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Cap Cana Heritage School Punta Cana, Dominican Republic License required
Start in August, 2025
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Secondary Science Teacher
Cap Cana Heritage School
Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
Start date: August 2025
2 years
1
- High School
- Licensed Teacher
- Bachelor
- 2 years of teaching experience
- Science
- Teaching Credential/License
- United States (USA), United Kingdom (UK), Canada, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Mexico
About Cap Cana Heritage School
Cap Cana Heritage School is a private, international, college-preparatory school located in the heart of the Cap Cana community. We serve a diverse student population and are committed to cultivating confident, ethical, and globally-minded learners. Our school blends a U.S.-based curriculum with innovative, inquiry-driven approaches grounded in best practices.
Position Summary
Cap Cana Heritage School is seeking a dynamic and passionate Secondary Science Teacher to join our middle and high school faculty for the 2025–2026 school year. The ideal candidate will inspire curiosity and critical thinking in students through hands-on learning, real-world connections, and interdisciplinary approaches to science.
This position includes teaching high school (grades 9–12) science courses, including but not limited to General Science, Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science, and/or Physics, depending on experience and departmental needs.
Key Responsibilities
- Design and implement engaging, standards-aligned science lessons that promote inquiry, experimentation, and evidence-based reasoning
- Differentiate instruction to meet diverse learner needs and language backgrounds
- Foster a student-centered classroom culture that encourages collaboration, discussion, and curiosity
- Integrate appropriate technology and lab-based experiences into daily instruction
- Collaborate with science and interdisciplinary teams to support curriculum alignment and school-wide goals
- Communicate regularly with students, families, and colleagues to ensure academic and social-emotional growth
- Participate in professional development, school events, and extracurricular programs
- Support the school’s mission, vision, and commitment to student achievement and character education
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Science Education, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, or a related field
- Valid teaching certification/license (or equivalent) for secondary science
- Minimum 2 years of teaching experience in middle or high school science
- Familiarity with NGSS, inquiry-based instruction, and interdisciplinary teaching
- Experience working in international or bilingual environments preferred
- Strong classroom management, communication, and organizational skills
- Fluency in English
Cap Cana Heritage School is an educational community located in the exclusive area of Cap Cana, Punta Cana in the eastern region of the Dominican Republic. Founded in 2007, Cap Cana Heritage School is the third school in the Educación Integral network, an organization with many years of academic and administrative experience in the K-12 international education sector. Cap Cana Heritage School is an independent institution officially founded as a private, non-sectarian, international school. Since its creation, CCHS has offered an educational program for Dominican and international students interested in a U.S.-type curriculum preschool through high school.
Mission Statement:
To provide a student-centered environment based on high expectations that actively promotes leadership, wisdom, and integrity by fostering creative, critical thinkers who are lifelong learners, caring human beings and responsible global citizens.
Vision Statement:
To be a true learning community that is committed to the pursuit of excellence, leadership and personal integrity.
Student Outcomes:
-To develop competencies in the use of technology and information
-To develop competencies in critical thinking and investigative learning
-To develop competencies in creative arts and cultural awareness
-To develop competencies in social and personal responsibility
-To develop competencies in learning to learn
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