Carter Fellowship Program

Our program has the following aims:

• To provide the world of education with inspired, committed, well-prepared young teachers ready for their own classrooms and programs.

• To provide a first class, nurturing and challenging mentoring process for young teachers by working closely with passionate, skilled, master teachers.

• To combine an introduction to teaching with theoretical study and seminars for talented and motivated beginners.

• To provide opportunities for significant personal and professional growth through the challenges of working with engaged, intellectually curious, and lively students.

• To infuse the Greenhill community with new ideas, energy, and vitality in the classrooms, fine arts and athletics programs, and co-curricular activities.

• A recent BA or equivalent, with an emphasis on liberal arts;

• An interest and desire to work with and learn about teaching young children;

• Prior substantive experience working with children in a volunteer or paid capacity (such as summer camp, Head Start program, child-care setting, scout leader);

• High energy, exemplary work ethic, flexibility, initiative, and creativity;

• “Coachability”: a strong desire to grow personally and professionally;

• An earnest, active, and ongoing commitment to increasing her/his cultural competency and to valuing and respecting the myriad cultural differences among members of the Greenhill Community and beyond;

• A positive attitude and the talent and interest to contribute to school life.