Humanities Teacher 2020-21 at Sonoma Academy

Job Summary

Job Summary

Sonoma Academy Humanities Teacher (full time, 2020-2021) Overview of School: Sonoma Academy is an independent high school located in Santa Rosa, CA on a 34-acre campus, surrounded by 1,000 acres of protected open space, at the base of Taylor Mountain. Founded in 2001, it provides an engaging, challenging, and innovative college preparatory education and a supportive community for motivated learners from Sonoma, Napa, Marin, Lake, and Mendocino counties. The school currently serves 330 students in grades 9 through 12 and is increasing its enrollment each year. For more information on programs and philosophy, please visit our website: www.sonomaacademy.org. Mission Sonoma Academy calls its students to be creative, ethical, and committed to learning. The school nurtures inspiring teachers and engages with the surrounding community, and its students communicate across cultures as they prepare to become leaders in a dynamic world. Diversity, Equity, Inclusion Mission We believe that learning occurs best in a connected community. Diversity, equity, and inclusivity are essential to an education in which all members of our community thrive. We are committed to cultivating a diverse community that is conscious and welcoming of difference, dedicated to investigating and advancing equity, and engages with our local and global community. We are deeply committed to having a staff, faculty, and student body who reflect the rich diversity within the North Bay and we strongly encourage candidates from underrepresented groups to apply. If you would like to join us in our work, we welcome your application. Responsibilities: The Humanities Instructor will be responsible for teaching a core Sophomore Humanities (World History/English) course as well as Humanities electives. Humanities classes are semester-long courses that meet for 80 minutes a day, five days a week, and focus on literature and history, while drawing from a range of social science disciplin

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