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Connecting to Nature and the Imagination
Welcome to the Monarch Sister Schools Program
Students in the United States and Canada plant ‘Monarch Habitat Gardens’ at their schools and use them as outdoor classrooms. In Mexico, students raise oyemel saplings to plant with their communities to help reforest the Monarch’s winter habitat. The video below shows Monarchs in one of their winter sanctuaries. Read More +
The awesome experience of seeing Monarch butterflies in their overwintering sanctuaries as experienced by Mexican student leaders in February, 2010, in the state of Michoacán.
Natalie’s Song
Natalie Lauren Richards helped launch our Program in September 2008 at the National Zoo, the same month she recorded her song “Butterfly’, which captures her spirit and connection with nature. In August 2010, she succumbed to brain cancer, but her joyful presence and amazing grace live on in her wonderful song, Butterfly.
Please click to hear a sample and learn moreabout Natalie.
Monarch Photos
Check out our Monarch Sister Schools Flickr Page!
MSSP Curriculum Workshops
Life Cycle Workshop,
September 10, 2011
Migration Workshop,
September 17, 2011
We are pleased to invite you to our two annual curriculum workshops in September related to teaching the life cycle and migration of the Monarch butterfly. Science teacher Louise Hill, who last year delighted teachers with her creative ideas for using lessons plans from the 'Monarchs and More' curriculum guide, has again agreed to facilitate the workshops.