Burgundy Farm CDS is an engaged and invested community of learners, who are committed to teaming together to ensure a more just, equitable and sustainable world. Students are involved in the learning process, and teachers develop curriculum that reflects the needs and interests of their students, while seeking to enhance their practice through ongoing professional learning. We seek to inspire and cultivate both curiosity and critical thinking in our students and ourselves.
About our School
Burgundy Farm Country Day School is a progressive, coed day school on a pastoral 25-acre campus near Alexandria, Virginia. We serve 280 children in junior kindergarten through 8th grade. Burgundy believes children learn best in an inclusive, creative and nurturing environment that engages the whole child. Our innovative, hands-on approach to education cultivates independent thinking, promotes academic excellence, instills respect for diversity, and teaches responsibility for self, for others, and for the natural world. For more information, visit www.burgundyfarm.org.
The qualified candidate will have:
Genuine love of learning and desire to work with children as a facilitator of learning
Collaborative spirit, flexibility, and professionalism
Good communication skills
Ability to manage a positive classroom environment
Commitment to teaching in a diverse community
Interest in outdoor, hands-on and environmental education
Teaching experience and a related degree are preferred.
Burgundy Farm Country Day School actively maintains its commitment to equal opportunity for all employees. To fulfill this commitment, we recruit, hire, promote, and retain individuals in all job titles without regard to race, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions), religion, age, national origin, sexual orientation, military status, or disability.
At Burgundy, education is a cooperative enterprise in which a community of students, teachers, and families works together to benefit the educational process.