What are the responsibilities and job description for the Founding Faculty: Catalyst: Menlo’s Applied Leadership Semester position at Menlo School?
Catalyst: Menlo’s Applied Leadership Semester
We seek passionate, innovative educators to join as founding faculty members of Catalyst, Menlo's new Applied Leadership Semester program. This exciting and immersive program empowers juniors to develop leadership skills while tackling complex global challenges through an integrated, experiential, and interdisciplinary curriculum. Throughout our inaugural year, we will focus on case studies related to climate resilience and adaptation, combining rigorous academics with real-world problem-solving in partnership with Bay Area leaders and organizations.
Catalyst will function as a "school-within-a-school" at Menlo, offering a semester-long immersive experience for up to 18 students per term. The program will run twice annually (Fall and Spring), blending classroom learning with off-campus experiential opportunities. Faculty who teach in Catalyst will have full access to Menlo’s professional and collaborative resources but will focus solely on Catalyst courses and students.
This is an exciting opportunity to join the founding faculty of Catalyst and shape an innovative program that combines rigorous academics with real-world leadership development. Faculty will begin paid part-time, variable hour work in April 2025 (such as, but not limited to: engage in high level program planning, meet the students and families enrolled, and establish goals for summer curriculum work). Full-time responsibilities will begin in Summer 2025, including intensive professional development to ensure a successful program launch.
Please review closely sample course descriptions and program overview before applying.
Responsibilities
Teaching & Learning
Lead one section of up to 18 students in your subject area.
Co-teach interdisciplinary lessons or projects, collaborating closely with fellow faculty members.
Design and teach curriculum that integrates your subject expertise with themes of leadership, sustainability, and systems thinking.
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