Physical Arts Teacher - Bridgeland Campus
About the role
Position Summary
0.2 FTE (Term Contract**)**
The Alberta Classical Academy is now hiring an 0.2 FTE Physical Arts Teacher for its Bridgeland campus in Calgary, which is home to approximately 290 students from Kindergarten to Grade 4. This is a one day per week teaching assignment.
The Alberta Classical Academy is a public charter school authority that began operating in 2022 and now has three schools in Calgary and Edmonton. We offer an academically rigorous liberal arts education focused on developing “the knowledge, virtues, and habits befitting free citizens.” Among our program's distinct features are: a smartphone-free environment; the use of traditional pedagogy and teacher-led classrooms; a rich curriculum centered on classical and enduring works of literature, philosophy, and art; a focus on character and the nurturing of virtues; a culture of friendship and leisure (scholē); and an explicit commitment to the pursuit of truth, beauty, and wisdom.
In this part-time capacity, the Physical Arts (Physical Education) teacher will partner with Bridgeland's Physical Arts teaching lead to teach students from Grades 1-4, starting with foundational skills in physical literacy and body awareness, progressing to more complex skill development in sports and physical activities as students age. Teaching responsibilities will also include delivery the health outcomes of the PHE curriculum.
The Physical Arts teacher will report to the Principal and Associate Principal and will be responsible for meeting the expectations of the Education Act, the Alberta Teaching Quality Standard, and the Policies and Administrative Procedures of the Alberta Classical Academy.
Responsibilities
The Physical Arts Teacher is responsible for educating students in foundational physical literacy skills, progressing to more complex skills in sports as students develop and grow. They are expected to explore and develop physical activities and curriculum that aligns with a classical perspective on physical movement. This may include, but is not limited to Olympic sports, ball
sports, classical dance, gymnastics, fencing, track and field, and martial arts. Students will spend a significant amount of time both in the gymnasium and outdoors.
Physical Arts Teachers are responsible for helping to organize, curate, and maintain gym equipment.
Finally, the Physical Arts Teacher in this role may have the opportunity to help plan (in conjunction with the Physical Arts teacher lead) off-site or on-site activities that will support and enrich students' learning and appreciation of sport, dance, or other forms of physical movement.
Qualifications:
The successful candidate will be a highly-motivated educator with the following qualities and skills:
- Knowledge of and demonstrated excellence in the domain of physical education;
- A desire to support and raise up students in their learning;
- A strong understanding of effective and balanced assessment practices;
- A commitment to supporting students to achieve personal excellence and lead lives of virtue;
- An understanding of the classical liberal arts tradition, the ends it is meant to achieve, and how this connects to a physical arts curriculum;
- A strong desire to support and advance the philosophy and purpose of the Calgary Classical Academy;
- A strong sense of intellectual, moral, and aesthetic discernment;
- The ability to communicate clearly and persuasively;
- Excellent organizational skills;
- Intellectual seriousness and depth, and a commitment to learning for its own sake;
- Well-developed interpersonal skills to work collaboratively with students, staff, administration, parents and the community;
- Previous experience as a Physical Education teacher is an asset.
Application****Details:
Please send a CV and cover letter to .
In addition, please provide a response of no more than 400 words to ONE of the following questions:
- What does a physical arts education look like in its ideal form?
- How does a physical arts education cultivate both the body and the mind?
- Describe a thinker or philosopher who influenced your approach to teaching.
- What was the ancient Greeks' approach to physical education, and how can aspects of this approach benefit our students today?
WethankyouforyourinterestinCCA;onlyshort-listedcandidateswillbecontacted.
About Alberta Classical Academy
The Alberta Classical Academy is a public charter school division operating in Calgary and Edmonton. Our tuition-free classical education programs provide students in grades K-8 with an academically rigorous and traditional liberal arts education, equipping them with the virtues, knowledge, and habits befitting free citizens.
A classical education aims to preserve, transmit, and build upon the wisdom of past generations — not to dismantle or repudiate it. It relies on knowledge-rich curricula and teacher-led classrooms, and is centred on great and enduring works of art, literature, and philosophy. Through the study of classical works from around the world, students nurture a sense of philosophical wonder. They learn to inhabit different perspectives, think deeply about life’s most fundamental questions, and develop intellectual, moral, and aesthetic discernment.
Although academically rigorous, a true liberal arts education is not limited to making students narrowly useful or equipping them for material success. Recalling Confucius, we hold that “an educated person is not a tool.” Children are not merely future workers; they are future friends, spouses, neighbours, parents, and citizens. They are bearers of souls, which thirst after knowledge of the true and the good. A classical education prepares students not only to live, but to live virtuously and with purpose.
Physical Arts Teacher - Bridgeland Campus
About the role
Position Summary
0.2 FTE (Term Contract**)**
The Alberta Classical Academy is now hiring an 0.2 FTE Physical Arts Teacher for its Bridgeland campus in Calgary, which is home to approximately 290 students from Kindergarten to Grade 4. This is a one day per week teaching assignment.
The Alberta Classical Academy is a public charter school authority that began operating in 2022 and now has three schools in Calgary and Edmonton. We offer an academically rigorous liberal arts education focused on developing “the knowledge, virtues, and habits befitting free citizens.” Among our program's distinct features are: a smartphone-free environment; the use of traditional pedagogy and teacher-led classrooms; a rich curriculum centered on classical and enduring works of literature, philosophy, and art; a focus on character and the nurturing of virtues; a culture of friendship and leisure (scholē); and an explicit commitment to the pursuit of truth, beauty, and wisdom.
In this part-time capacity, the Physical Arts (Physical Education) teacher will partner with Bridgeland's Physical Arts teaching lead to teach students from Grades 1-4, starting with foundational skills in physical literacy and body awareness, progressing to more complex skill development in sports and physical activities as students age. Teaching responsibilities will also include delivery the health outcomes of the PHE curriculum.
The Physical Arts teacher will report to the Principal and Associate Principal and will be responsible for meeting the expectations of the Education Act, the Alberta Teaching Quality Standard, and the Policies and Administrative Procedures of the Alberta Classical Academy.
Responsibilities
The Physical Arts Teacher is responsible for educating students in foundational physical literacy skills, progressing to more complex skills in sports as students develop and grow. They are expected to explore and develop physical activities and curriculum that aligns with a classical perspective on physical movement. This may include, but is not limited to Olympic sports, ball
sports, classical dance, gymnastics, fencing, track and field, and martial arts. Students will spend a significant amount of time both in the gymnasium and outdoors.
Physical Arts Teachers are responsible for helping to organize, curate, and maintain gym equipment.
Finally, the Physical Arts Teacher in this role may have the opportunity to help plan (in conjunction with the Physical Arts teacher lead) off-site or on-site activities that will support and enrich students' learning and appreciation of sport, dance, or other forms of physical movement.
Qualifications:
The successful candidate will be a highly-motivated educator with the following qualities and skills:
- Knowledge of and demonstrated excellence in the domain of physical education;
- A desire to support and raise up students in their learning;
- A strong understanding of effective and balanced assessment practices;
- A commitment to supporting students to achieve personal excellence and lead lives of virtue;
- An understanding of the classical liberal arts tradition, the ends it is meant to achieve, and how this connects to a physical arts curriculum;
- A strong desire to support and advance the philosophy and purpose of the Calgary Classical Academy;
- A strong sense of intellectual, moral, and aesthetic discernment;
- The ability to communicate clearly and persuasively;
- Excellent organizational skills;
- Intellectual seriousness and depth, and a commitment to learning for its own sake;
- Well-developed interpersonal skills to work collaboratively with students, staff, administration, parents and the community;
- Previous experience as a Physical Education teacher is an asset.
Application****Details:
Please send a CV and cover letter to .
In addition, please provide a response of no more than 400 words to ONE of the following questions:
- What does a physical arts education look like in its ideal form?
- How does a physical arts education cultivate both the body and the mind?
- Describe a thinker or philosopher who influenced your approach to teaching.
- What was the ancient Greeks' approach to physical education, and how can aspects of this approach benefit our students today?
WethankyouforyourinterestinCCA;onlyshort-listedcandidateswillbecontacted.
About Alberta Classical Academy
The Alberta Classical Academy is a public charter school division operating in Calgary and Edmonton. Our tuition-free classical education programs provide students in grades K-8 with an academically rigorous and traditional liberal arts education, equipping them with the virtues, knowledge, and habits befitting free citizens.
A classical education aims to preserve, transmit, and build upon the wisdom of past generations — not to dismantle or repudiate it. It relies on knowledge-rich curricula and teacher-led classrooms, and is centred on great and enduring works of art, literature, and philosophy. Through the study of classical works from around the world, students nurture a sense of philosophical wonder. They learn to inhabit different perspectives, think deeply about life’s most fundamental questions, and develop intellectual, moral, and aesthetic discernment.
Although academically rigorous, a true liberal arts education is not limited to making students narrowly useful or equipping them for material success. Recalling Confucius, we hold that “an educated person is not a tool.” Children are not merely future workers; they are future friends, spouses, neighbours, parents, and citizens. They are bearers of souls, which thirst after knowledge of the true and the good. A classical education prepares students not only to live, but to live virtuously and with purpose.