We are seeking an experienced 3-6 MACTE credentialed Montessori (co-lead) Guide to join us for this current school year. This Guide will work with the rest of the teaching team and should be eager to provide an authentic Montessori classroom experience with a warm, nurturing, and safe environment where self-direction is enhanced, independence encouraged, and individuality respected, alongside a strong outdoor education program that champions students to become stewards of the land they inhabit.

3-6 MACTE-approved Montessori training and experienced lead guide
Enthusiasm for CMS’ founding ethos of People Care, Fair Share, and Earth Care
Able to work between 8:00 am and 4:00 pm daily during our balanced year calendar (once hired, applicants can choose to increase base pay by working during our Session break camps)
Interest or experience in farming, permaculture, or similar experience is a big plus!
Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

Catskill Montessori School (CMS) is a private, non-profit school inspired by permaculture ethics of people care, earth care, and fair share, on 63 acres nestled between the Mahicannituck and the Catskill Mountains. CMS is equidistant from Boston and New York City (about two hours). With many quaint towns nearby, including Hudson with Amtrak service to NYC. Catskill offers the charm, culture, and environment of the Hudson Valley.

Our school opened its doors in the fall of 2020 with one early childhood 3-6 class and one 6-9 elementary class in a restored 1750s barn, along with a budding permaculture farm. Now, in our fifth year, we serve toddlers through 7th grade in six authentic Montessori classrooms, and we have a plan to expand to include fully implemented Secondary programs (12-18). In addition, our permaculture farm has grown to include a working greenhouse, fruit orchards, outdoor/forest classroom, and farm animals, including Nigerian dwarf goats and chickens At CMS, hands-on student learning extends beyond the classroom to our campus with its greenhouse, garden beds, farm animals, and surrounding 16 acres of forests, trails, and rivers.