TTC
Teacher Training Center

Teacher Training Residency

Shady Hill's Teacher Training Residency provides aspiring teachers with well-guided experiences in pre-K through eighth-grade classrooms. In this one-year, site-based graduate program, apprentice teachers discover what teaching is all about through observation, supervised teaching, professional development and immersion in the life of the school. 

FOR ASPIRING TEACHERS WHO

  • 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 through Shady Hill's partnership with Lesley University must also submit a set of application materials directly to Lesley. Learn more or apply through Lesley's program.
Boston University: All middle school English and Social Studies candidates who intend to earn a master's degree through Shady Hill's partnership with Boston University must also submit a set of application materials directly to BU. Learn more about applying through BU's program.

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