Summer Academy Lower School STEAM Teacher

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Summer Academy Lower School STEAM Teacher

Horizons Greater Washington seeks dedicated and effective candidates with classroom experience and a penchant for cultivating students’ lifelong love of learning for the role of LS STEAM Lead Teacher in our five-week Summer Academy program. The educator will teach a hands‑on, project‑based STEAM curriculum to guide the students through engaging lessons.

In the application, candidates will be asked to share their preference for the following locations:

3000 Cathedral Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20008

St. Patrick’s Episcopal Day School

4700 Whitehaven Parkway NW
Washington, DC 20007

Norwood School

8821 River Road
Bethesda, MD 20817

The typical daily schedule will be Monday through Friday, 8 am to 3:15 pm. For staff members who are riding the bus for bus duty, your schedule will adjust accordingly, based on bus schedules.

Staff Orientation: 06/23/2026 - 06/26/2026

Summer Program: 06/29/2026 - 07/31/2026

* There will be no program on Friday, July 3rd in observance of Independence Day on July 4th.

Horizons Greater Washington (HGW), an affiliate of Horizons National, is a dedicated leader in advancing educational opportunities by creating long‑term partnerships with students, families, communities, and schools to create enriching out‑of‑school experiences that ignite the joy of learning for our students.

HGW supports over 400 students across grades 1–9 with robust year‑round programming. Our approach is centered on whole‑child development, specifically focusing on building problem‑solving skills, fostering a strong sense of community responsibility, and instilling respect for self and others. By maintaining this multi‑year commitment from the first to the ninth grade, HGW cultivates meaningful, long‑term connections between diverse learners and dedicated, supportive staff.

Our program design and staff practices utilize a Positive Youth Development framework, prioritizing engagement, interaction, support, and a safe environment to effectively meet the needs of our youth.

The cornerstone of our work is the five‑week Summer Academy, which expertly blends high‑quality academics—with a specific focus on math, humanities, literacy, and STEAM—with comprehensive social‑emotional learning, arts instruction, swimming, and confidence‑building opportunities.

HGW is seeking dedicated and effective candidates for the role of LS STEAM Teacher to further enhance our culture of creativity, innovation, and experimentation by melding the diverse disciplines of math, science, art, engineering, technology, and more. Using design thinking, STEAM Teachers will assist, support, and encourage students as they learn new skills for developing ideas and experience both success and failure in a highly collaborative setting.

STEAM Teachers are supported by a Site Director and the HGW administrative team and must work as a team player with teachers across disciplines and program support staff to help fulfill the Horizons mission. Successful applicants will be flexible and creative in response to students’ interests and needs, passionate about Horizons’ mission and building transformative relationships with young people, and self‑driven, demonstrating a commitment to quality and growth.

• Deliver the STEAM curriculum, including all materials and lesson plans, to 15‑20 lower‑school students. Each grade will meet 2 to 3 times per week throughout our five‑week summer program.
• Foster a collaborative and creative classroom environment that encourages exploration and problem‑solving.
• Prepare for hands‑on activities and lessons by reviewing the provided materials and organizing supplies ahead of each lesson.
• Support students in their projects.

• Establish and maintain a classroom environment conducive to learning. HGW’s programs adhere to the Pyramid of Program Quality designed by the David Weikart Center for Youth Program Quality. All HGW staff strive to support the domains of Engagement, Interaction, Supportive Environment, and Safe…