Stewards of the Birds
Giving children the tools to take care of life.
A program for elementary school children
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We are happy to share that the World Economic Forum selected our program as one of the 15 initiatives worldwide that are helping create BiodiverCities! That is, cities where biodiversity can thrive.
Have you noticed that there are fewer and fewer insects?
Have you noticed that there are fewer and fewer insects?
This is easy to see on the road.
This is easy to see on the road.
Up until a few years ago, going on a trip meant coming back with dozens of insects squashed on the windshield. Today there are fewer and fewer. Many of these insects are pollinators and are crucial to maintaining life on the planet. Others are crucial food for birds.
Children are not only inheriting this problem, but are left out of initiatives that target the recovery of pollinators and birds.
This can create in children what is now known as eco-anxiety, an emotional exhaustion that comes from watching the deterioration of Nature and feeling like they can't do anything for it.
But this doesn't have to be like this!
But this doesn't have to be like this!
With the right guidance, anybody can create small habitats with the power of helping native bees, butterflies, hummingbirds and other species recover.
It is thanks to habitats built by people that species like the blue swallowtail butterfly have recovered. All it needed was one garden and one person willing to help it.
Imagine what could happen if we let children take the lead in the recovery efforts of pollinators and birds?
Imagine what could happen if we let children take the lead in the recovery efforts of pollinators and birds?
In Stewards of the Birds, girls and boys work directly with scientists and Indigenous experts to create a habitat in their school... in just two weeks!
Students learn how to provide all the things pollinators need to survive. They then start watching how more and more species start using the habitat.
Once the habitat is done, it becomes a laboratory for kids to learn about pollinators throughout the year!
Once the habitat is done, it becomes a laboratory for kids to learn about pollinators throughout the year!
Throughout the year, students collaborate with our conservation scientists to identify all the species benefited from this habitat.
The data collected by the kids will help research focused on the state of conservation of urban pollinators. When the data is published in scientific journals, children will be recognized for their work as citizen scientists!
This process allows elementary school children to grow up recognizing themselves as changemakers capable of helping regenerate pollinators and birds.
Guided by Indigenous experts, children learn core principles the original inhabitants of the land have used to respect Nature for thousands of years.
Guided by Indigenous experts, children learn core principles the original inhabitants of the land have used to respect Nature for thousands of years.
Indigenous peoples have a long history of protecting pollinators and birds. To give students the greatest number of tools, Stewards of the Birds is not limited to science but includes strategies that native peoples have used for thousands of years.
They will learn four values the P'urépecha people practice to take care of their community of human and non-human species.
Among many things, children learn how in Nature everything connected and how without pollinators, there are no birds. By conserving pollinators, girls and boys become guardians of the birds.
How does out program work?
How does out program work?
Phase1: creation of the habitat.
Phase1: creation of the habitat.
2 weeks
You will receive all the necessary material to create a 2 square meter habitat in your school. Each class will have access to our digital platform where scientists and Indigenous experts will guide the students step by step to create the habitat. You will also receive a printable teacher's manual and printable workbooks for your students.
Phase 2: follow up by scientists and Indigenous experts.
Phase 2: follow up by scientists and Indigenous experts.
9 months
We want children to learn science by doing science! Our team of conservation scientists and Indigenous experts will help identify all benefited species and answer any questions the students might have. The follow-up is also a unique opportunity to learn how to do scientific surveys directly from experts.
Phase three: estimation of impact
Phase three: estimation of impact
End of School year
Our team of experts celebrates the achievements of the students during the year and makes them see their important work as biocultural citizen scientists. Thus, they can grow knowing that they are changemakers and are already playing a crucial role in the conservation of pollinators and birds in our country.
You are a teacher and feel overwhelmed by everything you already need to do? Don't be scared!
You are a teacher and feel overwhelmed by everything you already need to do? Don't be scared!
Todas las personas que diseñamos este programa hemos sido o somos docentes así que entendemos lo extenuantes que pueden llegar a ser este trabajo.
El conocimiento de polinizadores:
El conocimiento de polinizadores:
Entendemos que no tienes por qué ser expert@ en polinizadores y mucho menos saber la respuesta a todas las preguntas que surjan durante el año.
Nuestro equipo de científic@s está aquí para quitarte esa responsabilidad de los hombros. Nuestro programa guía paso a paso a las niñas y niños a construir su hábitat, y nuestro seguimiento resuelve todas las dudas que surjan durante el año.
The entire team involved in designed Stewards of the Birds have been or are teachers, so we understand how exhausting this work can be. Our program is here to be your ally!
Knowledge around pollinators:
Knowledge around pollinators:
You don't need to become an expert in pollinators or to look for answers to your students questions. Our team of experts is here to take on that responsibility! We will guide students step by step through our video-tutorials, and we will be answering all the questions they have throughout the entire year.
Habitat maintenance:
Habitat maintenance:
Have you ever heard that forests need maintenance to survive? Thats nonsense! Native plants are used to the soil, rain and climate of each region. This makes its maintenance infinitely easier than for example, a vegetable garden.
Book our program for the 2024-2025 school cycle!
Book our program for the 2024-2025 school cycle!
We have limited spots.
We have limited spots.
We care about your students! In order to offer the best possible follow-up, our team of conservation scientists can only serve a limited number of schools.
Don't miss out!
We have payment plans.
Send us an email and our team will get back to you:
Send us an email and our team will get back to you:
Questions?
You can find us at schools@pollinatorm.com
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