Part-time 6th-8th Grade Latin Teacher

Immanuel Lutheran School (ILS) has an immediate need for a 6th-8th grade Latin Teacher for the remainder of the current school year.  This would be a part-time role teaching classes in the mornings, Monday through Friday.  There is also an opportunity to become the full time Latin Teacher for the following school year, if interested.  ILS is a mission of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Alexandria, Virginia, right outside our nation’s capital. 

ILS is a classical Christian school serving Jr. Kindergarten–8th Grade. We endeavor to teach children the True, the Good, and the Beautiful. As a classical school, we draw on the understanding of the three stages of learning—grammar, logic, and rhetoric—to help children build a base of knowledge, learn to ask critical questions, and build cogent arguments.  Divided into a Lower School (Jr. K–4th) and an Upper School (5th–8th), Immanuel offers a joyful team environment where teachers are excited to share a love of Christ and a thirst for knowledge with their students every day of the school year.

The Latin Teacher will be responsible for fulfilling the following:

• Developing students toward the portrait of an ILS graduate in Latin:
• ILS graduates are skilled analytical thinkers ready for and beginning to practice the rhetoric stage of learning.
• ILS graduates understand intermediate grammar concepts, including basic uses and forms of the subjunctive.
• ILS graduates can pronounce, read, and translate beginner classical Latin texts on sight, can parse and translate intermediate texts and defend their translations, and have had decent exposure to primary source Latin, including memorization of important church and classical texts.
• ILS graduates are broadly aware of Roman culture, history, and impact on the West.
• ILS graduates place above the beginning level of Latin in high school.
• Primarily developing early exposure focused on pronunciation, chart & vocabulary memorization, culture, and light sight translating in our Lower School with a secondary focus on beginning education in Roman history and culture;
• Primarily instilling a heavy grammar, translation, and reading focus in Upper School with a secondary focus on continuing education in Roman history and culture;
• Focusing on conversational Latin in a tertiary role (conversational expertise is welcome and appreciated for enlivening the class experience but not our primary focus);
• Teaching 6th–8th Grade Latin, which is divided by Latin I, II, & III);

The Latin teacher needs to have a college-level education in Latin (e.g., a degree in Classics, concentrating in Latin). The ideal candidate would have a master’s degree as well and experience teaching a variety of ages.

Applicants should have a minimum of a bachelor's degree and should be committed Christians.  More information about Immanuel Lutheran Church and School can be found at immanuelalexandria.org. Applicants should send a cover letter and CV or resume to teach@immanuelalexandria.org.