Drama Teacher

*BASIS International Shenzhen is seeking qualified candidates for a Drama
Teacher - Primary School 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 Drama
Teacher position with BASIS International 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 Drama Teacher, it is primarily your responsibility to develop engaging,
content-rich subject-specific lesson plans, and to teach students drama and
theater as a form of self-expression, story-telling, and the ability of drama
to help shape our communities and society.

Drama teachers dive deeper into theater vocabulary, history, technology,
stage design, and movement. Students learn how to tell stories with and
without words, self-expression through drama, and how to perform for an
audience. Drama Teachers are able to collaborate with other BASIS
International teachers to tie in lessons with what students are learning in
other subjects. Our Drama Teachers are passionate and excited to teach their
students in innovative ways, and our students are eager to learn and grow.

 

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

* Prepare subject-specific lessons in Drama for primary school-aged
students.
* 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.