Teaching Assistant
Bank Street College of Education · New York City, New York, US
Position: Teacher’s Assistant 5th and 6th Grade STEAM in the City Liberty LEADS is a NYC-based college access program that has served over 200 underrepresent...
Job description
Position: Teacher’s Assistant 5th and 6th Grade STEAM in the City Liberty LEADS is a NYC-based college access program that has served over 200 underrepresented children between 5th and 12th grade each year since 1989. Liberty LEADS was founded to empower youth by helping them attain higher education, embrace leadership engagement, and create a positive future for themselves and others. Liberty LEADS provides an alternative learning environment in which young people can experience success as learners and increase their ability and motivation to graduate from high school and seek entry into postsecondary education and/or meaningful employment. The program is guided by the principle that all children have gifts, talents, and great potential and can contribute to one another's social and academic growth. STEAM in the City is a summer program for current 5th and 6th graders (rising 6th-7th). STEAM in the City combines science, math, art, language arts, and social justice to connect concepts to students’ lived experiences. The focus of our summer experience will be Science and Art using a project-based experiential learning model where the educators will deliver engaging, fun and excitin...