Nature schools, Outdoor schools

Hiring: Part-Time Nature Kindergarten Teacher

School: Children's Commons Ecological Society

Location: Calgary, Alberta In 2015 CCES founded Calgary’s first Nature Kindergarten offering the Alberta Kindergarten curriculum through learner-led exploration of the natural world.

It is a government-approved and publicly-funded kindergarten, in which children will spend the majority of their days exploring and learning in nature. It is the first in Calgary and one of only a few operating across Canada.

Interested Candidate Should Nature Kindergarten Teacher – :

- Have a Bachelor of Education
- Have an Alberta Teaching Certificate or Alberta Interim Teaching Certificate
- Have experience working with children aged 4-6 years old
- Have experience and/or knowledge of working in an emergent curriculum setting and the Reggio Emilia philosophy
- Be flexible and looks forward to responding to planning to changes in programming as the day requires - based on weather or the interests of the children
- Enjoy collaboration and working in a team planning environment
- Have knowledge of Alberta Education curriculum for Kindergarten
- Work effectively in cooperation with colleagues and students in a team environment
- Have knowledge and/or experience of Forest and Nature Schools
- The ability to work in Canada
- Have first aid certification




- Have or be willing to submit a current (within 3 months) criminal record and vulnerable sector check
- Is able to get to our school at Rosemont/Confederation Park

This Position Will

- Involve teaching a full day (9am - 3pm) Kindergarten class of 18 children
- Require evaluation and assessment according to the philosophy and deliverables of the organization
- Involve classroom documentation, organization and management including outdoor classrooms
- Involve carrying out risk/benefit assessments
- Invovle open communication with parents
- Have daily and weekly team planning with other Kindergarten teacher and Educational Assistant and share in the responsibility for implementation of those plans
- Require one to spend the majority of each day in the outdoors in all seasons except in extreme weather
- Require one to be available 3 days per week (Monday, Wednesday, Friday) 8:30am to 4:30pm
- Pay 0.6 FTE based on education and experience
- Begin just prior to the 2026-2027 school year (end of August 2026)

Interested candidates should submit a cover letter and resume to: [email protected] with the Subject line “Part-Time Teacher”Full-Time Education Assistant Please mention you saw this at GoodWork.ca .

📌 Nature Kindergarten Teacher (Calgary)
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