French and German teacher (100%)
Ecole d'Humanité
Switzerland
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- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 14 November 2024
Job overview
Do these attributes describe you?
You are a trustworthy teacher with empathy, humor and a dose of idealism who is committed to the well-being of our students. You will use creative approaches to inspire young people to learn languages, especially French (ideally also English). In small learning groups with an average of six students, you will respond to the individual needs of the Ecole students and create a framework to convey content in a clear and exciting way. You can enrich our holistic learning offer in the afternoon program (especially music and performing arts, sports, arts and crafts), and you can imagine not only working here, but also living here and supporting boarding work.
What you bring to the table:
- University degree in French (or native level French speaker combined with a language degree) and German or German as a Foreign Language
- Ideally experience in teaching at SEK I level (grades 7 to 9) and SEK II (Matura)
- Openness to new forms of learning
- Enjoy working with young people
What you can expect from us:
- A varied role with scope for initiative, creativity and new ideas
- Teaching in small courses and classes
- Working in an uncomplicated international environment in which training and further education as well as people are given the highest priority
- The opportunity to engage with reform pedagogical ideas, Ruth Cohn's theme-centered interaction and Martin Wagenschein's didactics of exemplary, discovery-based learning
- A place to live and work in the middle of the Swiss mountains, which is ideal for skiing, hiking, cycling and many other outdoor activities
- If required, our childcare and education services are available for your children
About Ecole d'Humanité
The Ecole d’Humanité, an international boarding high school, is located in Hasliberg Goldern, just off the rail line between Interlaken and Lucerne. Surrounded by the awe-inspiring peaks of the Bernese Oberland, our international village for living, learning, and growing is home to children and adults from some 25 different countries. The stunning natural setting provides both a wholesome learning environment and exceptional opportunities for hiking, skiing, climbing, and other outdoor activities.
The academic program at the Ecole aims to promote meaningful understanding rather than surface knowledge. Students take only three academic subjects per trimester. This allows them to concentrate on each one with special intensity. Small classes (student-teacher ratio is 5:1) allow for individualized instruction and demand active participation.
To balance the intensive academic program in the morning students devote their afternoons to the arts, sports, and practical work, selecting from some eighty possible courses. Blacksmithing, skiing or snowboarding, woodworking, painting, pottery, rock-climbing, the annual Shakespeare production, French theater, classical, jazz, folk, and pop music ensembles, instrumental and voice lessons, gardening, and animal husbandry are just a few of the fields students can choose to explore and then concentrate on in their afternoons.
The Ecole d’Humanité offers both Swiss and American academic programs. The American Program leads to a High School Diploma and includes preparation for the College Board SAT exams, for which the Ecole is an official testing center. Students can also prepare for exams leading to the AP International Diploma (see facing page) and entrance to universities around the world. Our Swiss Program offers primary and normal secondary school diplomas which are recognized throughout Switzerland. Older students can prepare for university via the Swiss Matura exams or the College Board AP exams, or they can take courses that increase their chances of winning a place in a demanding apprenticeship or a vocational college.
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