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School Overview
Why teach at Okanagan Waldorf School?
Okanagan Waldorf (OWS) is a thriving school that offers Waldorf education from early childhood through Grade 8. We reach a diverse community within the Okanagan Valley, providing exceptional academics from a rural campus. The students are immersed daily in nature experiences which promotes holistic educational practices.
Our Mission, Vision and Values
We provide strong academics through purposeful experiences in the classroom and nature. In an environment of reverence and wonder, we seek to uncover the full potential in each child so that they may freely carry out their lives with courage and purpose. By creating meaningful relationships with the community and the environment, we contribute to positive social and ecological change.
We are a rural school located just 20 minutes from Vernon, BC, a city of 40,000 residents, and 45 minutes from Kelowna, a city of 128,000 residents. Vernon and Kelowna provide all the benefits of a large city close by, while closer to the school, you can enjoy a slower, rural pace of life.
School Community
Okanagan Waldorf School is located just outside of Vernon in the Whitevale area of Lumby, BC. Our school’s setting is on a 26-acre wooded campus surrounded by an 1100 acre working farm, so there’s lots of fresh air to enjoy!
As a Waldorf school, we acknowledge the spiritual aspect of every student, parent, and colleague. This allows for a unique experience of complete immersion in our work.
Lifestyle and Recreational Opportunities
The Okanagan Valley offers something for everyone; hiking, biking, camping, climbing, water sports, and winter sports in a family-oriented community.
Trails and lakes abound in this area as well as two large, yet family oriented, ski resorts, i.e. Silverstar Mountain and Big White.
You can also enjoy a variety of cultural activities, such as live theatre, music concerts, dance studio, art galleries, museums, and numerous festivals. The area is also host to a performing arts centre and national level hockey and skills training centres.
Draw for Employees
We offer an environment that allows teachers to fully engage with their work and students, supported by school-wide shared agreements between departments.
Salary and Benefits
OWS teachers earn between $45,000 and $65,000 and receive a comprehensive benefits package, which includes a health spending account, life and disability benefits, and professional development funds.
Why you’ll love it here
OWS offers a supportive workplace with a strong mentorship program in place. We have a communication policy that supports individuality while guiding collaborative growth.
Application Requirements
Applicants must have or be willing to obtain current First Aid. Applicants must be able to navigate a rural campus with uneven terrain daily. Applicants must be willing to engage in a school that is a Waldorf school—either by completing a Waldorf Teacher Training Program or open to exploring the work of a Waldorf Teacher/EA/Support Staff (position dependent).
We promote personal and professional development in our staff
OWS offers a professional environment that promotes continued professional development as well as continual experiences of personal growth opportunities. We work with personal development within ourselves so that we may freely guide the developing students we serve.
We host numerous professional development activities onsite, and we also provide teachers with funds for travel when participating in offsite professional development activities.
Teachers are always given paid time off to attend professional development events.