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Cedar Classical Academy is a young, growing school situated just outside of Lansing, Michigan on 9 acres. Established in 2019, we are in our third academic year. We plan to grow to K-12, adding one grade each year. We will offer K-9 in the 2022-2023 academic year with an estimated 81-87 students. Our dedicated community of founders is passionate about growing our school with strong foundations and an ambitious vision of faithfully training our students and thus impacting our community and the wider world for Christ’s kingdom.

Lower School Teaching Assistant

We seek a part-time teaching assistant to support students with special needs in our combined 1st & 2nd grade classroom. The TA shall support Cedar Classical Academy’s classical and Christian mission and philosophy, and shall attend all regular staff meetings and training, including a summer conference during the fourth week of June and teacher training during the second week of August. Qualified applicants will possess prior teaching experience. The TA shall be assigned to 3-5 students to help with lesson modification, task initiation and completion, as well as to assist the primary teacher in any additional classroom jobs. The TA shall assist our primary teacher under her leadership in classes that involve independent work each school day, Monday-Friday, 8:00AM until 11:50AM, in the following courses:
  • 1st Grade Phonics
  • 1st Grade Math
  • 1st & 2nd Grade Science
  • 1st & 2nd Grade Handwriting & Orthography
  • 1st & 2nd Grade Music (Mon & Fri)
  • 1st & 2nd Grade Art (Tues & Thurs)
  • 1st & 2nd Grade Hymns & Poetry (Wed)

This is a part-time hourly position starting July 1.

The Teacher shall be a born-again believer and a member in good standing of a local church. Applicants should carefully review our Mission Statement, Vision Statement, and Statement of Faith. Download the application here and send it to [email protected]cedarclassicalacademy.org. We require background checks and fingerprints for all employees and volunteers.

Art Teacher

We seek an art teacher with rich knowledge of art history, a trained eye for beauty, and artistic skill. Our students in Grades 1-8 have art classes on Tuesdays and Thursdays that focus on art history, art appreciation, and art practicum. Each class consists of 14-20 total students with two grade levels clustered together. Content roughly follows what the students are learning about in history, and focuses (not exclusively) on European and American artists. The teacher shall be able to articulate what classical education is, how the fine arts fit into our vision for education, and what constitutes "fine art." The teacher shall demonstrate curiosity about the world and eagerness to learn, explore, and read. The teacher shall model and cultivate informed judgment about one's own artistic work as well as others' artistic work.

The teacher shall teach the following course load on Tuesday and Thursday mornings, plan and provide content for the copying of Masterworks, and prepare semesterly art galleries for events.

  • 1st & 2nd Grade Art
  • 3rd & 4th Grade Art
  • 5th & 6th Grade Art
  • 7th & 8th Grade Art

This position is part-time, 6 hours/week. Teacher training is provided in early August.

The teacher shall be a born-again believer and a member in good standing of a local church. Applicants should carefully review our Mission Statement, Vision Statement, and Statement of Faith. Download the application here and send it to [email protected]org. We require background checks and fingerprints for all employees and volunteers. Please include a portfolio of your artistic work.

cedar's philosophy of art

Please check back in December for postings for our 2023-2024 academic year.