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Academic Affairs Full-time Regular Professional Woodberry Forest School, Woodberry Forest, VA, US

What makes teaching and living at Woodberry special?

THREE THINGS: OUR PEOPLE, OUR CULTURE, AND OUR PLACE. Our student body is all-boarding, and more than 90 percent of faculty live on campus, creating an intimate, tight-knit community. We’re an all-boys school, focused on developing young men who are lifelong learners with strong moral character. One of the school’s defining characteristics is our 120-year old student-run-honor system.

Our campus is set on 1,200 acres in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. This is a place where we can focus on teaching and learning without distractions. Students, faculty, and faculty families take full advantage of our safe and beautiful campus, enjoying hiking and biking trails in the woods or the natural beauty of the Rapidan River, which borders our land.

Our culture is based on moral integrity, intellectual thoroughness, a reverence for things sacred, and good sportsmanship. We seek faculty who are passionate about and trained in their discipline - but who are equally committed to working with boys on stage, on the athletic fields, and on dorm. Living and learning at Woodberry don’t just take place inside our classrooms.

Applying to Woodberry Teaching Faculty Positions

Woodberry values the following qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in the area in which you are applying to teach (advanced degrees encouraged)
• Previous classroom experience in grades 9-12
• Willingness to coach one or more sports or lead afternoon programming
• Interest in living on campus and to actively participate in residential life

Classroom Life

At the heart of Woodberry's academic culture is the idea that everyone on campus, from new students to the most experienced faculty, should be a lifelong learner. Woodberry teachers set high standards for their students, and our approach to academics is rooted in a belief that questions are more important than answers. We don't tell boys what to think; we teach them how to think.

Courses in each department begin by helping students master the basics of a subject before moving on to a more critical, in-depth examination of each field. All classes meet four times per week: on Mondays for forty-five minutes, and then three times between Tuesday and Saturday for fifty-five minutes. Classes for all students are held on Saturday mornings to allow for shorter days on Tuesdays and Fridays, when most athletic contests are scheduled.

Extracurriculars

Responsibilities for boarding school faculty don’t stop when the school day ends. Faculty serves as coaches, drama directors, or program advisors during two of our three trimesters. If you’ve never coached before, we’ll pair you with an experienced mentor who will help you develop new skills.

Advising

All Woodberry faculty serve as advisors to a small group of students and serve as the first point of contact for parents and students when a boy is facing a personal or academic challenge. Advisors eat a family-style, coat-and-tie dinner with these students once a week before chapel. You’ll get to know these students very well and will find these relationships to be some of the most important you form at Woodberry.

Duty

All faculty are on duty slightly less than once a week. During duty days you will spend time on dorm, particularly to ensure study hall periods are used well. This time on dorm is a great way to get to know students outside of the classroom, whether you’re stopping to chat before lights out, helping…