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🎉 We’re hiring a Special Events Assistant!Help create meaningful experiences for Monarch students, alumni, and families ...
10/20/2026

🎉 We’re hiring a Special Events Assistant!

Help create meaningful experiences for Monarch students, alumni, and families through holiday celebrations, family events, resource distributions, and more. 💙

Position Details: ✨ Part-time seasonal support (approximately 8 hrs/week)
📅 October 22, 2026 – December 18, 2026
💲 $30/hour
For the full job description and to apply, visit: monarchschools.org/careers

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10/19/2026

🚀 New space. Same resilience. Same Monarch spirit.
 
Today, Monarch students walked through the doors of our temporary learning space at Central Elementary, ready to learn, connect, and embrace this next chapter together. While this location is temporary, the strength, determination, and community that define Monarch remain unchanged.
 
Behind the scenes, incredible staff spent the past week preparing classrooms, organizing resources, and creating welcoming spaces to ensure students could transition smoothly and feel supported every step of the way.
 
We are deeply grateful to all of our partners, supporters, donors, volunteers, and community members. Thank you for standing with Monarch and investing in every young person we serve.
 
With courage, optimism, and the support of an entire community behind them, our students are ready for lift off. 💙💛
 

10/17/2026

Real community happens when we show up together! 🌟

Our partners continue to bring hands-on support that enriches our students’ days and keeps vital resources within reach. Look at how they’ve been showing up for our Monarch community:

🦉 San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance brought wildlife conservation to after-school programming with a special Hal-GLOW-een experience—giving students a fun, hands-on way to explore nature, animals, and environmental stewardship!

🥪 JLL volunteers showed up bright and early with delicious breakfast items and warm breakfast sandwiches for our students.

🦋 BIPC volunteers spent time beautifying our garden and organizing the Butterfly Boutique for its temporary home at Central Elementary.

We are endlessly grateful for the time, energy, and care these partners bring to our school family every single day. 💙✨

💬 Drop a 💙 in the comments to help us say thank you!

10/09/2026

“Order in the court!” ⚖️🐻

We had the absolute best time welcoming volunteers from the National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges (NCBJ)! They teamed up with our K-3 Monarch students for the ultimate mock trial: Goldilocks and the Three Bears.

From taking the witness stand as bear witnesses to deliberating in the jury box, our young leaders got a firsthand look at how the courtroom works.

Experiences like this are a seamless fit for our expanding after-school enrichment and K-12 life skills programs, building confidence, public speaking, and critical thinking.

A massive thank you to the NCBJ volunteers for generously investing their time and mentorship in our students. Shaping tomorrow’s leaders never looked so fun! 🏛️✨

An update from the Monarch community 💛 Following careful planning with the San Diego County Office of Education, our stu...
10/06/2026

An update from the Monarch community 💛
 
Following careful planning with the San Diego County Office of Education, our students will transition to Central Elementary School in mid-October, where they will continue learning through December while remediation and environmental testing continue at Monarch.
 
This challenging time has been a powerful reminder of the resilience of our students and the strength of the community that surrounds them. 
 
Our staff have worked tirelessly to maintain the education, support, and stability students rely on, and we are deeply grateful to the donors, volunteers, and community partners who have stepped forward.
 
Costs are significant. We’ve launched the Monarch Forward campaign to help fund remediation, transportation, and temporary facilities while sustaining education, mental health care, family support, and enrichment. Please consider helping move Monarch Forward.
 
Give today at monarchschools.org/monarchforward
 
Thank you for standing with our students and families.

10/05/2026

Did you know Monarch Royals compete in three CIF sports? 🏐🏀👟

Athletics give Monarch students opportunities to connect, play, take risks, and support one another while building confidence, resilience, teamwork, and a sense of belonging.

At Monarch, we remove barriers to participation by providing free uniforms, equipment, coaching, transportation, and meals, ensuring every student has access to the joy of sports and the support of a team. Today, 84% of our students participate in athletics and enrichment programs, with many discovering organized sports for the very first time.

From championship appearances and league titles to lifelong skills that extend far beyond the court, field, or track, Monarch student-athletes continue to show what is possible when young people are given opportunity, support, and encouragement.

A special thank you to our incredible coaches, student-athletes, caregivers, staff, and community partners who make this program possible and show up for our Royals season after season.

💙Thank you to Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater San Diego, , Beyer Family Foundation, Bob & Dolores Hope Foundation, ., and for helping create opportunities for Monarch students to thrive.

Go Royals! 🦁💙

10/01/2026

Supporters like MG are sharing why they give to Monarch—and why now.

Thanks to numerous, generous donors, we’ve raised $120,054 toward our $500,000 Monarch Forward goal! It’s an encouraging start, and there’s still a ways to go by December 31.

Join MG in sustaining the education, mentorship, and care our students and families rely on.

Please give today: MonarchSchools.org/MonarchForward

You can help make an immediate difference for Monarch students. We are urgently seeking K-5 clothing essentials to ensur...
09/30/2026

You can help make an immediate difference for Monarch students.
 
We are urgently seeking K-5 clothing essentials to ensure students feel comfortable, confident, and ready to learn.
 
Visit monarchschools.org/monarchforward or visit the link in our bio to shop our wish list and support Monarch students today.
 
Every gift matters. Every child deserves to feel prepared for success. 💛

Last night, San Diego celebrated Monarch families who secured housing and the community that helped make home possible.A...
09/25/2026

Last night, San Diego celebrated Monarch families who secured housing and the community that helped make home possible.

At Humble Design’s Welcome Home Gala at The Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, one of our caregivers shared her family’s story and her family’s portrait was featured.
 
Monarch’s Family Engagement team supports families with housing services, case management, and urgent needs, while partners across San Diego help turn housing into lasting stability.
 
Hear her story in the post above.
 
The evening also launched Bridging Barrios, a traveling exhibition of Monarch student artwork created in partnership with Humble Design. Stay tuned for the tour schedule!
 
💙 Thank you to all who make it possible to “home” Monarch families: Humble Design San Diego, San Diego Rescue Mission, Brilliant Corners, RTFH San Diego, Bob & Dolores Hope Foundation, Educator Pathways - SDCOE, Monarch staff, donors, partners, and most importantly, our Monarch families. 🏠✨

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