General Information
- the monarch butterfly overwintering colonies are located in the Transvolcanic Mountain Range in the state of Michoacan, several hours west of Mexico City
- the one-week trips are conducted in late winter and are led by an experienced teacher
- the trips are made up of teachers from Canada and the United States
- the trips incorporate trips to two monarch butterfly sanctuaries, Mexican cultural activities, and a visit to a Mexican school
- fellowship opportunities are provided to successful applicants to help towards the cost of the trip
- funding for Canadian teacher fellowships is provided by the W. Garfield Weston Foundation
- you are responsible for obtaining release time from your school board
- details about how to apply for a fellowship for 2009 are included here
Please note that the Mexico trips and fellowships are only available to teachers who have taken the three-day workshop, "Teaching and Learning with Monarch Butterflies."
Trip Dates
There are three trips planned to Mexico for 2009. They are:
- February 14-21, 2009
- February 28-March 7, 2009
- March 7-14, 2009
Interested in seeing pictures from the trips? Click here.
Interested in viewing a video taken in the Butterfly Sanctuary in March 2008? It is awe-inspiring! Click here.
To download the Mexico fellowship application form, click here. Deadline is October 10, 2008. (You will need Adobe Reader to open)
