TTC
Teacher Training Center

Teacher Residency

Shady Hill's Teacher Residency provides aspiring teachers with well-guided experiences in pre-K through eighth-grade classrooms. In one-year, apprentice teachers discover what teaching is all about through observation, supervised teaching, professional development and full immersion in the life of the school. Graduates of the program are well prepared to teach in independent and public schools. Shady Hill has trained more than 1,900 educators.

APPRENTICE TEACHERS

  • Care deeply about children
  • Seek to teach, learn, and grow in a diverse community
  • Value progressive, project-based, interdisciplinary curriculum inspired by students’ questions and teachers’ passions.

QUALIFICATIONS

  • Experience working with children (no previous education coursework or teaching required)
  • A bachelor’s degree
  • An undergraduate GPA of 3.0 is preferred 

MASTERS PROGRAM

Lesley University: Applicants who intend to earn a Master's degree in Education through Shady Hill's partnership with Lesley University should complete a Shady Hill application as well as a Lesley application.
Boston University: Applicants interested in Boston University’s Master degree in Curriculum and Teaching should complete a Shady Hill application as well as a BU application.

LEARN MORE

Get in touch with us or contact Kristen Skinner for more information and questions!
617.520.5260      178 Coolidge Hill  Cambridge MA 02138           Association of Independent Schools in New England