Duke School offers an exceptional project-based learning experience from preschool to eighth grade. Through inquiry and research, students are actively engaged in projects and topics that are relevant and meaningful to them. Early literacy, math, science, and social studies are designed to be learned in an interdisciplinary way in preschool and in kindergarten through both a workshop-based model and project work. Social-emotional learning and development, as well as the values of inclusion and diversity in our community, are hallmarks of the school. This constructivist educational environment enables students to forge their own learning paths.
Early Childhood consists of Preschool and Kindergarten. Our Preschool (mixed ages 3 & 4) has four classrooms, and our Kindergarten has three cohorts. Two highly qualified teachers work collaboratively with 16-17 students in each class.
We seek an exceptional early childhood/early elementary teacher with a sound understanding of best practices in teaching and child development to begin in August 2026.
The ideal candidate will have an early childhood and/or elementary education degree and at least three years of teaching experience. Commitment to students' academic and social-emotional growth is essential. Working collaboratively with a teaching partner is critical for this position.
Please email your resume, including a list of references and a cover letter. Diverse candidates are encouraged to apply. Compensation is commensurate with experience and abilities and reflective of local salary levels.
Duke School, located in Durham, N.C., offers an exceptional project-based learning environment for approximately 500 students in Preschool through Eighth Grade. Preschool (3s and 4s)-Kindergarten comprises the Early Childhood Division, grades 1-4 comprise Lower School, and grades 5-8 comprise Middle School.
At all grade levels, educators employ The Project Approach, seeking to develop high levels of analytical and critical thinking skills among students. Beginning at preschool, students engage in the phases of the Project Approach, connecting their own stories and understandings to a topic, investigating and engaging in deep inquiry, authentic research, and collaborative discovery, representing their learning, and culminating their learning in meaningful community presentations that celebrate their in-depth research, student voice, agency, and joyful collaboration. This engaging process is fully integrated in Kindergarten-Eighth Grades with explicit instruction in the workshop-based academic disciplines of reading, language arts, mathematics, science, social sciences, and Spanish.
This engaging, unique, yet rigorous approach to educating students is implemented by a collab...orative team of two teachers in each classroom at every grade level.
Duke School believes the social curriculum is equally vital and is guided by the Responsive Classroom and Developmental Design frameworks to foster a respectful, inclusive, and caring learning environment. Duke School is committed to equity and justice and aspires to be a community where every member feels engaged, heard, and valued. We embrace the contributions of all community members as we foster a culture of respect. Sharing perspectives and experiences beyond our own boundaries through exploration, introspection, and civil discourse is integral to our mission of creating an inclusive learning environment.
