Upper Level Social Studies Teacher (2024 – 2025 school year).

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Posted : 09-Apr-24

Location : Towson, Maryland

Type : Full Time

Notre Dame Preparatory School (NDP), a Catholic, independent, college preparatory school for girls in grades 6 - 12 located in Towson, Maryland, seeks a full-time teacher in our Social Studies Department for the 2024-2025 school year.

This position will involve teaching sections of Upper Level Social Studies and potentially courses in the Middle Level, including, but not limited to, United States government, United States History, and World History.

One of the sections may involve teaching in the Bette Ellis O’Conor Humanities Program. The Bette Ellis O’Conor Humanities Program is a community of scholars at Notre Dame Preparatory School dedicated to intellectual pursuit that transcends the boundaries of usual study.

The program integrates curricula from across content areas, such as history, literature, religion, art and more, thus allowing students to study in a collegial and dynamic environment that elicits passion for ideas and learning.

Two teachers from separate departments, such as English and Social Studies, coteach the courses.

Responsibilities :

• Teach a total of five (5) class periods each day.
• Work collaboratively with members of the Social Studies department on developing / improving curriculum.
• Participate in ongoing professional development.
• Participate in the school community with other duties as assigned, such as advisory.

The ideal candidate will have :

• Bachelor’s degree in History or related field required. Master’s degree preferred.
• Maryland State Teacher Certification preferred.
• Prior high school Social Studies teaching experience preferred.
• A passion for teaching Social Studies to high school and potentially middle school students.
• Ability to integrate technology effectively into instruction.?
• Ability to collaborate effectively as a member of the Social Studies department and the NDP community.
• A commitment to Notre Dame Preparatory School’s mission of academic excellence, spiritual growth, and practice of social justice.?

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Notre Dame Preparatory School is dedicated to the ideals of transformative education. Inspired by the School Sisters of Notre Dame, the school’s founding order, NDP’s dedicated, creative, and extraordinary faculty present an outstanding educational experience, simultaneously rooted in the liberal arts and relevant to today’s society.

Through hands-on projects, experiential learning, and foundational coursework, NDP students think critically, solve problems creatively, and communicate clearly.

Outside of the classroom, co-curricular and extra-curricular experiences develop their confidence and leadership. The school’s spiritual and justice mission, rooted in the Gospel and inspired by the SSND charism of unity, anchors students as they seek to become loving, just, and wise young women ready to change the world for the better.

About Notre Dame Preparatory School Founded in 1873 by the School Sisters of Notre Dame, a teaching order from Germany, Notre Dame Preparatory School is one of Baltimore's oldest Catholic, college preparatory schools for girls.

The school's original mission to foster academic excellence, spiritual growth and practice of social justice in its students has inspired more than 6,000 living alumnae and continues to inspire the approximately 800 girls currently enrolled in grades 6-12.

Notre Dame Prep is located in Towson, Maryland, north of Baltimore City. SCHOOL MISSION STATEMENT Where Girls Become Women Who Transform the World Notre Dame Preparatory School educates and empowers girls to become women who transform the world.

As a Catholic, independent, college preparatory school for girls in grades 6 through 12, Notre Dame Prep inspires students to pursue academic excellence, spiritual growth and the practice of justice.

Infused with the spirit of the School Sisters of Notre Dame and rooted in the teachings of the Catholic Church, the NDP community strives to answer God’s call to act justly, to love tenderly, and to walk humbly with God.

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