“Marvel of the Monarch”

This event will be highlighting a presentation by three retired teachers, Joan Harvey, Mary Ash and Joanna Cutts, who are members of the Monarch Teacher Network of Canada, a growing collective of educators and nature enthusiasts who teach and inspire people to connect with nature through hands-on training, teacher resources, and professional development workshops.

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Joan Harvey, Mary Ash and Johanna Cutts initially presented workshops to train other teachers on how to use the butterflies to present the curriculum for grades JK-12; but with the decline of Monarch numbers, they shifted their focus to creating habitat, that is, butterfly gardens, to support them.

To date they have formally been instrumental in the creation of 10+ school gardens and 10+ community gardens in the area, as well as having trained hundreds of teachers. They now present to Horticultural groups, Retirement Homes, and other Community Interest Groups