Geography Teacher

*BASIS Bilingual School Shenzhen is seeking qualified candidates for a
Geography Teacher for the 2024-2025 school year*

Are you an experienced educator looking to grow your career with an
established and high-achieving school network? Apply now for our Geography
Teacher position with BASIS Bilingual School Shenzhen. 

  

*Why BASIS International Schools? *

BASIS International & Bilingual Schools is a rapidly growing network of
schools in China with a tradition of academic excellence and rigor. Our first
school opened in Shenzhen in 2015 and since then we have opened schools in
Hangzhou, Guangzhou, Nanjing, Chengdu and Wuhan, with two new schools coming
in Shenzhen in 2024. 

Our graduates have been accepted into some of the most prestigious colleges
and universities in the world, including Princeton, Oxford, Cornell, Imperial
College London, MIT, University of Toronto, Johns Hopkins, and many
more—with an overall acceptance of nearly 100% to Top 50 U.S.
universities. 

As a Geography Teacher, it is primarily your responsibility to develop
engaging, content-rich subject-specific lesson plans and to teach creative
thinking and problem solving. You also have the opportunity to collaborate
with other BASIS International teachers to create interdisciplinary lessons
with other subjects the students are studying, such as history or science.

 

Geography teachers cover topics related to both Human and Physical Geography,
including map examination and interpretation, economic development,
population geography, land use, and earth history. We encourage our teachers
to bring their own excitement and passion for their subject into the
classroom to spark students’ natural curiosity and enhance their interest.

 

*Primary Job Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:*

* Prepare subject-specific lessons in Geography.
* Provide subject instruction on a higher level than grade standard, in an
interactive learning environment and deliver exceptional results for all
students.
* Implement BASIS Curriculum by designing effective and creative lessons and
assessments to ensure students’ education is at an internationally
competitive level.
* Collaborate with other BASIS International teachers to form a community of
smart, talented, and interesting people who are passionate about education
and readily willing to work in a professional, academic environment.
* Tutor students in content-specific knowledge and skills to heighten the
trajectory of students’ academic and career success.
* Manage student behavior to foster academic achievement, personal
responsibility, intellect, and individuality in all students.