Art Teacher (Toddler- 2nd Grade)

Akron Global School believes that childhood is not a preparation for life. It is life itself.

We are building, from the ground up, a school and a pedagogical team with a clear purpose: to offer children, from Toddlers through 2nd Grade, an educational experience that respects their time, their curiosity, and their capacity to construct knowledge through relationships, inquiry, and meaningful experiences.

We are looking for an Art Teacher to design and facilitate art experiences that foster curiosity, self-expression, and exploration. More than teaching artistic techniques, we are looking for a professional who can create contexts in which children explore materials, media, and creative processes, developing their creativity, independence, and ability to express ideas.

The role is inspired by the work of an atelierista: a professional who understands the atelier as a space for investigation and discovery, where materials, tools, images, sounds, movement, and different artistic languages become pathways for children to ask questions, express ideas, and construct knowledge.

In Early Childhood, art should not be understood simply as a final product. The focus is on the process, experimentation, discovery, and individual expression of each child. We are therefore looking for someone with demonstrated experience in art and education, sensitivity to working with young children, and a genuine interest in developing an inquiry-based, child-centered artistic practice.

This position will be structured on an hourly teaching basis of 10 hours per week.

• Plan and facilitate age-appropriate art experiences that respond to students' development, interests, and individual needs.

• Foster English language development throughout the school day and support learners to build their confidence to communicate and participate.

• Create learning experiences that foster exploration, inquiry, creativity, and self-expression through different artistic languages.

• Develop experiences using drawing, painting, sculpture, collage, construction, modeling, photography, installation, and other media and materials, connected to students' projects and interests.

• Create and organize atelier environments that invite independent exploration, experimentation, and creation.

• Work collaboratively with Head Teachers and Assistant Teachers, connecting art experiences to theprojects and inquiries developed by each class.

• Observe students' creative processes and use these observations to extend and deepen learning experiences.

• Value the artistic and inquiry process rather than focusing primarily on predetermined outcomes or models.

• Document students' processes, creations, and discoveries, helping make their learning and development visible.

• Select, prepare, and organize appropriate materials and resources for each learning experience.

• Contribute to a school culture that recognizes art as an essential language for children's development and expression.

• Demonstrated professional experience in Art and/or Education, particularly working with young children.

• Experience in Early Childhood Education will be considered an advantage.

• Hands-on experience with a range of artistic languages, materials, and creative processes.

• Familiarity with the atelierista approach, Reggio Emilia, or other practices that value inquiry, experimentation, and children's self-expression will be considered an advantage.

• A strong understanding of the role of the arts in child developmentability to adapt artistic experiences to different developmental stages.

• Experience with project-based and inquiry-based approaches will be considered an advantage.

• The ability to create environments and experiences that foster children's independence, curiosity, and individual expression.

• Excellent observation, communication, and collaboration skills, with the ability to work closely with teachers and the pedagogical team.

• A creative, sensitive, organized, curious, and experimental professional who is genuinely interested in the role of art in children's development opment.

• Fluent English is required.

• International professional or academic experience will be considered an advantage.

What We Offer

We value our team members and offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support their well-being, professional growth, and quality of life:

• On-Site Breakfast and Lunch.

• Medical and Dental Plans – Optional enrollment, with monthly fees covered by the employee.

• Transportation Allowance.

• Meal Allowance.

• Tuition Benefit for Dependents – Available after 60 days of employment, subject to School Leadership approval.

• Employee Education Support – 50% tuition assistance, up to BRL 500, available after 60 days of employment.

• Ticket Benefits Club – Exclusive discounts and special offers through partner companies.

• SESC Membership.

• SENAC Partnership – Up to 50% discount on eligible programs and courses.

• PUC Partnership – Up to 30% discount on eligible programs and courses.

• Petlove Benefits.

• TotalPass Membership – Access to a broad network of fitness and wellness facilities.

• Profit-Sharing Program (PLR)

Most schools were designed for a world that no longer exists. Akron was designed for the one that's coming.

We are a brand new school, in Pinheiros, São Paulo, built from the ground up around a single conviction: that the most valuable thing a school can give a student isn't knowledge. It's the ability to keep learning, unlearning, and relearning for the rest of their lives. We are not reforming a system. We are starting with a blank page.

Our curriculum is anchored in interdisciplinary learning and developmental neuroscience. Our language of instruction is English. Our students are 2 to 18 years old. Our campus is 11,000 m² currently under construction. And our team is being assembled now, person by person, with intention.

Everything we build here comes back to our compass:

- Know Yourself Deeply, because no one can lead their own learning without first understanding how they think, feel, and grow.

- Engage the World Fully, because learning earns its meaning through real problems, authentic inquiry, and genuine encounter with different cultures and people.

- Transform Both, because we measure success not by what students know, but by what they do with it: knowledge placed in service of something beyond themselves.

We are looking for educators who are restless in the best sense of the word. People who have seen how school can be done differently and chose not to look away. People who know that character, curiosity, and purpose are not soft skills. 

If you've ever thought "I wish I could build a school the right way, from the very beginning" this is that moment.

Our compass: Know yourself deeply. Engage the world fully. Transform both.

What guides us:

Curiosity: every great learning journey begins with a better question

Excellence: rigorous, generous, and never finished

Humanity: relationships built on respect, empathy, and genuine care

Courage: to try, to fail, and to try again with more clarity

Grit: staying the course when the work is hard and the outcome matters

Purpose: knowledge in service of people, not the other way around

Akron is a rare opportunity: to be present at the beginning, to help shape what this school becomes, and to do the most meaningful work of your career.

We'd love to meet you.