About Monarch School Montana
Established by Patrick McKenna more
than a decade ago, the school was founded to offer youths a chance to
discover themselves in a stable and supportive environment. Utilizing a
holistic teaching approach and small classes, as well as an outdoor
program integrated with the beautiful Montana surroundings, Monarch
School encourages its students to develop self-confidence and
interpersonal skills that will benefit them throughout life.
A
fully supportive environment, Monarch School places each newly enrolled
student with a peer group and a Peer Leader. The Peer Leader organizes
biweekly group therapy sessions and individual therapy time at least
once a week in order to track each student’s growth and emotional state.
The school encourages healthy lifestyle and nutritional habits via
academic courses and school meals, and the facility offers additional
programs for addiction therapy or transition therapy as needed. Parents
are encouraged to maintain steady communication with their child’s Peer
Leader, and regular parent conferences are scheduled throughout the
academic year.
Monarch School provides numerous academic, fine
arts, and vocational classes, allowing students to engage their minds,
bodies, and emotions over the course of the curriculum. After selecting
three core subjects, students then choose two classes in fine arts and
one course in vocational studies. Core subjects include English,
Science, Math, Social Studies, and Foreign Language, while Visual Arts,
Music, Theater Arts, and Sewing are Fine Arts courses. Culinary Arts,
Equestrian Studies, Life Skills Instruction, and Woodshop and
Construction are all available as part of the school’s vocational
studies. Students also benefit from a robust outdoor program,
integrating day trips and even family trips into the breathtaking
locations available in northwestern Montana. Monarch School’s unique
twelve-month program, broken into 10-week courses, typically equates to
one and a half years of high school academics, and admissions are open
to youth in ninth through 12th grade.
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