Telesecundaria "Rancho Escondido" Middle School
This Middle level school has fewer students (around 60) than the other two Middle schools at El Rosario community (300 students average each).
Rancho Escondido, is located right on the opposite side of the Sanctuary El Rosario and is at the base of the mountains where the overwintering sites of Monarchs in El Rosario are. All of the families living at this community depend directly on forest activities and Sanctuaries jobs and benefits during the season.
These students are very important because they will grow up to become the decision makers for managing the Sanctuary lands. Most students are the children and grandchildren to Ejidatarios, so will inherit, sooner or later the right on the lands and forests where Monarchs overwinter in the region. They learn from their parents and grandparents the rights and regulations which drive the life in the region.
Students start the day at 8:30 a.m. They were attentive and all participated during the presentation and discussion on life-cycle of Monarchs, migration, and weather calamities such as the one we had last March 2016. We discussed how weather events can affect Monarchs habitat and the possible programs to help maintain the forest in the short, medium and long term.
As they studied the satellite map showing the Migration routes, the students realized how green our continent still looks as it goes northwards, and how the dryness and green lands are fewer as they looked down the map to Mèxico. This amazes them as Estela explains to them the way México has so quickly lost its green reserves along the last decades.
Students loved sharing their letters with each other! Those receiving Canadian letters felt specially pround of being so lucky!
Their English teacher helped with translating for them some of the English paragraphs, sentences and expressions in their letters. Students seem fascinated at the idea or speeding their pace at learning English at school!
Beautiful drawings included in their response letters for Canadian and North American students. As we ended, two students of the school accompanying Estela and basket with letters, flags and posters for next presentation at the elementary school of the same location.
Estela Romero
Angangueo, Michoacán, México.
Butterflies Received
This school received Ambassador Butterflies from the following U.S. and Canadian Schools:
Hassan Elementary, Rogers, MN
Hassan Elementary, Rogers, MN
BOLD, Bird Island, MN
Batesville Primary School, Batesville, IN
Chappell Elementary, Green Bay, WI
Chappell Elementary, Green Bay, WI
Southern Elementary, Lexington, KY
Southern Elementary, Lexington, KY
Wesley School, Addison, IL
India Hook Elementary, Rock Hill, SC
Mount Gallant Elementary, Rock Hill, SC
Montecito Union School, Santa Barbara, CA
Mount Gallant Elementary, Rock Hill, SC
Plum Community Library, Pittsburgh, PA
Priestley Forsyth Memorial, Northumberland, PA
Chesley District, Chesley, ON
Clarksburg School, Clarksburg, MO
Saint John the Baptist School, Whiting, IN
Holton Elementary, Holton, KS
Holton Elementary, Holton, KS
Holton Elementary, Holton, KS
Holton Elementary, Holton, KS
Cal-Mum Elementary, Caledonia, NY
Adams Elementary, Midland, MI
Adams Elementary, Midland, MI
Brassfield Elementary, Raleigh, NC
Brassfield Elementary, Raleigh, NC
Hudson Montessori School, Hudson, OH
Hudson Montessori School, Hudson, OH
Immaculate Conception School, Fort Smith, AR
Bonnie Grimes Elementary, Rogers, AR
Bonnie Grimes Elementary, Rogers, AR
Bonnie Grimes Elementary, Rogers, AR
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