Symbolic Migration 2013-2014
December 13, 2013
Mexican Culture: As Estela delivers ambassador butterflies
to schools in Mexico, students are writing letters to their new friends.
It's time to share monarch ambassadorship with hundreds of students in Mexico.
Welcome home! Both the symbolic and the real monarchs are now in Mexico.
November 4, 2013
The first real monarchs are starting to arrive in Mexico and your symbolic butterflies will soon be joining them!
Photo: Nepean, Ontario
October 18, 2013
Here's a peek at some of the people who have reported sending ambassador butterflies to Mexico.
Photo: Sharon Cardoso
October 4, 2013: Deadline Approaching
Next Friday is the postmark deadline for this year's Symbolic Migration.
Mail by October 11, 2013
September 11, 2013
It's time to create your paper monarchs for the Symbolic Butterfly Migration! When you send your ambassador butterfly, report to the map.
Send
a Monarch to Mexico 2013!
In the fall, over 60,000 students across the globe create symbolic butterflies and send them to Mexico. Children who live beside the monarchs' winter sanctuaries in Mexico protect the paper butterflies and return them in the spring. Join the celebration! How
to participate
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