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Symbolic Monarch Migration
Unite your students with youth across North America through an exchange of paper butterflies and letters! Each fall, groups in the USA and Canada create beautiful Ambassador Folders to send to students near the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve in Mexico, and life-sized paper butterflies. The Ambassador Folder created by the group becomes the gift to the Mexican student who receives it. Each spring, they receive different life-sized butterflies and a letter from a student in Mexico.
This is the 31st annual Symbolic Monarch Migration! Families, homeschools, zoos, aquariums, nature centers, libraries, youth groups, and classrooms are all welcome.
Language: English (some content in Spanish)
Instructors: Susan Meyers, Estela Romero, MJV Staff
Cost: $20 per Ambassador Folder (one classroom or group)
Registration Deadline: Must be purchased by October 3rd and postmarked by October 10th.
Invoice Option: Schools can request an invoice instead of paying directly. If you need an invoice or are registering multiple teachers, please complete the invoice request form before registering. DO NOT register until your invoice is paid. Access codes will be sent after payment. [insert link]
Questions? Contact Susan Meyers for program questions or Jenna Totz for registration questions.
In this short video, Susan Meyers will explain the process of creating and mailing your Ambassador Folder and contents. In fall 2025, over 27,000 youth in the U.S. and Canada participated in the Symbolic Monarch Migration project. Over 1,200 Ambassador Folders traveled to Mexico and became a gift for the student who received it. Life-sized butterflies created in the fall returned to participating group along with a letter from a Mexican student.
These symbolic butterflies build bridges of communication between students in Mexico, the U.S., and Canada. United by the monarch butterfly, children across North America learn authentic lessons of conservation, cooperation, and ambassadorship. Read about the Mexican school visits at https://symbolicmigration.org/.
Registering for this course ($20 per Ambassador Folder) gives you access to all the instructions and materials you need to complete your Ambassador Folder. The course is your registration. Payment is made by credit or debit card (or through invoice).
Your registration fee covers digital copies of materials, shipping of Ambassador Folders to Mexico, postage, labels and envelopes for Spring Return Envelopes, and school visits in Mexico to deliver Ambassador Folders and provide conservation education. You are responsible for postage costs to Georgia and materials to create your Ambassador Folder and its contents.
Registration Deadline: Purchase by October 3, 2026 and postmark your Ambassador Folder by October 10, 2026.
What Goes in My Ambassador Folder?
Still Have Questions?
Join one of our live Q&A sessions:
April - May
Do you have questions? Reach out to symbolic-migration@eealliance.org with Symbolic Migration-related questions and learn@monarchjointventure.org with registration-related questions. www.monarchjointventure.org
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