An Acton Socratic Guide strives to:

Facilitate a truly customized education for each learner in the Studio.
Affirm students, holding them accountable to their promises and to their commitment to deliver “the best work they can do” as they discover and pursue a calling on a Hero’s Journey.
Create meaningful exhibitions, ceremonies and celebrations that reinforce the rules of engagement, personal and group covenants to provide and strengthen a safe learning community.
Act as a role model as an independent learner on a Hero’s Journey.
Launch and lead Socratic discussions.
Create and launch Quests (projects), including developing daily challenges and curating world class examples.
Prepare and supply an inspiring learning environment.
Observe and track each child’s progress via a cutting edge online dashboard.
Encourage young heroes to track their progress and create portfolios to show parents, peers, and apprenticeship employers what they can do.
Uphold promises to students, parents, and fellow Guides made in relational covenants.
Pass along each of these responsibilities to students as quickly as possible, so as to develop and encourage students to lead themselves.

Qualifications:

Our three greatest values are: independence, excellence and initiative.

The ideal candidate is a punctual, organized, positive, independent, self-directed learner who can work with little direct guidance, likes to create, collaborate, experiment, evaluate and continually improve and has a deep respect for all children, believing that each human is resilient, capable and responsible for themselves.

It is essential that this person can learn fast, loves to work hard, and:

Enjoys working with Elementary or Middle School aged youth
Is fluent in written and spoken Spanish and English
Is an active reader and writer.
Has a deep curiosity about the universe and loves to learn.
Has an innovative and entrepreneurial spirit.
Demonstrates the ability to build and maintain a strong culture of self-directed learning.
Has experience working productively on a team.
Is customer service and user-centered orientation with the ability to give and receive feedback, meet needs, and get a positive response.
Consistently demonstrates excellence in written, oral and media communications.
Has gone through challenges in life and used a spirit of responsibility, growth and resilience to overcome adversity or achieve success.
Has experience facilitating project-based / experiential / real-world learning.
Has proficient quantitative reasoning skills (mathematics) to look at learner growth data to inform next steps and to integrate applied math learning into projects and processes.
Has demonstrated experience building strong relationships with children and/or teens.
Is excited to create and execute game-, play- and problem-based learning journeys.

Extra consideration for: international experience, entrepreneurial experience, previous Socratic or Montessori training, summer camp counselors or experience in STEAM fields.

Training Provided:

We provide on the job training - Guides are expected to commit to a rigorous and valuable course of study, which will develop into a meaningful and well-compensated career at our institution.

Trainings may take place in the United States. Therefore, the ability to travel to the US is a requirement.

Application Process:

Our application process is designed to be rigorous and extensive, including making a video, facilitating an activity, reading a book and interviewing with several people.

This process is valuable for both the potential guide and in helping us ensure that the only the most extraordinary candidates are chosen for this sacred role of Guide.

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Our Story

Why did we start an Acton Academy in El Salvador?