Roycemore School

Roycemore School is a day school in Evanston, Illinois, serving about 250–300 students from pre-K through grade 12. The school has no religious affiliation and deliberately builds a non-competitive academic culture. That choice—combined with a commitment to respect, diversity, and excellence—shapes what teaching here feels like.

The Advisory system is central to faculty life. In Middle and Upper Schools, students choose their advisors and meet regularly in small groups to discuss identity, belonging, and growing up. Teachers become counselors and mentors, not just classroom instructors. Lower School uses character education to reinforce the same values. Because Roycemore is a day school, not a boarding program, you leave campus each afternoon—but the relationships you build during the day run deep.

Roycemore School teaches Mandarin Chinese, French, and Spanish across the curriculum. Language teachers work closely with content specialists in science, history, and the arts to weave multilingual instruction into regular lessons. That collaboration creates a more integrated teaching experience than you might find in schools where language programs sit apart.

Parents are actively involved in school life and fundraising. This creates a three-way partnership: students, teachers, and families all contribute to school culture. The school is financially stable with solid net assets and growing support from donors.

Roycemore School hires for teaching positions across elementary, middle, and upper school levels, as well as administrative and support roles. If you want to teach in a non-competitive environment where mentorship and character development are as valued as test scores, and you prefer a day school pace with engaged families, this is worth exploring.