Month: December 2017

Sophia Academy @ ICHS is a Christian arts-based high school serving bright students with language-based learning differences. All classes are taught using our successful multi-sensory and personalized approach. We are searching for an exceptional part-time Educational Aide who will provide engaging, one-on-one instruction in reading and math.

Job Expectations

• Cultivate a learning environment that encourages discovery, creativity, and student growth through a hands-on approach.
• Offer positive feedback and coaching to promote student confidence and high academic outcomes.
• Demonstrate awareness of student’s background, skills, proficiency levels, interests, learning style, and special needs in lesson planning, pacing, and presentation.
• Employ innovative methods and adjust instructional strategies.
• Promote positive professionalism in all communications involving students, parents, staff, and visitors.
• Eagerly engage in professional development to learn more about teaching students with dyslexia or dyscalculia.
• Other duties as assigned.

What qualifications are needed?

• Bachelor’s Degree or higher
• PA teaching certificate preferred but not required
• Special Education coursework preferred but not required
• Available to work Monday through Friday with part-time hours
• Maintain compliance with state and federal laws; pass pre-employment background check.

If interested, call Sophia Academy at 267-595-4723. For an application, click here

 

A tradition at Sophia Academy is for World Cultures students to learn the concept of culture by participating in an archeological dig while studying ancient history. Our 2017-18 DIG began in the beginning of the year as we learned to think like historians and archeologists. Next, we studied the concept of culture and seven key markers that reveal culture as we looked at the civilizations of the Ancient Near East. After that, we created our own cultures, including a Rosetta Stone that provided the key to our language. On one rainy day in early November, we buried our cultures and left them to be found by our fellow archeologists. When they were dug up, some of our artifacts had been destroyed by the ravages of time (3 days!) while others were in great shape. Each student had enough artifacts, however, to ably analyze and decipher the unknown culture.

Creating a Rosetta Stone and laying out our plots.