POSITION OVERVIEW:

HongDe (Virtue) Elementary School is a BC Ministry of Education certified Not-For-Profit Independent School offering a Mandarin / English bilingual program. Throughout K-6 grades, 40% of the curriculum will be taught in Chinese (Mandarin), and the other 60% will be taught in English. The curriculum taught in Mandarin includes Chinese Language Arts, Arts Education (Dance, Music, Visual Arts, and Drama), Physical Education, and Health Education.

http://www.hongdeschool.ca/ Applicants must:

- possess a current teacher certificate (COQ or SR/SSR) for Mandarin or Art Education (music/ dance/ drama) from the BC Teacher Certification Branch

- has a Master of Education degree in Canada (preferred)

- be prepared to use traditional and simplified characters, as well as zhuyin and pinyin romanization systems, to teach students

- be willing to work in a collaborative/team environment to implement the BC Curriculum

- be prepared to use technology

- Canadian residency and legally entitled to work in Canada

- The ability to endorse the schools mission and vision statement

HOW TO APPLY:

Please apply by sending your cover letter, resume, and BC teaching certificate to brittany.conlon@hongdeschool.ca.

We would like to thank all interested candidates, but only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.