charlotte mason
San Jose, CA
Looking for Full-Time Elementary Teacher at Brightside (housing available) for the 2024-2025 School Year
Brightside is currently seeking a Full-Time Elementary Teacher for the 2024-2025 school year. Brightside is a unique educational initiative fueled by curiosity, nature and play. We are seeking a dedicated educator to join our team and provide an inspiring educational experience for 4-10 children ranging from preschool to 5th grade. Our educational philosophy is deeply influenced by relational education, emphasizing lifelong learning, respect, excellence, and joy. Please send your applications to sarajoshto@gmail.com with Subject: Elementary Teacher at Brightside
Expectations:
- Embrace and implement the Charlotte Mason philosophy and pedagogy, which emphasizes the importance of immersive literature, nature study, and hands-on learning. Her ideas are based on the belief that children are born persons with their own unique personalities, interests, and abilities.
- Model habits of respect, excellence, and joy in all interactions.
- Explore CM's original writings to enhance teaching methods.
- Maintain classroom cleanliness and order.
- Cultivate an environment of kindness and calm, focusing on aiding students in mastery.
- Promote a discrimination-free learning environment.
- Serve as a role model in speech, mannerism, discipline, dress, and performance.
- Be comfortable with a curriculum that uses few textbooks and requires teachers to master and teach their subjects without the usual educational aids and lesson guides.
Training & Meetings:
- Participate in Charlotte Mason Institute’s CORE training, an 8-week program with weekly assignments and discussions (schedule based on hire date, costs will be covered by us).
- Access resources from Alveary, including tutorials and webinars.
- Attend inservice days and training sessions as required.
- Complete CPR and abuse training.
- Engage in Parent Training events and regular tutor meetings.
Lesson Planning:
- Collaborate on lesson planning, following the CM-inspired Alveary curriculum.
- Plan lessons one week in advance and communicate adjustments promptly.
- Implement the Method of a Lesson.
- Instruct in many areas of study, covering 12-16 subjects a week, in addition to cultivating habits such as attention, courtesy, honesty, thoroughness, accuracy, and punctuality.
Evaluation:
- Collaborate with the Director or consultant to evaluate and enhance teaching methods.
- Maintain an open-door policy for parents and Board members.
Substitutes:
- Coordinate substitutes when necessary.
- Ensure substitutes have lesson plans and required materials.
- Follow guidelines for substitute payments.
Communication:
- Maintain regular communication with parents through emails and parent conferences.
- Respond promptly to parent/tutor/Director/board communication.
Administering Examinations:
- Assist with evaluating Alveary exam questions, administering exams, and grading exams.
- Utilize designated days for grading and communication.
Atmosphere:
- Foster an atmosphere of respect, excellence, and joy.
- Align with Brightside’s values and guidelines.
Requirements:
- Candidates must have a commitment to education and learning, love learning, hold the authority of teacher, and know or demonstrate an eagerness to come to know Charlotte Mason’s philosophy of education.
- Candidates must be willing and eager to live in a community by leading with gratitude, making and keeping commitments, being honest, and always hospitable.
- Candidates must possess a bachelor’s degree; a teaching certificate is not required.
- Demonstrated experience with and love for children.
- Passion for lifelong learning.
Brightside Provides the Following:
- Separate housing is available for candidates who prefer to live on-site and can be included as part of the compensation package.
- A curriculum outline based upon CMI’s Alveary, with adjustments as needed.
- Advice on curriculum and scheduling.
- All training and videos in Alveary.
- Tutor training and payment for any required training.
- Excellent training and expectation-setting.
- Regular feedback and support.
- All necessary furniture and supplies for the classroom.
- Consulting as needed.
- An uplifting and encouraging community passionate about making a difference in the lives of our students, families, and one another.
CA: An At Will State
As an at-will state, we operate on a trial basis for the first 30 days. If for some reason the relationship is not mutually beneficial, there is freedom for either party to end it.
If you have a passion for education, a love for children, delight in learning, reading, and studying, and if you are developing a passion for Charlotte Mason’s philosophy, we invite you to apply!
Please send your applications to sarajoshto@gmail.com with Subject: Elementary Teacher at Brightside
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🌻Are you looking for a homeschool co-op that offers more time in nature, a safe Christian environment, and support for your homeschooling journey? Amblewood Homeschool Co-op might be the perfect fit for you! We offer affordable classes to cover a wide variety of subjects in the Charlotte Mason style of education, free mother culture book club, family campouts, and more. Contact me for a private tour and learn more about how our co-op can support your family!
🍄Amblewood Homeschool Co-op would be a good fit for ages 6 and up elementary students. Younger and older siblings are welcome! This is not a drop off program, a parent is required to stay for the duration of their student’s class.
🌿If you’re not up for classes but you are interested in our free activities for parents and families, let me know and I’ll add you to my list to be notified as more info comes out!
🐞Alicia: 919-623-7069
🌲www.thereach.online/amblewood
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Rooted in Riches Homeschool Community of Burlington/Oakville, Ontario
We are a budding community of families committed to homeschooling through the Charlotte Mason philosophy. Our aim is to connect with like-minded parents, offering fellowship and support as we grow in our understanding and practice of CM methods.
We hope to gather periodically as mothers to learn, encourage one another, and deepen our roles as CM educators. In addition, we seek to help connect interested families to form smaller, local groups of parents and children who will meet weekly to share in the learning, with each parent contributing a portion of the feast.
If this sounds like something you're interested in learning more about, we’d love to hear from you.
Alveary Grove
At Alveary Grove we are team of Charlotte Mason educators based in Southern- Africa. We are dedicated to supporting homeschooling and gospel centered parenthood. We host book studies, homeschooling support groups and mentorships, as well as member-led workshops. Alveary Grove is a online community that provides an enriching and engaging environment aimed at building strong local relationships.
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A community of families pursuing the true and good life through a CM lifestyle and education. Our community is centered on our Mama Book Club which meets monthly to discuss and grow through CM writings and conferences. Our co-op is not “enrichment” but features the parts of the CM feast best done in community and often overlooked in the hustle of normal life. Our Natural History Club meets to explore local natural areas through hikes, object lessons, physical geography, and field trips. Applications are open on a rolling basis and admission is available between each term if spaces are available.
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Living Love Collective a Charlotte Mason Education Enrichment Community
Please visit us at livingloveco.com to learn more.
OUR MISSION & VISION
THROUGH GOSPEL-CENTERED COMMUNITY, LIVING EDUCATION ENRICHMENT, AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP, LIVING LOVE COLLECTIVE EXISTS TO INSPIRE HOMESCHOOLING FAMILIES TO USE THEIR GIFTS AND TALENTS TO BE THE HANDS AND FEET OF JESUS.
CORE VALUES & BELIEFS
To nurture spiritual and creative growth that enriches the family through community, living education, creativity, entrepreneurship, and stewardship. These five goals and outcomes are the heartbeat of what we value and will pursue as we move forward.
Community: Cultivate and nurture a Christ-Centered Community to live in harmony with one another, in accord with Christ Jesus. So that together we may glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ with one voice. (Romans 15:5-7)
Living Education: To enrich the family and home culture by pursuing knowledge, wisdom, and understanding through scripture, hymns, and the goodness and beauty of creation using a Charlotte Mason philosophy. (Colossians 3:15-17, Ecclesiastes 7:7)
Creativity: To grow creatively, realizing that we possess the creator's creativity and, through Christ's transforming power, will be fully equipped to be molded into our purpose to glorify God. (Genesis 1:27, Isaiah 64:8, 2 Timothy 2:21)
Entrepreneurship: Encouraging families to use ingenuity and imagination to tangibly pursue God-given giftings in every season of life and to model purposefully committing all our work to the Lord. (Proverbs 16:3, Colossians 3:23, Proverbs 3:5-6)
Stewardship: Stewarding our time, talent, and finances to further the mission to preserve the family and live out our lives in a meaningful and intentional way that is pleasing to the Lord. (1 Peter 4:10, Ephesians 2:10 Ephesians 5:8-10)
We are dedicated to our distinct beliefs, which are the core of our community culture.
What We Believe
GOD
One God eternally exists in three equally divine persons - the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
HOLY SPIRIT
The Holy Spirit is the fully active power of God at work in the world today.
HUMANITY
Humanity is God's crowning work in creation. Purposed to primarily glorify God by representing him on earth and living in a relationship with him and others.
THE BIBLE
The Bible is wholly authentic, inspired, entirely trustworthy, and without error in the original writings...the Bible is the revealed word of God...
JESUS
Jesus, the Son, was born of a virgin and came to earth because of God's love for humanity...our example and victorious King.
SALVATION
Salvation is God's gift of redemption for His church. It is the free gift of grace received by faith alone in Jesus Christ...
GOSPEL
The Gospel is the good news that God...sent Jesus...to live, die, and be raised in our place for the punishment of our sins...so that...we are reconciled to God...
THE CHURCH
The Church is God's chosen instrument to bring His Gospel to every man, woman, and child. There is one church of which Jesus Christ is the head…
Please visit us at livingloveco.com to learn more.