Lower School Science Teacher

This opening is for a full-time 2nd - 5th grade science teaching position beginning in late August 2022. This position is a science teacher’s dream vis-a-vis the opportunity to teach in nature and capitalize on a one-of-a-kind campus! The LS science teacher works closely with the classroom teachers in these grades to provide an interdisciplinary science curriculum. They also work with staff at our second campus in West Virginia, The Burgundy Center for Wildlife Studies (a.k.a. The Cove), and participate in overnight class trips there during the early fall and late spring. A degree in science, elementary education or a related field is preferred. The LS science teacher reports directly to the Assistant Head of School and Lower School Head.

For a full position description, please go to https://burgundyfarm.org/employment/ls_scienceteacher/

Salaries are based on a competitive independent school scale with increases for advanced degrees and experience; $2000 step increase for master’s degree.

Health, dental, life insurance, and long-term disability, as well as a retirement plan, are offered to all full-time employees. 

403(b) plan with TIAA, with an initial 3% match and then 6% match by the school after two years, irrespective of employee contribution.

A tuition benefit (1/2 discount) is offered for one qualified child attending Burgundy to full-time employees only. (Fac-staff children are eligible for additional financial aid also.)

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. 

How to apply:

Please submit a resume and a letter of interest to Elizabeth Lener, Lower School Head and Assistant Head of School at hiring@burgundyfarm.org.