The Monarch Model Course is designed to empower school- and community-based educators and administrators to make a lasting impact through authentic relationships with at-promise children, youth, and their families. Participants will explore an inspiring approach that integrates relationship-centered, strengths-based, trauma-informed, and restorative practices—fostering safer, more equitable, and healing-focused educational communities.
Drawing on nearly four decades of experience—both successes and lessons learned—in working with unhoused students and families at the Monarch School Project, this curriculum offers valuable insights from interviews with staff across all levels of our organization, along with the resources that have shaped their practices.
We encourage you to bring your unique perspectives and lived experiences into this dynamic learning journey. Through engaging journal prompts, actionable strategies, and scenario-based activities, you will reflect on your successes, confront challenges, and discover simple yet impactful ways to integrate these transformative lessons into your work.
The Monarch Model Course is not merely an educational program—it is a movement to create a world where an experience of housing insecurity does not define or limit any child’s promise or potential. Are you ready to join us?
Number of Units: 1.0 graduate level extension credit(s) in semester hours
Who Should Attend: This course provides continuing education for Monarch Schools Participants.
To enroll in this course please ensure you have registered with Monarch School Project: https://www.monarchnexus.org/e-learning
Directions to Enrolled Participants for University Credit: Submit your Certificate of Completion by email to [email protected] after enrolling for credit and completing the course.
University of San Diego – Academic Credit Information
The University of San Diego partners with this program to offer graduate-level academic credit. To receive credit, participants must first register and complete coursework through the external program provider.
Please Note: USD does not provide course materials, manage instruction, or assign grades. All coursework is evaluated by the program’s instructor or coordinator.
Transcript Process: Final grades submitted by the program provider will initiate the transcript process. Grades should be submitted within 7 days of the official course end date or the course enrollment deadline—whichever comes last. Participants are responsible for ensuring their mailing address is accurate and up to date in their USD student account to avoid delays in transcript delivery.
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Audience: Classroom Teachers, Community Educators, Expanded Learning Professionals, School and Nonprofit Administrators, Support Staff (custodians, office administrators, school safety officers, HR professionals, etc.)
Refund Policy: All Credit Validation enrollments are refundable, minus a $25 processing fee, if requested within 30 days of the enrollment date. No refunds will be issued after the 30-day period.
Enrollment Open Through: July 1, 2025 – June 30, 2026 (11:59pm PT)
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