Guadalupe Victoria Elementary School
This is one of the most populated elementary schools located only 5 kilometers from the core of El Rosario sanctuary. The school has 365 students, ages 6 to 12.

The school has seen great improvement in its facilities in the past couple of years. A new director brought government benefits and to improve the school yard and build one more restroom for girls and one more for boys (formerly there were only one per each for the high population in total).

Guadalupe Victoria school is within the State of Michoacàn where elementary school teachers earn only 9-10 thousand pesos monthly,  which is unfortunately one of the lowest range in salaries for teachers among other states in our country.

When first arriving the class reviews Monarch migration routes and Monarch life cycle facts.

At all moments, children were very eagerly raising their hands making questions and giving the right answers on the above facts applying their learning and expertise on Monarchs learned over the last years through Journey North’s visits and lessons.

Children spend time writing letters to their counterparts in North America. Next students discuss the big storm that occurred last March 2016. During the storm the overwintering sites suffered many fallen trees which opened the canopy and exposed the core forest. Photos shared show some of that distruction to the ecosystem. They discussed the actions to be taken by their families keep their forests and canopy healthy.

Gifts received by children are displayed, and during recess time many games are enjoyed that combine fun with arithmatic.

As a parting gift, the director of the school received a Marathon game (game of questions and answers on all academical and culturarl knowledge in general), and a Joker game.

Estela Romero
Angangueo, Michoacán, México.

Butterflies Received
This school received Ambassador Butterflies from the following U.S. and Canadian Schools:

The Episcopal School of Knoxville, Knoxville, TN
Saint John Neumann School, Knoxville, TN
North Side Elementary, Johnson City, TN
Hawken School, Lyndhurst, OH
North Yarmouth Academy, Yarmouth, ME
Poly Prep Country Day, Brooklyn, NY
Saint Antoninus School, Cincinnati, OH
Brookwood School, Dalton, GA
Sedgwick Elementary, Sedgwick, ME
Sedgwick Elementary, Sedgwick, ME
Oradell Public School, Oradell, NJ
Oradell Public School, Oradell, NJ
Oradell Public School, Oradell, NJ
Saint Antoninus School, Cincinnati, OH
Merriam School, Acton, MA
Charlotte Country Day School, Charlotte, NC
Loretto Road Elementary, Jacksonville, FL
Loretto Road Elementary, Jacksonville, FL
Loretto Road Elementary, Jacksonville, FL
Loretto Road Elementary, Jacksonville, FL
Oriole Beach Elementary, Gulf Breeze, FL
Talbott Elementary, Talbott, TN
Cherokee Elementary, Johnson City, TN
Audubon Charter School, New Orleans, LA
Moore-Smith Homeschool, Philadelphia, PA
Islesboro Central School, Islesboro, ME
Seven Oak Middle School, Lebanon, OR
Saint Patrick's Episcopal Day School, Washington, DC
Hollis School, Craig, AK
Henderson k-12 Inclusion Lower School, Boston, MA
Oradell Public School, Oradell, NJ
River Valley Charter School, Newburyport, MA
Viers Mill Elementary School, Silver Spring, MD
Cullowhee Valley School, Cullowhee, NC
Oneka Elementary, Hugo, MN
Gabriel Abbott School, Florida, MA
Livingston Elementary, Cody, WY
Brooke Charter School, Roslindale, MA
Brooke Charter School, Roslindale, MA
Brooke Charter School, Roslindale, MA
Dean Luce Elementary, Canton, MA
Gibbsboro School, Gibbsboro, NJ
Gibbsboro School, Gibbsboro, NJ
Palm Elementary, Austin, TX
Saint Peter School, Danbury, CT
Saint Patrick's Episcopal Day School, Washington, DC
Blue Mountain School, Floyd, VA
Eliot Elementary, Houston, TX
Eliot Elementary, Houston, TX
Eliot Elementary, Houston, TX
Eliot Elementary, Houston, TX
Eliot Elementary, Houston, TX
Eliot Elementary, Houston, TX
Eliot Elementary, Houston, TX
Eliot Elementary, Houston, TX
Eliot Elementary, Houston, TX
Eliot Elementary, Houston, TX
Eliot Elementary, Houston, TX
Eliot Elementary, Houston, TX
Union Cross Elementary, Kernersville, NC
Robinson School, Starksboro, VT
Adams Spanish Immersion, Saint Paul, MN
Adams Spanish Immersion, Saint Paul, MN
Adams Spanish Immersion, Saint Paul, MN
Village Elementary, Emporia, KS
Madison Elementary, Madison, KS
Kansas Childrens Discovery Center, Topeka, KS
Ansonia Elementary, Ansonia, OH
Southdale Elementary, Kettering, OH
Highland Ranch Elementary, San Diego, CA
Pasco Elementary, Dade City, FL
North Shore Elementary, Saint Petersburg, FL
North Shore Elementary, Saint Petersburg, FL
Ansonia Elementary, Ansonia, OH
Ansonia Elementary, Ansonia, OH
Ansonia Elementary, Ansonia, OH
Mount Pleasant Elementary, Livingston, NJ
Lincoln Community School, Bayonne, NJ
Hay Springs Public School, Hay Springs, NE
Harrison Elementary, Livingston, NJ
King Springs Elementary, Smyrna, GA
Green's Farms School, Westport, CT
Westerly High School, Westerly, RI
King Springs Elementary, Smyrna, GA
Roosevelt Elementary, Olympia, WA
Simpsonville Elementary, Simpsonville, KY
Simpsonville Elementary, Simpsonville, KY
Simpsonville Elementary, Simpsonville, KY
Mount Pleasant Elementary, Livingston, NJ
Licking Valley Intermediate, Newark, OH
Licking Valley Intermediate, Newark, OH
Licking Valley Intermediate, Newark, OH
Penns Valley Elementary, Spring Mills, PA