Description

The Christian English School of Torino (CES-to) is a small start-up school in Torino, ITALY (Northwest Italy, near the Alps).  CES-to is a TeachBeyond Family School.  A preschool teaching education degree is preferred but not necessary.  However, a love for kids and a desire to serve the Lord in a very needy spiritual environment are necessary.  Teachers will be challenged living in a cross-cultural environment and encouraged to learn Italian, but all teaching will be in English to children of varying and developing English skills.  Teaching English as a second language training is helpful.

School Description:  The school will be serving children from pre-K into the primary years with the intention of increasing years annually, eventually serving children pre-K through 12.  CES-to tries to apply Montessori principles in the earlier years with a gradual shift toward a classical educational format as the years progress.   As a small school, multi-level learning will at times be necessary.  The anticipated student / teacher ratio is about five with additional assistants and volunteers.

Location:  Torino is a city of about one million people located in northwestern Italy near the Italian alps.  Italy is a very challenging spiritual environment with very few evangelical Christians (about 1%) and there are no Biblically-oriented Christian schools in all of northwestern Italy, and very few in all of Italy.  United with TeachBeyond, CES-to is pioneering Christian education in Italy.  CES-to will be serving the entire evangelical Christian community of Torino.  There is also a large number of immigrants in Italy, primarily from South America, Romania, Albania, China, Morocco and other parts of Africa.  While CES-to will focus on the evangelical Christian community, others who are non-religious, Catholic or from other religions are invited to send their children, provided they are not opposed to the Biblical content and perspectives that will be incorporated into the CES-to curriculum and character training. 

Unique Aspects:  The Christian English School of Torino (CES-to) has a family and loving environment.  Other unique aspects of CES-to include an outdoor/nature-oriented educational focus and a dedication to serving the various needs in the Torino community.

Salary and Benefits:  This is a missionary / self-funded position.  Missionary teachers will need to work through a mission agency for their financial support and expenses.  The school will provide assistance in locating a residence and a housing allowance, assistance in obtaining a visa and the proper legal documents for Italian residence, language acquisition and cultural adjustment / adaptation. 

Requirements

The primary requirements are a love for Jesus and a love for children.  The ideal person will have a university degree preschool education.  This is a missionary position and therefore it will be necessary to be self-supported or work with a mission agency for providing your missionary salary.  Assistance with housing and a housing stipend will be provided.  ACSI certification is desirable, or a desire to work toward ACSI certification as a teacher.  Teaching Children English as a Second Language (ESL) training and/or experience will be very helpful.