Website Helios School
K-8 progressive school for gifted students
Helios is an innovative, independent school community for gifted learners in grades K-8 based on the San Francisco peninsula in Sunnyvale, CA. Our faculty members collaborate to create and continuously improve an exceptional program tailored to the needs of our gifted population. This program is distinctive in the way it weaves together interdisciplinary project based learning, placement-based mathematics, social emotional learning, opportunities for students to direct their own learning, and connection to issues in the wider world.
We boast a happy, committed faculty that enjoys teaching in a collaborative environment where they are respected and empowered. Helios teachers are professionals of high caliber who are creative, innovative and have a growth mind-set. They are experienced in progressive/ constructivist education and understand that the best education starts with the child.
Helios is seeking a teacher for the 2026-2027 school year to join our Middle School with a focus on teaching the humanities. Please submit a cover letter and resume in pdf to careers@heliosschool.org.
Responsibilities
Collaborate with a co-teacher to plan, co-teach, and reflect on the week
Foster an environment where students feel supported to respect themselves, take intellectual risks, and develop respect and empathy for others
Take on varied homeroom responsibilities, including theme-based subjects, small group literacy and math classes, social emotional learning, camping, field trips, parent communication, and more
Collaborate with a co-teacher to provide inquiry based integrated multi-subject instruction, with an emphasis in humanities, based on the semester’s theme
Lead advisory/SEL sessions with your Crew
Select a novel and lead weekly discussions of it, with additional literacy instruction, in your group of 7th/8th grade students
Facilitate independent research and presentation projects as the ⅞ Passion Projects teacher, and/or teach a focused Writing class, to multiple small groups
Offer an elective on a topic that excites both you and the students
Participate in our camping program, which includes overnight trips twice per year
Collaborate with administration and other grade-band teachers to continuously enhance and adapt our theme based expeditionary curriculum
Education
Bachelor’s degree required
Advanced degree highly preferred
Experience
Three years or more of teaching experience is preferred.
To apply for this job email your details to ben.chant@HeliosSchool.org