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San Jerónimo Pilitas Elementary, Grades 4-6 Its is extremely important, both for the preservation of the Monarchs’ habitat, as well as for the preservation of the own region’s ecosystem, to make these children and families aware of the conservation of the treasure they have on their forests’ resources. These might be one of the forest areas around the two Sanctuaries, Rosario and Sierra Chincua, where the most dense concentration of Oyamel trees can be seen. Tourists cannot see this when they visit the overwintering áreas at Sierra Chincua, since this Woods are a little far from the walking paths to approach the Monarch’s colonies. Around 25 families live in this community. Although they do some agriculture growing corn and potatoes (no other thing can grow here at this altitudes at more than three thousand meters hight), men are the only ones working for the support of their families. A family earns,if lucky to get hired in a local activity, a mínimum salary of around 80 pesos per day at the most (about four dollars), so some practices of illegal logging can happen when trying to make a living is difficult. Our government has made good efforts though, assigning these families, for years now, with funds so that they can have the basic needs for food, and so that they do not do illegal logging practices. Over the past few years some of the younger genearations that have in the past left to find work are now coming back to their homelands to start farming activities. Many are getting training through local government programs. They learn how much they can do from their own local resources, such as processing their own fruits into marmelades, their own local plants into ointments and beverages for selling and family consumption, collecting and selling their mushrooms during the raining season, creating crafts, or getting started with cattle, sheep or back-yard animals raising getting even some animal samples for free from the state itself in order to get started. The country side, agriculture on corn and potatos and raising cattle and back-yard animals. These are some of the ways they can farm in the cold weather here, at more than 3,000 meters altitude. The new reform in our country on Elementary education and upper levels imply the inclusión of the learning of the English language, and the big challenge will be now to train teachers on the basic knowledge of the language, and in upper levels, hiring bilingual teachers for middle and high school education; a challenge to go for the mid-long term in our nation. 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. Three Mexican Héroes Photos show students at their breaktime. The children take advantage of their 30-minute pause to eat their lunch or snacks before continuing their classes. Little playing can be seen during their short break-time. Donations: “100 Datos Históricos de México” Mexican history book. Butterflies Received Troop 2946, Eldersburg, MD
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