Master Teacher - Casa Sumapaz, Colombia · June-July 2026

The role

You're the lead educator for one Cohli cohort. You design and hold the learning space for the children who travel with us - across ages, languages, energies, and learning styles. You're not running a school. You're holding a living, place-based, project-led learning environment that fits a coliving rhythm.

You work alongside a Lead Educator from the Casa Sumapaz team (Lorena, who leads our place-based curriculum here) and are supported by an assistant. Education is co-held, but you bring the structure, the pedagogy, and the daily presence.

Hold the program day with the kids, Monday to Friday, roughly 09:00 to 15:00. This is a full day with the children, not a few hours.
Co-design weekly themes that weave place (Andes, plants, agriculture, Colombian culture) with self-directed exploration.
Run morning circles, project work blocks, nature/outdoor sessions, and reflection rituals.
Hold space for mixed ages (2-12). You'll have an assistant for the youngest group.
Communicate weekly with parents - a brief "what we're learning" note, plus 1:1 conversations as needed.
Light coordination with the Cohli facilitator and the Casa Sumapaz team. Operations are not your job.

"You're not delivering a curriculum. You're holding a question - what does it look like for these specific kids, in this specific place, to learn together for four weeks?"

What you'd bring

This isn't a checklist of certifications. It's a description of the person we believe will flourish in this role.

Real teaching experience with mixed ages - alternative, project-based, Reggio, Montessori, forest school, or similar pedagogies.
Comfort designing learning that uses place as the primary text - gardens, kitchens, walks, conversations with locals.
The ability to hold groups of children with calm presence, clear boundaries, and warmth.
Conversational Spanish (working level). You'll co-hold with a Spanish-speaking lead educator and we have Spanish-speaking children.
Experience in or strong curiosity about nomadic/worldschooling families - the kids in the room have lived more places by age 7 than most adults.
The maturity to ask for support, name what's hard, and stay regulated through the messier weeks.

What you receive

Private accommodation, all meals, and a weekly stipend, the same floor we offer every Cohli educator in every cohort. How it works, including if you bring your family, is on our educator page.

This Master Teacher seat is filled for the 2026 cohort. The form below adds you to our educator pool, so we reach out first when a future cohort opens a role.

The place + the families joining

Casa Sumapaz is a finca in the Colombian highlands, 90 minutes from Bogotá. It's where we ran our first cohort in 2025 - a group that gave the experience an NPS of 9.77.

Casa Sumapaz, Colombia

Working farm, garden, mountain trails, big shared kitchen, Andean forest. Families live in private rooms or family suites. Education happens in the garden, the bamboo studio, and the surrounding land.

See the full cohort page →

The families joining this cohort: 6-8 confirmed, mostly with two children, traveling internationally for at least a year. A mix of Spanish and English at home. We'll share more about the specific families with shortlisted candidates.

Sound right? Tell us about you.

Tell us through the form: who you are, why this role calls you, and the shape of your teaching practice. Don't write a CV, we want to meet you, not your resume.