About Dhun School
Dhun School is an experiential learning environment in the heart of a 500-acre bioreserve at Dhun in the Jaipur district. Our educational model champions self-direction and collective wisdom across three interconnected pillars : Self, Community, and Planet.
Role Purpose
- Lead language and arts integrated learning for ages 4–10.
- Establish a strong daily culture of learning with clear routines, reflection, and joyful rigor.
- Design contextual, place-based learning that bridges Self, Community, and Planet.
- Interface with a partner organization to translate select practices; Build team capacity and co-create Dhun School's evolving model.
Key Responsibilities
Learning Design and Facilitation (Primary Focus)
Plan and deliver daily / weekly learning with co-educators; use visible thinking routines and learning walls.Lead integrated Language & Arts blocks developing foundational literacy, oracy, and expression through storytelling, theatre / play, visual arts, poetry, and music.Use place-based provocations (ecology, local crafts, village stories) to design inquiry cycles and projects.Set up predictable micro-routines : morning meetings, read-alouds, studio time, reflection journals, closing circles.Research, Documentation, and Assessment
Observe like a researcher; document patterns and interests to iterate curriculum.Build learner portfolios capturing cognitive, physical, social-emotional growth and artistic expression.Implement holistic assessment (formative checks, rubrics, portfolios, learning stories)Guide learners in self- and peer-assessment to cultivate agency and metacognition.Culture and Team Collaboration
Model curiosity, care, and productive independence; create environments for focus, choice, and collaboration.Facilitate weekly class / community circles for belonging and restorative conflict resolution.Share exemplars and micro-PDs with co-educators on literacy-rich environments and arts integration.Partnership Touchpoint (Small Component)
Attend scheduled check-ins with the partner organization to understand key frameworks and tools.Contextualize select partner practices into our plans and routines; keep brief notes on what's adopted.Bring back learnings to a weekly learning meeting to align next steps.Desired Background
3–5 years teaching ages 4–10 with strong early literacy (English) and arts-integration practice.Preferred exposure : Forest School, Montessori, Democratic Schooling, or inquiry / play-based frameworks.Bilingual proficiency in English and Hindi; comfort weaving in local languages and cultural forms.Values alignment : respect for local community and ecology; creativity, openness, and entrepreneurial mindset; thrives in hands-on, evolving settings.Working Conditions and Ethos
Work 35 km outside Jaipur city, on a 530-acre land bank rich in ecology and natural resources, surrounded by five villages.Experience freedom and creativity to follow your own interests and design your own learning.Co-create an innovative learning model with a bottom-up approach alongside other educators, the community, and learners.Access to multi-disciplinary change-makers working towards the idea of a sustainable future.Application
Email [HIDDEN TEXT] with Subject [Your Name]_Educator(Language & Arts)Resume and artifacts from previous workcover letter or 2–3-minute audio / video reflecting on an arts-integrated literacy experience'Education, in the true sense, is the understanding of oneself, for it is within each one of us that the whole of existence is gathered.' - Jiddu Krishnamurti
Skills Required
Arts Integration, Music, language arts, Visual Arts, Storytelling, theatre , Poetry