Lower School Head Teachers: General Studies

@ SAR Academy & SAR High School
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Lower School Head Teachers: General Studies

Posted 42 months ago

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About the job

SAR Academy is a Modern Orthodox, co-ed day school in Riverdale, NY, nurturing students' intellectual curiosity, creativity, and lifelong learning in Torah and secular studies.

Requirements

  • Builds meaningful connections
  • Collaborates with colleagues
  • Understanding of social-emotional development
  • Creative and flexible teaching style
  • Differentiates instruction

Qualifications

  • Experience in elementary education
  • Strong communication skills
  • Passion for student development
  • Ability to adapt lessons
  • Team player

Full job description

SAR Academy, a Modern Orthodox, co-educational day school in Riverdale, NY is seeking an experienced and dynamic General Studies Teacher to join our Lower School Team (Grades 1-5) for the 2026-2027 school year.

Qualifications:

- Builds meaningful connections with children

- Collaborates effectively with colleagues and families

- Understands social, emotional, and cognitive development

- Demonstrates a creative, engaging, and flexible approach to teaching

- Exhibits strong ability to differentiate instruction for a diverse group of learners

Responsibilities:

- Cultivates a sense of community among students

- Works collabroratively with team to plan lessons and learning experiences, and develop curricular resources

- Monitors student progress and adapts materials in response to their needs

- Maintains open communication with parents and colleagues

- Manages classroom effectively

About SAR:

SAR Academy is a Modern Orthodox co-educational nursery through grade 8 day school located in Riverdale, NY.  We are dedicated to the belief that every child possesses a divine spark, has unique worth as an individual and should be encouraged to achieve according to his or her ability. Our warm environment promotes confidence, creativity and enthusiasm for learning. In our approach to academics, we nurture students to develop intellectual curiosity, critical thinking skills and a lifelong love of both Torah and Secular studies.

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