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Mexico Book Project |
Receive this certificate for your donation. What a wonderful gift this would make! 2010 Donation Form and Letter (PDF format) 2010 Donation Form and Letter (MS Word format) |
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For the last six years, Monarchs Across Georgia (MAG) has traveled to Michoacan in an effort to generate awareness and understanding between two cultures through the study of Monarch butterflies. We have always felt it was important to include a look at the Mexican educational system, which differs greatly from the American system. The Mexican education system is divided into four levels: preschool (K1-K3), compulsory basic education, called grades 1 through 9, upper secondary education, consisting of grades 10 through 12 and a university level education. Education in Mexico is mandatory only for nine years. Two of the biggest problems that the educational system in Mexico faces are its low enrollment and high dropout rates. Encouragingly, enrollment in grades 1 through 9 grew from “9.7 million students in 1970, to 21.6 million students in 2000”. This rapid growth presented many problems as there are not enough teachers and/or supplies to teach this many students at one time. All of these challenges mean that only approximately 68% of Mexican children graduate from grade nine. To put this in context, note that is very close to the high school graduation rate of 70.8% that was announced for Georgia in 2006. However, that rate was for a full K-12 education, with all of the advantages that our American tax dollars provide. Over the past six years MAG has developed a special relationship with Scholastic Mexico to bring elementary-level books written in Spanish to students who are taking care of Monarch butterflies in Mexico. We have collected donations from our many trip participants, and Scholastic Mexico has generously given us a discount, along with free shipping so we do not have to carry all of the books on the planes with us: a wonderful gift! We would like to ask for your support to reach our goal of $2,500 this year. Your generous contribution will make it possible for MAG, a committee of the Environmental Education Alliance of Georgia (EEA), to bring much-needed educational materials to these deserving children. Please consider making a tax-deductible donation to EEA designating it to the “Mexico Book Project.” Your check can be mailed to the address noted below. As a reference, books generally cost about $5.00 in American currency. In appreciation for your donation, a bookplate with your name (or one designated by you) will be attached to the inside cover. We will also recognize donors by publishing their names on our website at www.monarchsacrossga.org. Receipts will be provided upon request. The deadline for these tax-deductible donations is January 10, 2009. Mail to: Mexico Book Project Literature Cited Santibanez, Lucrecia, Vernez, Georges, Razquin, Paula. “Education in Mexico – Challenges and Opportunities.” Rand Corporation, 2005, Retrieved Aug 10, 2008, <www.rand.org/pubs/documented_briefings/2005/RAND_DB480.sum.pdf "High School Graduation Rates 2006-2007.”Bureau of Business Research and Economic Development.Feb 14, 2007. Accessed Aug. 10, 2008. <www.livingoak.org |
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