To support The Monarch School in extending its mission to include educating the greater community about people with neurological differences, faculty of The Monarch Diagnostic Clinic and Day School have implemented a training program for advanced-level pediatric residents from University of Texas Medical School – Houston (UTMS-H).

For more on this story, visit the Diagnostic Clinic section of our website.

Question: Hello. Just a question. Your school sounds amazing and I'm wondering if you have a "sister school" in the Dallas area?
- Stephanie Gonzales

Dear Stephanie,

Thank you for your kind words about our school. We don’t have a school like Monarch in Dallas, but are always open to help anyone interested in opening a school like Monarch.

We are delighted to report on the success of the first replication of The Monarch School’s unique program in Guatemala City, and equally excited to report that this year, teachers from Monarch’s next replication, River City Academy in Portland, Oregon, are training in preparation for the start-up year of that program next fall. Visit our website to read more about these two schools.

A Big Monarch Welcome to Our Tuesday Tour Sponsor

Monarch now has opportunities for sponsorship of our Tuesday Tours.

Visit our website for further information.

Beginning with this issue of our e-newsletter, we’ll be featuring in this column how The Monarch School has grown. We’ll begin with a look over time at our sites and facilities!

1996-97: Dr. Marty Webb, Head of School and Beverly Svoboda, Development Director worked fulltime in Dr. Webb’s garage to lay the foundation for the school, without drawing a salary! 1997-98: The Houston Mennonite Church on Wirt Road rented us some of their property, on which we added 3 modular buildings, and Monarch began! 1998-99: We fully landscaped the campus with native plants, and installed outdoor canvas art. 1999-00: Students and faculty built the outdoor pond installed; grass was planted, and we added a baseball diamond with backstop. 2000-01: Trails were added to wooded area by Michael Sarahan (Eagle Scout project), and mapped and marked by students. 2001-02: Having outgrown our modular buildings and all of the Mennonite Church classrooms, we added a second site, the “Craig and Lee Williams Challenger Campus”, leasing two office suites in a business park down the road from our original site.

Visit our website to read the rest of our history.

Click here to watch the video of the Dedication of our new campus, with the
Honorable James A. Baker III

The following is an interview of Justin Otte, who attended Monarch back when we first opened the doors in 1997. Now an adult, Justin has grown to be quite successful, and we are very proud of him!

What are some of your favorite memories of Monarch?

Justin: “My favorite memories were spending time in class with Debrah Hall and talking to her about things. She was really nice and a great teacher. I also had a lot of fun in cooking class with Beverly Svoboda. We made some awesome dishes!”

Did your experiences at Monarch help you after you left? If so, how?

Justin: “It definitely did. I feel that Monarch helped me develop more socially, and taught me how to get along with others. As I became more of a social person, I was able to mature and grow up more.”

Visit our website to enjoy the rest of the alumni update interveiw!