Job Description

The Lab School of Washington is an inclusive and welcoming school that celebrates diversity, including race, color, religion, national and ethnic origin, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, disability, age, as well as any other status protected by applicable law. We welcome candidates representing the diversity of today’s global world.

Teaching Visual Artists are responsible for:

• creating and delivering an innovative art curriculum for students in grades 5-8.
• using an inventive, choice-based approach so students take ownership of their creative process and are encouraged to express and explore their identities, beliefs and ideas.
• enabling students to understand and develop an appreciation of the process as well as the ability to make informed judgments in the creation of their own work.
• walking students through the design process.
• collaborating with other faculty members, with an eye towards integrating arts into all curricular areas.

Position Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Art or equivalent education, with Master's degree in Art Education preferred.
• Able to teach a variety of art processes:
• 3-D Sculptural Focus: well-versed in 3-Dimensional art (preferably ceramics, multi-media sculpture, and woodworking) and comfortable teaching an array of 2-Dimensional art processes
• Design and Graphic Design Focus: well-versed in digital art, photography, graphic design, as well as other various 2D and 3D tools and skills
• Interest in working with students with learning differences.

Salary range - $55,000-$100,000

Interested candidates are asked to submit a cover letter, resume, and a completed Lab School employment  application to  this web address .

About The Lab School of Washington

For over 50 years, The Lab School has been providing an exceptional academic experience for students (grades 1-12) with learning differences. The first school of its type in the nation, The Lab School enjoys a worldwide reputation for transforming lives and guiding students on the path toward success. The Lab School of Washington is an innovative learning community fostering scholarship and creativity in students with different learning styles. In an environment of inquiry and hands-on exploration, Lab School students learn to advocate for themselves as they become engaged and compassionate members of a global society. The goals of the institution are to: provide a rigorous, best in class, college-preparatory education; prepare students for a lifetime of learning; provide intensive remediation and teach useful learning strategies; use visual and performing arts to facilitate the education process; bring multi-sensory and experiential learning methods into the classroom; support and educate parents; pioneer research and design new methodologies to remain on the cutting edge of the field; incorporate the latest technology into all Lab School programs; provide a challen ... ging yet collaborative environment for staff and invest in professional development; disseminate the results of our programs to public and private schools that serve students who learn in both traditional and non-traditional ways.

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