Join us as a teacher-learner!
Invitation to join Farm Hill Learning Community as a teacher/co-learner!
Are you interested in larger questions about how we live and educate ourselves and our children? Would you like to live on a farm and play/learn with children?
Do you see we need to fundamentally redefine our relationship with nature, especially with our food? Are you ready to get your hands dirty on the journey to explore ideas like truly sustainable living, nature-centered learning, alternative education etc.?
If the answer is “yes,” you can join us! Please read the invitation below.
Farm Hill is a neurodiverse community of children and adults, learning together in a close to nature setting. We are located near Shoolagiri, Tamil Nadu, 65 km (~ 1.5 hours of travel) from Bangalore.
We believe education should equip a person to meet life with intelligence and not stop with the mere acquisition of skills to make a living. We wish to live in harmony with ourselves, the society around us and nature. We believe each child should have the freedom to learn at her own pace. As a neurodiverse community, we are inclusive of children on the autism spectrum, ADHD, and specific learning difficulties.
The team at farm hill has people with expertise in education, neurodiversity, farming, and community building. Some of us also have degrees from places like IIM, IIT, TISS and APU!
We are a semi-residential learning space – Children reach Farm Hill on Monday morning and leave Friday evening. Teachers live on the campus. We started in 2019, and as of 2024, we work with about 20 children. For more details, please read the rest of the website.
What we offer
- An opportunity to live on a farm and explore deeper questions about life and education
- Freedom to experiment as you learn, respectful work culture, happy workplace
- Company and support of like-minded people on your teaching learning journey
- Stay at the farm and food
- Competitive salary
What you will do
- Work and learn along with children and other adults – on the farm and in the kitchen
- Design and prepare educational activities and experiences for the children as needed
- Accompany children on field trips, treks and outdoor activities
- Engage with the larger community
What we are looking for
- A deep and abiding interest in the questions and ideas above – alternative education, nature-centric learning, farming, food, neurodiversity, life, education etc.
- Enthusiasm and willingness to do the physical and mental work necessary to engage in these questions and ideas while living on a farm
- Ability to work with other people in a community setting
- Willingness to learn about and develop constructivist curricula based on guided discovery for various subjects in primary and/or middle school
- Ability to write and document one’s teaching-learning practices and help other members of the community do the same
(P.S.: Members of the Farm Hill community speak Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, Kannada, and Malayalam, in addition to English. We would love to invite members who speak other languages as well!)
Positions Open
Educator to handle curriculum development as well as teaching
- Mathematics for primary and middle school (grades 1 to 8)
- English for primary and middle school (grades 1 to 8)
Interested?
Write to us at mailto:hello@farmhill-learning.org - tell us about yourself and why you want to join us.
You can also call/WhatsApp Venu at +91 84310 32239 if you want to share any questions or thoughts.
Thanks for your interest, we look forward to hearing from you!