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SL/HL IB DP Anthropology Teacher

Westhill Institute

Mexico City, Mexico

US 1095 - 2381 a month

$12,000 MXN monthly tax-free accommodation allowance

$750US annual airfare reimbursement

Ongoing

Job
School

Contract Length: 2 years

Number of Vacancies: 1

Student Level:

High School

Eligible Candidates:

Licensed Teacher

School Requirements:

Education Required: Bachelor
Minimum Teaching Experience: 1 year of teaching experience
Required Certificates:
Teaching Credential/License

Job Benefits:

Housing allowance is paid on a monthly basis
Annual airfare reimbursement
Paid holidays
International major medical insurance
Annual bonus paid in December

Job Description:

Teacher must use IB syllabus: (But does not need IB training. We will provide training.)

Part 1: Engaging with anthropology

The language of anthropology
The practice of anthropology
Anthropological thinking
Plus HL extension areas.

Part 2: Engaging with ethnography

SL students must complete three areas of inquiry from the following nine - one from each group.
HL students must complete four areas of inquiry from the following nine - one from each group and the fourth chosen from any of the three groups.
Group 1
- Classifying the world
- Health, illness and healing
- The body
Group 2
- Belonging
- Communication, expression and technology
- Movement, time and space
Group 3
- Conflict
- Development
- Production, exchange and consumption
- Internal assessment

Part 3: Engaging in anthropological practice

Doing anthropology at SL: Limited fieldwork (observation, second data collection and critical reflection)
Doing anthropology at HL: Fieldwork

This is a Direct to School Job

About the School:

Our mission

Westhill Institute inspires students to become critical thinkers and lifelong learners by developing ethical values and by transferring their knowledge in an inclusive learning environment to responsibly impact their community.

Vision

Our vision is to inspire students to be contributing leaders in a rapidly changing, globalized world by developing intercultural understanding.

Internationally Minded

Westhill students develop intercultural understanding through a transdisciplinary concept-based curriculum. As an IB World School, students broaden their intercultural understanding and respect through the Primary Years Program (PYP), Middle Years Program (MYP), and Diploma Program (DP).

Developing Lifelong Learners

Westhill inspires students to become critical thinkers and lifelong learners who responsibly impact their community. Through a broad and balanced curriculum students learn how to learn by developing transferable skills, attitudes, knowledge and concepts.

Inclusive Learning Environment

Westhill caters for students from all academic levels, cultural backgrounds, and educational needs. Teaching and learning are differentiated for individual learners’ needs.

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This is a Direct to School Job

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