1st Grade Teacher Whitefish Christian Academy Cultivating wisdom and virtue

About WCA

Founded in 1980, Whitefish Christian Academy is a classical Christian school located in beautiful Whitefish, Montana. Through a time-tested, rigorous curriculum, our Academy seeks to form wise and virtuous young men and women who think deeply, communicate thoughtfully, and live nobly for God and man. Our Academy has a close-knit and vibrant faculty community. Our teachers work closely with one another, and share a fervor for learning and growth.

Importantly, the Academy teacher understands that he must model that which he hopes his students become. In that sense he knows that education is more than knowledge; it entails a special cultivation of awe and wonder, and an abiding love for the true, good and beautiful.

Our Academy is in search of a full-time 1st Grade Teacher, who will fulfill these responsibilities:

• Reading:
  Learning to read with UFLI
• Literature (Ancient):
  
  Lively reading of classic texts.
• History (Ancient):
  
  Study of major civilizations and events.
• Math:
  Instillment of Math fundamentals with Singapore Math.
• Writing:
  
  Instruction in structured writing and foundational compositional skills.
• Grammar and Language
  
  Skills:
  
  Ongoing development of grammar, vocabulary, and mechanics to foster clarity and precision in writing.
• Bible:
  Bible stories through a tailored, immersive curriculum.

Instruct with a keen awareness that virtue is the end of a good education.

Seek to grow personally in and out of the classroom, and to therefore participate in ongoing professional development opportunities given by the Academy.

Bachelor’s degree

• Experience or familiarity with classical education