San Cristóbal Middle School
SCHOOL VISIT
San Cristóbal Middle School
San Cristóbal community
Coordinates: 19.5434324 -100.3511507
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“Three soil types are (1) SAND (ARENA) which has a gritty feeling because it contains particles of rocks, (2) SILT (LIMO) which feels smooth or silky, and (3) CLAY (ARCILLA) which has very small particles and feels smooth and slippery when wet.”
“Equal amounts of SAND, SILT, and CLAY are called LOAM (SUELO FRANCO) which is considered the PERFECT SOIL, as many plants grow in it.”
This is the first time Symbolic Monarch Migration has visited this Otomí indigenous middle school.
“We all grew up seeing Monarch butterflies arriving and spending the winter in our mountains… but how unique and important our Oyamel forests are, we never realized! We are learning for the first time that the Monarchs which are here now are called the Super Generation and more about their life and annual cycles. We are hearing about their peaks in population in the past and their challenges now. No visit, no TV or radio program has up to now come to tell us a whole chronological series of unimaginable extraordinary facts about our natural surroundings and about Monarchs. Please thank the participants for making this visit possible on our behalf!” the principal and teachers attending the presentation expressed, never expecting the visit would be such a new and educational experience.
Students: “So amazing! What else could you tell us?” (The presentation had started at 9:30 am and it was nearly 2 p.m. when Estela intended to close the lesson.)
The San Cristobal community is deeply rooted in beautiful ancestral religious practices and traditions living under its auto-government system, a fully recognized government figure in México for those Indigenous groups wishing to keep aside from the political organization of the Federation to preserve their ancestral social practices and organization, managing their budget directly from the Mexican State, making their own decisions and improvements as a community, organizing its police and security, and managing their natural resources.
The whole community involves themselves in their life and education system including new generations. Teachers are obligated to progress in perfecting their Otomí speech. Every community group attends monthly council sessions calling out to the House of Representatives to evaluate, vote, and resolve any issues.
Its artistic mural, funded by the Michoacán State Cultural Ministry, depicts Monarch butterflies as part of their Cosmo-vision and symbol of identity when their Middle School was built and inaugurated.
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“Tres tipos de suelo son (1) ARENA, que tiene un tacto áspero porque contiene partículas de rocas; (2) LIMO, que es ya sea suave o sedoso al tacto, y (3) ARCILLA, la cuál tiene particulas de roca muy finas y se siente suave y resbaloso a la vez cuando esta mojada”
“A cantidades iguales de ARENA, LIMO Y ARCILLA, se le llama SUELO FRANCO, el cuál es considerado el SUELO PERFECTO, puesto que muchas plantas crecen en el”
Esta es la primera vez que la Migración Simbólica visita esta secundaria Indígena Otomí.
“Todos nosotros crecimos viendo llegar a las Mariposas Monarcas a pasar el invierno a nuestras montes… pero nunca nos hubiéramos imaginado lo único y especial que son nuestros bosques de Oyamel! Por primera vez estamos escuchando que las Monarcas que llegan con nosotros son llamadas La Súper Generación y estamos aprendiendo más acerca de su vida y sus ciclos anuales. Escuchamos de sus picos en población en el pasado y sus retos ahora. Ninguna visita antes, programa de televisión o de radio nos había venido a exponer todo un relato cronológico de aspectos inimaginables y extraordinarios acerca del entorno natural de las Monarcas hasta ahora. Por favor exprésele nuestro agradecimiento a las personas que participan haciendo posible esta visita” Comentaron tanto el director como los maestros, quienes nunca esperaron que la visita fuera a ser una expereincia tan nueva y educativa como resultó.
Estudiantes: “¡Qué increíble! ¿Que más podría decirnos?” (La presentación había comenzado a las 9:30 de la mañana y eran casi las 2 p. m. cuando Estela intentaba cerrar la clase)
La comunidad de San Cristóbal esta profundamente ligada a hermosas prácticas y tradiciones religiosas ancestrales y vive bajo un sistema de auto-gobierno, una figura totalmente reconocida en México para todo grupo indígena que desee mantenerse al margen de la organización política de la Federación para preservar su organización y prácticas sociales ancestrales, administrando su propio presupuesto de manera directa con el Estado Méxicano, tomando sus propias decisiones y realizando sus propias mejoras como comunidad, organizando su propia política, seguridad y decidiendo el aprovechamiento de sus recursos naturales.
Toda la comunidad se involucra en su propio sistema de vida y de educación, incluyendo a las nuevas generaciones. Los maestros estan obligados a mejorar el manejo de la lengua Otomí. Cada comunidad asiste a las reuniones mensuales a la Casa Ejidal pppara evaluar, votar y resolver sobre cualquier situación.
Su mural artístico financiado por la Secretaría de Cultura del Estado de Michoacán, plasma a las Mariposas Monarcas como parte de su Cosmovisión y como símbolo de identidad cuando la secundaria fue construída e inaugurada.
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