Junior Guide Program

Chiaravalle Montessori, in partnership with Evanston Township High School and Beacon Academy, is excited to promote a new summer employment opportunity for high school students. The Junior Guide position will work with the Chiaravalle summer staff to support the summer school program for children ages 2-3 or 4-6. The position will introduce Junior Guides to an educational setting, working with Toddlers or Early Childhood students to further children’s development, familiarize them with the routine of young children’s days, and acclimate them to the expectations of working as a team member.

Our 2025 summer camps run 9 weeks with student programming beginning on June 9 and ending on August 6.  The summer school program is organized in 3 sessions: June 9–June 27, June 30–July 18, and July 21–August 6. Guide positions are offered all 3 sessions from 8:00 am–4:00 pm, Monday–Friday. Junior Guides may work 1, 2, or all 3 of the sessions. Junior Guides are expected to attend training hosted by Chiaravalle prior to program start, as well as two days of classroom set up for those Junior Guides working during the first session (June 5-6) and two days of classroom breakdown for those working during the final session (August 7-8).

The Junior Guide’s responsibilities include maintaining supervision and safety inside the classroom and outdoors on the playground, regularly communicating with head and assistant teachers, and building relationships with students. Junior Guides will also help prepare the classroom, including helping with snack and lunch, assisting napping students, and reorganizing materials at the end of the day. While summer school at Chiaravalle does not utilize Montessori materials, Chiaravalle Montessori believes that, as Maria Montessori wrote, “children are human beings to whom respect is due,” and summer school puts this into action by treating even the youngest students as capable human beings.

Qualified candidates must be current high school students in good academic standing and legally eligible to work. The ideal candidate is patient and comfortable with children, willing to take direction from experienced teachers, and eager to have hands-on experience in a classroom setting and during outdoor play.

Apply to be a Junior Guide this summerfor High School students