On this episode, learn about the Monarch Student Pilot Program and the Abacus Bee. Now open for nominations for the fall of 2025, the Monarch Student Pilot Program will be accepting students entering the sixth to 11th grade, who are able to read and write braille and who have experience with Refreshable Braille technology.

The APH Abacus Bee is a fun and engaging competition designed to ignite a passion for mathematics in students who are blind or have low vision. By allowing the use of various formats like print, braille, UEB math, or Nemeth code, the competition ensures that participants can use methods that suit their individual learning styles.

In this podcast (In Order of Appearance)

• Narrator
• Sara Brown, APH Public Relations Manager
• Sarah Gauer, APH Monarch Student Program Project Manager
• John Tracey, Simons Foundation Program Director, Science, Society and Culture
• Jennifer Brooks, APH National Abacus Bee Event Coordinator
• Melissa Fischer, KSB teacher
• Piper, Abacus Bee participant
• Bradley, Abacus Bee participant
• Gabe, Abacus Bee participant

Additional Links

• Monarch Student Pilot Program
• Nomination form for Monarch Student Pilot Program
• Monarch Support Team email
• Monarch Support Team phone number: 833-447-8444
• Abacus Bee
• Simons Foundation - Science, Society & Culture