Elementary Head Teachers

Elementary Head Teachers (Anticipated Openings)

Our mission at Touchstone is to cultivate a joyful learning community committed to creating a more innovative, just, and sustainable world. As we increase our enrollment, Touchstone seeks classroom teachers for combined grade elementary classes for the  school year. We plan to hire one lower elementary and one upper elementary teacher. These individuals are reflective, life-long learners passionate about place-based and thematic, or project-based, learning.

These individuals deeply respect young learners and are committed to progressive education, eco-literacy, emergent and integrated curriculum, and nature-based education.

Touchstone Community School is a co-educational independent day school that enrolls approximately 75 students, ages 2.9 through 8th grade. It is located in Grafton, MA, with a five-acre island campus in Upton. Touchstone offers a progressive, hands-on environment, where a natural pace of development is respected and play, community, integrated curriculum, and social justice activism are emphasized.

We know that many talented people, particularly those from marginalized communities—including women, trans and non-binary folks, BIPOC, and people with disabilities—may hesitate to apply for a job unless they meet every qualification listed. If this role excites you, we encourage you to apply. We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace where different perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds are valued and celebrated.

Your unique skills and lived experiences will strengthen our team, and we look forward to learning more about what you can bring to this role.

An exemplary Touchstone teacher is one who is:

• Dedicated to collaborating with colleagues and partnering with parents
• Willing to learn and utilize Responsive Classroom and Collaborative Problem Solving
• Experienced with a multi-sensory approach to reading, writing, and spelling, such as Orton-Gillingham
• Experienced with teaching a constructivist approach to mathematics, with a focus on conceptual understanding
• Passionate about outdoor-based education and eco-literacy
• Able to develop integrated and thematic units and learning experiences
• Familiar with using design thinking strategies for building empathy
• Possession of an undergraduate degree, at minimum; previous teaching experience, preferred
• Experience in or understanding of progressive education
• Commitment to anti-bias, anti-racist, and anti-homophobic education
• Knowledgeable and appreciative of the developmental needs of elementary aged children and dedicated to supporting students’ individual academic, social, and emotional development

Touchstone Community School is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, ancestry, sex, disabilities, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, family composition, or any other status protected by applicable law in the administration of its employment.

To Apply: Please submit your cover letter and resume to el

Grafton, MA

Learning Stage(s):
Early Childhood, Elementary, Middle School