Primary Position Objectives
The UWC-USA program - a two-year experience that integrates our Academic, Co-curricular, and Residential programs - prepares students to serve as catalysts for greater unity, peace and sustainability in the world. We support students in the practice of our mission during their two years on campus and challenge them to live our mission for a lifetime. The Expeditionary Learning Manager is responsible for the direction of a core aspect of the UWC-USA educational program.
UWC-USA''s Southwest Studies and Project Week programs are required for all students during their two-year program. Our week-long Southwest Studies (October) and Project Week (March) programming is well established, but requires exceptional logistical coordination, and the vision may develop with new educational leadership. The programs emphasize personal challenge, teamwork, place-based learning and initiative and commitment, while teaching a variety of collaborative skills and environmental awareness. Given the cross-departmental logistical program needs and extensive budgeting, risk management and collaboration involved, these expeditionary trips require year-round planning. The role includes supervision of field instructors and school faculty who work with the programs.
UWC-USA builds on its decades of commitment to place-based, experiential, and expeditionary learning with biweekly integrating learning expeditions to aid the delivery of the IB academic curriculum. While teaching faculty are primarily responsible for the curricular and educational connections of the program, the Expeditionary Learning Manager will be responsible for idea creation, relationship-building, and the logistical work to ensure the successful deployment of ~120 students and ~10-15 faculty on trips every other week. This is an exciting aspect of our educational program, and the Manager will need to combine logistical prowess with educational insights to help provide excursions that lend relevance to the classroom teaching using local case studies and real-world problems.
The Expeditionary Learning Manager contributes to the school''s mission across our full program, supporting the academic program and residential life in formal or informal ways. The Expeditionary Learning Manager fulfills their responsibilities in accord with the UWC mission and values as well as the school''s strategic plan, foundational documents, IBDP authorization, ISAS accreditation and best practices in teaching and learning.
Position Responsibilities
Southwest Studies & Project week
Biweekly learning expeditions
Program Integration & Collaboration