Niños Héroes Elementary, Grades 2-6
Niños Héroes Elementary is located in La Rosa de Palo Amarillo Community in the State of México’s territory. Municipality. This is the fourth school located at this one very important sheltering forest at the East side of Sanctuary Sierra Chincua. protecting the core area where Monarchs overwinter in this Sanctuary shared by the State of Michoacán and the State of México.

During the visits at every school around the Sanctuaries, children learn that the treasure that our forests represent has multiple values to all. The forest provides habitat for the monarchs throughout the winter, but also for our local culture the forest provides herbs and some mushrooms that are important for our traditional medicine methods. These medicines have been with us and still prevail with our parents and grandparents.; a whole world to inherit, learn and preserve. The message Journey North delivers every year to children and their families living in the surrounding communities helps them realize how important the preservation of our Oyamel forests are to us inhabitants in the region.

Today, January 9, on the way to visit the second school of the New Year, temperatures start to drop and will continue to do so over January and at least mid-February, although some snow may come even by early March.  So far, freezing temperatures overnight keep us dressing with our warmest clothes for the following couple of months.

Estela shares the lessons of conservation of the forests and fields that provide habitat for monarchs and many other animals. Children spent a good time exchanging impressions, questions, and experiences and opinions with Estela.

Maps on each Symbolic Monarch shows children, as at every school, how they come from cities or states like Connecticut, South Carolina, Massachusetts, Mansfield, New Jersey, San Diego California, Georgia, Maine, etc. These maps help children understand the long distances real Monarchs fly in order to reach our Oyamel forests to overwinter with us during these months every single year

They enjoyed their gifts, as all children at every school, very much, wondering whether their letters could be beautiful enough for their counterparts to love them as much.

Donations: “Abremente” game;  “El Quijote” classical Spanish literature.

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

Highland Ranch Elementary, San Diego, CA
Mary Hogan School, Middlebury, VT
Del Mar Pines School, San Diego, CA
Cape Elizabeth Middle School, Cape Elizabeth, ME
Surry Elementary, Surry, ME
Surry Elementary, Surry, ME
York Preparatory Academy, Rock Hill, SC
Sewickley Academy, Sewickley, PA
Nasha Shkola Charter School, Brooklyn Park, MN
Sewickley Academy, Sewickley, PA
Saint Alphonsus Catholic School, Ocean Springs, MS
Asbell Elementary, Fayetteville, AR
Weems Elementary, Manassas, VA
The Paideia School, Atlanta, GA
Surry Village Charter, Surry, NH
Surry Village Charter, Surry, NH
Saint Michael's Country Day School, Newport, RI
Brownell Talbot School, Omaha, NE
Abbotts Creek Elementary, Raleigh, NC
Abbotts Creek Elementary, Raleigh, NC
Wright Elementary, Shelbyville, KY
Wright Elementary, Shelbyville, KY
Wright Elementary, Shelbyville, KY
Wright Elementary, Shelbyville, KY
Wright Elementary, Shelbyville, KY
Wright Elementary, Shelbyville, KY
Wright Elementary, Shelbyville, KY
Blenheim District Public School, Drumbo, ON
Crestwood Elementary, Madison, WI
Saint Columban Catholic School, Dublin, ON
Emily Carr Public School, London, ON
Emily Carr Public School, London, ON
Goodwin Elementary, Storrs, CT
JR Walkof School, Winkler, MB
Phillips Elementary, Phillips, ME
Goodwin Elementary, Storrs, CT
Southeast Elementary, Mansfield Center, CT
Saratoga Independent School, Saratoga Springs, NY
Kewaunee Middle School, Kewaunee, WI
Kewaunee Middle School, Kewaunee, WI
Union Cross Elementary, Kernersville, NC
Union Cross Elementary, Kernersville, NC
Union Cross Elementary, Kernersville, NC
Union Cross Elementary, Kernersville, NC
Union Cross Elementary, Kernersville, NC
Saint Patrick's Episcopal Day School, Washington, D.C.
Venable Elementary, Charlottesville, VA
Birchwood School, Melville, NY
Birchwood School, Melville, NY
New Garden Friends School, Greensboro, NC
New Garden Friends School, Greensboro, NC
Birchwood School, Melville, NY
Birchwood School, Melville, NY
Birchwood School, Melville, NY
Cantiague Elementary, Jericho, NY
Birchwood School, Melville, NY
Summit School, Winston-Salem, NC
Tupper Lake Central School, Tupper Lake, NY
Tupper Lake Central School, Tupper Lake, NY
Tupper Lake Central School, Tupper Lake, NY
Cantiague Elementary, Jericho, NY
Radford High School, Radford, VA
Radford High School, Radford, VA
OK Christian School, Edmond, OK