We can’t wait to meet you and work together to build a powerful community of learners, teachers, and helpers.
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FAQ
What is Expeditionary Learning or EL Education?
Not to be confused with nature schools, EL schools emphasize engaged teaching and learning, project-based curriculum, and a demanding and supportive school culture. Literacy is central and reading and writing are integrated throughout the curriculum. Character development and teamwork are not just emphasized, but embedded in school structures, practices and rituals and integrated into the academic program.
Learn more about EL Education here.