Begun in 1986, the Lower School Intern Program at Greenwich Academy has become a model for many other independent schools across the country. Created by the need to provide teacher training and to give its children more individual attention, the Academy's program has responsibly guided a new generation of teachers.

The Intern Program is a two-year commitment designed for qualified college graduates with liberal arts backgrounds. It gives aspiring teachers the opportunity to teach at Greenwich Academy while earning a Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) from Manhattanville College in nearby Purchase, New York.

Interns at Greenwich Academy are welcomed into a collegial, supportive environment, exposed to a variety of effective teaching styles and offered an array of professional development opportunities including seminars, outside speakers and career counseling. Interns are full participants in the classroom experience. Working as part of a team, they prepare lessons in language arts, mathematics and social studies and are solely responsible for the science curriculum.

Interns are shaped by the faculty, curriculum and philosophy of the Academy, and they gain the experience necessary to develop their own skills before moving on to their own classrooms. Other schools recruit Academy interns who have completed this program because of the program's rigorous training and strong philosophical beliefs about what is important in a school community.

Please send all inquiries and resumes to JoAnne Vicidomini, Director of the Lower School Intern program: jvicidomini@greenwichacademy.org