service opportunity

[Guest guest]

Curriculum project team in London looking for experienced educational

professionals

 

The I-Foundation, in cooperation with Bhaktivedanta Manor in London, is

seeking qualified writers, researchers and artists to create and compile

Vedic-based educational materials for children ages 3-7 that will meet

the requirements of the UK National Curriculum. The service will start

in December 2006 and continue until April or August 2008.

 

This is your chance to work with a team of inspired educational

professionals to serve the vision of a first-rate educational system for

the next generation in accordance with the philosophy upon which ISKCON

is based.

 

The project may in due course evolve over the long term, ultimately

producing first class educational materials for students aged 3-18 with

teachers’ guides, color illustrations, video, audio, posters, and all

auxiliary materials.

 

Service Description

 

About the Project:

The I-Foundation is facilitating the curriculum team in London until the

Krishna-Avanti school opens in August of 2008. This curriculum is

especially being designed for this school, although with very slight

modifications it should serve any English medium school dedicated to

ISKCON’s goals.

 

The first project, to be completed by April 2008, will be materials for

children in the UK’s “Foundation Stage,” or approximately ages 3-6. (If

the team decides to concentrate on a learning to read program, those

materials should serve children through age 7 or 8). While the specifics

of what will be produced will only be decided once the team has

assembled and reviewed all existing educational materials, the present

idea is to produce complete teachers’ manuals for nursery school (ages 3

and 4) and either a learning to read program for ages 5-7 (or 8) or

integrated, thematic materials for ages 5-6 covering subjects such as

geography, history, science, religious education, and arts.

 

After this phase of the project is completed, it is expected that the

team will continue to produce materials until a complete Vedic-based

curriculum for primary and secondary education is done to first-class

standards.

 

Knowledge and skills desired:

Experience teaching children aged 3-12

Solid theoretical knowledge of educational theory, including:

 

child development

how children learn

teaching methods

how to organize classrooms

grouping kids

special arrangements for gifted, disabled, etc.

 

Experience writing lesson plans

Experience choosing educational materials, evaluating them

Experience writing educational materials for children and/or teachers

Experience teaching/guiding other teachers

Intelligence and creativity

Strong sadhana

Knowledge of ISKCON books

Ability to work as a team

Record of productivity

Academic credentials (preferred)

 

We offer:

An opportunity to work on a much needed project with a team of

enlivened, motivated educational professionals in the dynamic

spiritually surcharged atmosphere of the Bhaktivedanta Manor community

in London.

 

Prasadam, accommodations, travel to and from London, and a needs-based

monthly stipend/salary of circa £12,000GBP per annum.

 

Engagement:

December 2006 through April 2008

 

For additional information:

Please contact Pujarini devi dasi, (anupama.kapoor (AT) i-foundation (DOT) org).

 

To apply for this service:

The application deadline is November 30, 2006. To apply, please send

Campakalata devi dasi (campaka (AT) radharani (DOT) com) the following information:

1) A brief explanation of your knowledge and experience, if any, in each

of the above listed preferred qualifications

2) References

3) Any other information that will help us make a decision