eSchool Launched By Monarch Academy Annapolis

ANNAPOLIS, MD — Monarch Academy Annapolis, will launch a blended distance learning option for the 2020-2021 school year and continuing as a permanent program for kindergarten through fifth grade students who enroll at Monarch Academy Annapolis. The new eSchool @ Monarch Academy Annapolis will be 80 percent virtual and up to 20 percent in-classroom, and provide the same rigorous programs and services in a blended distance learning environment. Registration is now open for the new eSchool option.

“We learned with the COVID-19 school closures that some students truly excelled and thrived in a distance learning model and we are proud to offer our new eSchool option as a permanent program at Monarch Academy Annapolis,” said Kathy Lane, chief of educational services for The Children’s Guild Alliance, which operates Monarch Academy Annapolis. “This is an opportunity to transform the way America cares for and educates its youth. This innovative option for families in the Annapolis area provides a new, parallel approach to our academic programming rooted in International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme, arts integration and social-emotional skill building.”

For students enrolled in eSchool, and while all students engage in distance learning, the school provides Chromebooks and Wi-Fi hotspots to all enrolled students.

Monarch Academy Annapolis also will hold a virtual open house June 24 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. for families interested in enrolling in the school. The school is open to students who live in the Annapolis cluster entering kindergarten through fifth grade in the fall of 2020. Bus transportation is provided from established stops. Monarch Academy Annapolis has an outdoor classroom and activity areas, along with before- and after-school clubs focusing on science, technology, engineering, math and the arts. Students who apply for the 2020-21 school year are eligible to attend the school’s Transformation Theatre Company, a performing arts summer camp.

Monarch Academy Annapolis is a primary performing visual arts school and follows the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme, which challenges students to think critically and take responsibility for their learning as they explore local and global issues.

To attend the virtual open house or apply to the existing or eSchool program, visit MonarchAcademy.org/Annapolis/admissions/. For more information, call 443-678-3407 or email info@monarchacademyannapolis.org.