Drama and Music Teacher - Primary School - Shenzhen

BASIS International School Shenzhen is seeking qualified candidates for a Drama and Music Teacher - Primary School for the 2025-26 school year!

Are you an experienced educator looking to grow your career with an established and high-achieving school network? Apply now for our Drama and Music Teacher position with BASIS International School Shenzhen.   

Why Choose BASIS International Schools? 

Join a dynamic, rapidly growing network of schools in China known for academic excellence and innovation. Since our first school opened in Shenzhen in 2015, BASIS International & Bilingual Schools has expanded across China, with campuses in Hangzhou, Guangzhou, Nanjing, Chengdu, and Wuhan. In 2024, we proudly launched three new schools in Shenzhen, including our first Early Childhood Education campuses. 

Our students consistently gain admission to prestigious universities worldwide, such as Harvard, Princeton, Oxford, MIT, and Cornell, with nearly 100% of graduates accepted into Top 50 U.S. universities and other similarly rated universities in the UK and Canada. 

As a Drama Teacher, you lay a foundation for a lifelong love and appreciation for drama and theater by introducing theater vocabulary, history, creative movement, and stage design. You guide students in storytelling and performing for an audience. You emphasize theater and drama as a form of self-expression, while collaborating with fellow teachers to create interdisciplinary lessons. Throughout the academic year, you also organize events to showcase your students’ progress and work. 

As a Music teacher, you build upon a strong foundation of music skills, diving deeper into melodic and rhythmic concepts, instrument types and families, vocal posture and breathing, and other topics and skills. You guide students to think both critically and creatively about the role of music in the human experience and as a form of self-expression. You also collaborate with fellow teachers to bring music into history, technology, and other areas to provide further context and enhance student learning. Throughout the academic year, you organize and engage in numerous events to showcase your student's work. 

You will also: 

• Foster meaningful relationships with each student to ensure a personalized and successful learning trajectory 
• Guide students in pursuing academic achievement, personal responsibility, and intellect 
• Pursue continuous professional growth by participating in ongoing professional development, collaborating with colleagues, and staying informed on the latest educational techniques and best practices in your field 
• Contribute to a positive and collaborative school community