We broke ground!

It was an exciting day for The Monarch School on March 13^th. Founder and Head of School Dr. Marty Webb and over 200 guests participated in the official groundbreaking for the school’s new 10.75 acre campus at 2815 Rosefield. For the full story, and for more pictures from the event, click here.

 “The Monarch School: A Gentle and Safe Place”

John Elder Robison, author of the bestseller, “Look Me in the Eye: My Life with Asperger’s”, wrote this observation about Monarch in his Mar. 7^th blog entry, after returning from a visit to The Monarch School on Mar. 5. To read John’s blog entry, click here.

During the day, John visited both campuses, attended the Challenger Ring Ceremony, and met with members of the Challenger Leadership council. John shared that he was very impressed with the school, and that Monarch was “the very best school for kids like me.” Click here to read more about John Robison’s visit!

Moving, Shaping and Reading!

The Apprentice Program is pleased to welcome our newest Movers & Shapers volunteer.  Anne Storey Carty, retired founding Headmistress of The Regis School and long time friend of Dr. Webb, has volunteered to read each week with a group of Monarch students. For more on this story, click here. We are thankful to Ms. Carty and all of the Movers & Shapers for sharing their time and talents with us! For more information about the Monarch Movers & Shapers, click here.

 A Day to Remember

The Challenger fifth period Civics/U.S. Government class celebrated Martin Luther King, Jr. Day by designing learning activities for the whole campus. Student leaders facilitated various presentations and activities, including a Power Point review of Dr. King’s important work, discussion of civil rights, and viewing and discussing the movie, Remember the Titans. For more about this special day, and to read articles written by Monarch Challenger students, click here.

With Flying Colors

Recently Monarch hosted a Quality Assurance Review Team to renew our accreditation with AdvancED, formerly the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. The QAR team affirmed that Monarch was excelling in the accrediting standards, with top ratings (highly functional) in every category! To read more about the review, click here. 

Supportive Partnership

The Monarch School is pleased to announce a partnership with the Foundation for Children with Behavioral Challenges (FCBC).  FCBC is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing education and support for caregivers to promote awareness of more enlightened, compassionate, and effective approaches for helping children who struggle with social, emotional and behavioral challenges. To read more about this new partnership and other Apprentice Program news, click here.

For more information about The Monarch School click here.

To learn more about our volunteer group, Movers and Shapers, click here.

Monarch faculty speak! Click here for upcoming engagements.

For more information about Monarch’s Diagnostic Clinic click here.

Monarch’s Programs

• Day School 

• Summer Program

• Learning Center

• Life Academy