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The Children’s Guild Alliance, founded in 1953, is a leading Mid-Atlantic nonprofit organization serving children, families, and child-serving organizations dedicated to transforming how America cares for and educates its children through education, career services, behavioral health, and national training and consultation services.
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Our Locations
Administrative Headquarters and Conference Center
6802 McClean Blvd.
Baltimore, MD 21234
410.444.3800
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Monarch Preschool College Park
9606 50th Avenue
College Park, MD 20740
240.713.4721
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Therapeutic Group Homes
Debuskey House: 410.764.9752
Kanner House: 410.764.9758
Staffa House: 410.254.3337
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Monarch Global Academy Laurel
430 Brock Bridge Road
Laurel, MD 20724
301.886.8648
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Monarch Academy Glen Burnie
6730 Baymeadow Drive
Glen Burnie, MD 21060
410.760.2072
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Monarch Academy Annapolis
2000 Capital Drive
Annapolis, MD 21401
410.934.1444
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The Children’s Guild D.C.
Public Charter School
2146 24th Pl.
NE Washington, DC 20018
202.774.5442
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The Children’s Guild School of Prince George’s County
5702 Sargent Rd.
Chillum, MD 20782
301.853.7370
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The Children’s Guild School of Baltimore
410 E. Jeffrey St.
Baltimore, MD 21225
410.269.7600
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Participants in Transformation Education Institute Training Since 2015
Students attend our Charter, Contract, & Special Education Schools
Schools in DC & Maryland
Our Philosophy: Transformation Education
The Children’s Guild Alliance is guided by Transformation Education (TranZed), an organizational philosophy that fosters a culture of flexibility. This culture creates management and staff who are agile thinkers. This assures children are treated as individuals and taught the way they learn best. TranZed infuses the beliefs and values of The Children’s Guild Alliance into the look of its physical environment, child-caring and educational approaches, the mindset of its employees, and its operating systems. The design of the physical environment and the approaches used to care for and educate children are based on the newest findings in neuroscience, and therefore creates an enriched, brain-compatible environment. This philosophy has been proven to:
- Increase return to less restrictive environment
- Increase ability to manage difficult children
- Increase academic scores
- Decrease child care worker, foster parent and teacher turnover rates
- Decrease need for physical crisis intervention
- Decrease time focused on crisis management
- Decrease cost of deliberate destruction and damage
News & Events
The Children’s Guild Alliance’s Elizabeth Warmington Garcia Honored
Monarch Academy Annapolis Expands Team to Build Inclusive School Culture
The Children’s Guild Alliance Releases 2020 Annual Report
Andrew Ross to Step Down as President and CEO of The Children’s Guild Alliance
Monarch Academy Annapolis Receives $773,997 in State Grants
2020 Kids First National Conference to Address the Needs of the Whole Child During COVID-19
New Issue of Transformation Highlights our COVID-19 Response
The Children’s Guild Alliance Holds Foster Care Information Sessions
Monarch Academy Annapolis Launches Distance Learning eSchool and Pre-K options; Host Virtual Open Houses on July 27 and Aug. 24
The Children’s Guild Alliance Promotes Elizabeth Warmington Garcia to Chief Clinical Officer
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Important Dates
December 25, 2020
Christmas–Headquarters and affiliates closed
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January 1, 2021
New Years Day–Headquarters and affiliates closed
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January 18, 2021
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day–Headquarters and affiliates closed
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February 17, 2021
Treatment Foster Care Informational Meeting
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May 19, 2021
Treatment Foster Care Informational Meeting
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May 31, 2021
Memorial Day–Headquarters and affiliates closed
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July 4 & 5, 2021
Independence Day and Independence Day (Observed)
–Headquarters and affiliates closed
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August 18, 2021
Treatment Foster Care Informational Meeting
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September 6, 2021
Labor Day–Headquarters and affiliates closed
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November 17, 2021
Treatment Foster Care Informational Meeting
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November 25, 2021
Thanksgiving Day–Headquarters and affiliates closed
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December 24, 2021
Christmas Day (Observed)
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December 31, 2021
New Year’s Day (Observed)
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