Kindezi School, teachers wear many hats. Kindezi teachers sit on committees and make policies on issues from safety to assessment. Kindezi teachers teach specials (the arts, world language, PE). Kindezi teachers also teach either language arts and social studies or math and science to groups of six at a time in the morning. On top of that, they are project-based learning specialists.

It is a labor of love. Kindezi teachers meticulously track the progress of each student and speak regularly with each parent. They plan out days in which six students with different abilities, interests, and learning styles all have their individual needs met. If it sounds like a lot... it is.

It is a difficult job but the benefits of working for Kindezi are best summarized by the following quote:

"I am extremely satisfied working at Kindezi. The factor that most contributes to my satisfaction is how I feel trusted and respected as a teacher, as a professional. I am also very motivated by how teaching 6 students allows you to really focus on the individual needs of each students, how they learn things, how they need the environment to be set up, what sparks their interest. I love the bond I feel with my students. I find myself thinking about them all the time. I also feel a true sense of community and collaboration with my fellow teachers, something I have never had in previous experiences. A sense of partnership with the parents also contributes to this...we are really all working towards the same goal (no us and them mentality). Finally, I like how everything is a conversation. While a commitment to this ideal has at times made expectations a little murky, there is an openness and trust in experimentation and innovation that brings creativity and life to teaching here that is often squelched in school settings."
—Written by a current Kindezi teacher in an anonymous survey