Part Time Atelierista

La Scuola International seeks an experienced and passionate Atelierista to begin immediately. The Atelierista is a teacher with an artistic background, responsible for the design and development of learning environments for children, the upkeep of the atelier, the execution of projects and research, and the documentation to make children's learning processes visible.The Atelierista brings expertise in visual arts, materials, and creative processes to support children’s learning through inquiry, expression, and research. Grounded in the principles of the Reggio Emilia approach, the Atelierista collaborates closely with teachers to design environments, provocations, and long-term investigations that honor children’s theories, 100 languages, and ways of knowing. They hold a high image of the child and are experts in documentation. The Atelierista is not a “specialist” teacher, but a co-researcher and collaborator who supports the integration of aesthetic, symbolic, and material exploration throughout the curriculum.Schedule:  On site hours are approximately 15 hours per week.Role & ResponsibilitiesAtelier & Learning Environment Design, curate, and maintain the atelier and other creative learning spaces across campus.Select and organize open-ended, high-quality materials that invite intentional exploration, transformation, and sustained inquiry.Collaborate on classroom environment design to ensure spaces function as a “third teacher.”Pedagogical CollaborationPartner with classroom teachers to co-plan, co-research, and reflect on long-term projects, learning outcomes, units of inquiry and emergent curriculum.Support educators in deepening their use of materials, visual languages, and documentation as tools for learning.Participate in pedagogical meetings, reflective practice, and professional learning communities.

 IB Curriculum Development & IntegrationCollaborate with pedagogical leadership and teaching teams to integrate Reggio-inspired inquiry, documentation, and visual languages within the IB framework.Support the design and refinement of Units of Inquiry through material exploration, conceptual provocations, and project-based research.Align documentation and assessment practices with IB learning goals and Approaches to Learning.Contribute to curriculum mapping and reflection to ensure coherence between emergent curriculum and IB standards.In the ClassroomWork directly with children individually, in small groups, and in project work to support investigation, expression, and meaning-making.Observe children closely to identify emerging interests, hypotheses, and symbolic languages.Respect children as capable protagonists in their own learning, supporting—not directing—their creative processes.Documentation & ResearchCollaborate with teachers on pedagogical documentation that makes learning visible.Use documentation as a reflective and interpretive tool to inform curriculum development.Contribute to school-wide exhibitions, displays, and publications that communicate learning to families and the broader community.Work with staff to interpret and document children’s work to encourage student reflection on their own learning and to understand the learning strategies children use.Guide integration of exploration through visual arts to learning and hypothesis testing.Participates in internal and external  professional development opportunities Present and prepare materials at various events as needed throughout the year including Admissions open houses, Spotlight series and other events as neededDevelop and curate the end of year School ExhibitProduce display documentation, booklets and films on projects and learning experiences that happen in the classroom.Communicating and presenting to others and influencing others regarding all of the above, as requiredManaging the Digital Atelier with support from other members of staff using technology as an extension of the creative process