Capitol Hill Day School seeks a full-time 5th and 6th Grade Science teacher for the 2025-2026 academic year. The 5th Grade course is centered on fundamental principles of energy and matter.  The 6th Grade course is organized around life science topics.  

At Capitol Hill Day School, learning is challenging, engaging, playful, and relevant to the real world. Students learn across subjects with an experiential curriculum that integrates not only academic subjects, but the arts, physical education, service learning, and technology. Through an extensive field education program, students take part in experiences beyond the classroom related to topics of study. Teachers collaborate in developing, planning, and implementing curriculum; school-wide, they create a spirit of camaraderie through their interactions with students, parents, and other members of the staff. Also essential to the School’s program is its commitment to diversity, ensuring that students from varying backgrounds, cultures, and learning styles learn from and with each other. Emphasis is placed on building a classroom community that respects each individual while teaching children how to become caring, engaged members of the group.

Capitol Hill Day School students graduate with a love of learning, strong critical thinking abilities, an understanding of important ideas, and a healthy sense of self. Students develop a deep respect for their community and for diversity in all its forms.

The middle school science program is designed so students develop a deep conceptual understanding of key ideas in chemistry, physics, biology, and Earth and environmental science. Curriculum and pedagogy teach students to explore and explain the world around them using science and engineering practices and core disciplinary ideas. The OpenSciEd curriculum is the foundation of many units. The Science teacher collaborates with other middle school educators to create integrated, project-based learning opportunities. As one member of a team of four “cohort leaders,” the Science teacher serves as a student advisor and helps ensure the smooth functioning of the weekly schedule in 5th and 6th Grades.

Requirements

Master’s degree and/or extensive experience teaching science at the middle school level; understanding of child development and experience working with a range of needs and abilities.

The salary range for this position is $64,000 – $95,000 based on experience and qualifications.

Differences in religion, socio-economic status, racial and cultural heritage, sexual orientation, and gender identity and expression create the opportunity for people to learn from each other as they learn with each other. As such, Capitol Hill Day School provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, termination, compensation, and training.