A Learning Community
Notre Dame High School, San Jose is the center for women’s leadership in Silicon Valley and has provided an exceptional Catholic college preparatory education for young women since 1851. The school's mission is guided by the teachings of Saint Julie Billiart, the foundress of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur, with a strong focus on social justice to create lifelong learners, spiritual seekers, justice advocates and community leaders. Our mission, summarized by the words of Saint Julie Billiart, is to “teach them what they need to know for life.”
The Social Studies Program
Notre Dame High School has a college preparatory social studies curriculum, with a strong Advanced Placement and Honors program. In addition to exposing students to rich content, the department strives to instill students with critical thinking, writing, close reading, problem-solving and collaborative skills. The department strives to create graduates who are informed, engaged community members, passionate about learning. This program is part of an integrated curricular design developed among the English, Religious Studies and Social Studies departments.
Responsibilities:
- Teach high school social studies courses with specific interest and skills in Ethnic Studies and/or AP courses
- Align instruction with department outcomes and graduation outcomes
- Be familiar with educational research and current literature in academic area
- Collaborate with colleagues both within department and across the curriculum
- Create and implement lesson plans
- Create and conduct appropriate student assessment regularly
- Supports the mission of the school and the Hallmarks of a Notre Dame de Namur Learning Community
