Become a Wolf Trap Teaching Artist

If you are interested in becoming a Teaching Artist for the Wolf Trap Institute for Early Learning Through the Arts, please contact Mary Henderson to find out if positions are available.

Mary Henderson
Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts
1645 Trap Road, Vienna, VA 22182
or maryh@wolftrap.org

The Benefits of Becoming a Wolf Trap Teaching Artist

•  Become part of a national network of teaching artists working for a program that has been a leader in the field of arts education and professional development for 27 years
•  Receive professional development and critical response from arts education experts
•  Create meaningful partnerships with early childhood educators in the community

Requirements for Teaching Artists

• Strong artistic background in music, drama, movement, storytelling, or puppetry
• Minimum of three years experience as a performing artist or Teaching Artist
• Must be willing to work in an interdisciplinary environment
• Have experience working with young children
• Must have a car and be willing to travel within DC/MD/VA area, including Baltimore
• Be professional in demeanor, appearance, and approach
• Complete successful personal interview and classroom audition
• Must attend a full week of training and complete 2 classroom residencies within the first year

Job Summary

• Teaching Artists are placed in 7-week residencies partnering with preschool and kindergarten teachers. Sessions are held twice a week in classrooms of 3 to 5 year olds.
• Required paperwork associated with each residency, including lesson plans and evaluations, must be completed.
• Teaching Artists are independent contractors — amount of work is not guaranteed.
• The number of residencies assigned annually varies according to availability and location.

Wolf Trap Institute for Early Learning Through the Arts is a program of the Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts.