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Middle School Principal (Grades 6-8)
Berkeley Academy for Multicultural Studies
Santa Ana, Costa Rica
US 1550 - 1550 a month
Initial stipend and administrative assistance to find a suitable living arrangement
Start August 2024
1 year
1
- Middle School
- Director/Principal
- Bachelor
- 2 years of teaching experience
All applicants must have the following:
- Experience teaching and/or administration/management in a middle or high school environment
- College/university degree
- English proficiency
- Positive, fun-loving, and caring attitude towards children
- Ability to make timely and quality decisions in a fast-paced environment
- Team player who can work under stressful school-environment conditions
- Ability to communicate effectively with faculty, students, and parents
- Productive, efficient, consistent and helpful
- Professional, tactful and respectful
- Follows rules and respects administration's policies
- Maintains a conservative and professional appearance
Not required, but desired:
- Advanced degree
- Advanced computer/technological literacy, familiarity with Google Apps
- Familiarity with Common Core (U.S.) curriculum
- Experience teaching children in the U.S. or Canada
- Spanish proficiency
- Assistance with immigration (no need to arrive with a visa, we will help you with the process)
- Costa Rica is a wonderful, international place to live
- Hands-on staff with that small school feel
We are an exclusive U.S.-Costa Rican private educational institution dedicated to providing a multicultural studies K-12 curriculum in Central America. We are seeking a professional and experienced, English-speaking middle school principal for the Fall 2024 - Spring 2025 academic year.
Schedule:
- Monday-Friday, 7:30am - 3:30pm
- CR (national) and US (selected) Holidays are observed.
Environment:
- Safe and controlled
- Family-like
- Friendly management
- Respectful, selective children/groups
Term/Additional details:
- August 2024 - June 2025
- Intensive 2-week teacher training from experienced (former) U.S. Department of Education administrator and policymaker
- Room for growth
Vision:
The vision of Berkeley Academy for Multicultural Studies is to empower all of our students to positively impact and change the world.
Mission:
The mission of Berkeley Academy for Multicultural Studies is to (PRIDE) Provide an exceptional educational experience that intellectually stimulates all students PreK-12; Raise the awareness and importance of multicultural diversity; Ignite a daily passion for learning that prepares them for the complex technological world of tomorrow; Develop and empower students to positively impact their communities; Equip our students with the skills and knowledge to obtain acceptance to the colleges/universities of their choice and to be successful at those institutions.Berkeley Academy leadership ensures that all students uphold these traditional values both inside and outside the classroom daily. Without these core values, the essence of Berkeley Academy’s mission and vision to positively impact and change the world is compromised.
Our definition, as defined by our founders, of honor, prestige, and excellence are:
Honor is honesty, justice, fairness, or integrity in one’s beliefs and actions.
Prestige is the level of respect, positive reputation, or influence arising from success, achievement, rank, or other favorable attributes.
Excellence is the state, quality, or condition of excelling; superiority in scholarship, service, and character.
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