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Employment & Practicums
What makes our school special?
- Five classroom school is small enough to manage but big enough to utilize a teamwork approach.
- Flexible daily schedule to support the needs of students, including 2-3 hours outside daily on the beautiful Heritage Museums & Gardens grounds
- Supplies and materials to support teaching and learning with a hands on approach so teachers don’t need to purchase their own materials.
- New bright classrooms with big windows, Community Playthings furniture, SMART boards, and air conditioning.
- Professional growth is encouraged through paid PD, in-house article and book discussions, and weekly team meetings for building-based guidance, discussion, and support.
- Award-winning admin team who created the school, wrote the curriculum, and is committed to providing a high-quality learning experience.
Click the job title to see the detailed description for each position.
TITLE: PreK – Grade 2 Substitute Teacher
DEPT: The Hundred Acre School
REPORTS TO: Director of The Hundred Acre School
FLSA STATUS: Part-time, Non-Exempt
The perfect candidate must be a passionate educator. Perhaps you are recently retired from teaching and want to have fun with students for a day, or you are new to teaching and want to be a part of a great school. You must be an intentional, creative, thoughtful educator who loves children, hands-on learning, STEM, and teaching and learning in the outdoors.
This position is on an as needed basis so flexibility in your schedule is a huge plus. Substitute hours are 8:30-3:00 or 8:30-4:30 depending on the coverage needed.
Substitute teachers are invited to apply for open teaching positions prior to those positions being posted to the general public so if you are thinking you might like to join our team on a permanent basis in the future, this is a great option to get your foot in the door!
We anticipate hiring 1-2 PreK teachers for the 2025-2026 school year.
Click here for the full job description and the application directions.
TITLE: PreK Practicum Student
DEPT: The Hundred Acre School
REPORTS TO: Director of The Hundred Acre School
We welcome students currently in high school, undergraduate, graduate or doctorate programs who need in classroom experiences as part of their coursework. This could be called an internship, observation hours, student teaching, practicum or community service. We are proud to open our doors to teachers of the future.
Please email Melissa Russell mrussell@heritagemuseums.org with details about your course requirements. We will then set up a Zoom meeting to discuss your needs.
TITLE: Elementary Practicum Student
DEPT: The Hundred Acre School
REPORTS TO: Director of The Hundred Acre School
We welcome students currently in high school, undergraduate, graduate or doctorate programs who need in classroom experiences as part of their coursework. This could be called an internship, observation hours, student teaching, practicum or community service. We are proud to open our doors to teachers of the future.
Please email Melissa Russell mrussell@heritagemuseums.org with details about your course requirements. We will then set up a Zoom meeting to discuss your needs.
Open 8:30am-4:30pm for all grades ~ School day is 9am-3pm
Fall Birthday Preschool
2025-2026 Enrollment
- For students that just miss the cutoff of PreK classroom.
- Students who turn 4 in September, October, November, December 2025
- Enrollment is OPEN
PreK
2025-2026 Enrollment
- Age 4 years by 9/1/25
- We anticipate 20-24 students in this class, dependent on student 3, 4, or 5 day schedules.
- Enrollment is OPEN
