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July 10, 2025 Newsletter
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This newsletter highlights how outdoor learning is taking root across Solano County through community partnerships and student engagement in nature. We also spotlight the third Data Discovery team’s research, continue promoting the newly released Seeds to Solutions curriculum, and provide...

Rooted in Nature: Solano County’s Outdoor Learning Journey—Part 2: Community Partnerships to Career Exploration
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At the heart of Solano County Office of Education’s (SCOE) outdoor learning initiatives are California’s Environmental Principles & Concepts (EP&Cs). These five principles guide educators in connecting classroom content to real-world environmental systems and challenges. Through professional learning sessions and...

June 19, 2025 Newsletter
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In honor of Juneteenth and its powerful legacy, we also reflect on the injustices that still persist—especially in environmental harm. Read Craig Strang’s latest story on the recent Research and Evaluation convening, where 35 leading voices came together to chart...

Cracking the Code: Interdisciplinary Research for Outdoor Learning Policy Change
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California’s Children Face a Growing Crisis A significant share of kids in our California public schools are really going through it. They are struggling with challenges that erode their well-being, learning, and sense of belonging. The outdoor and environmental learning...

June 5, 2025 Newsletter
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Celebrate the highlights of our team’s accomplishments and the momentum we’ve built in advancing environmental literacy for all of California’s TK–12 students. Plus, the long-awaited Seeds to Solutions curriculum is now ready for your classrooms!
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A Year of Progress in Climate Education and Sustainability
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As the school year winds down and planning for the next begins, it’s important to pause and reflect on the incredible progress made over the past year. As a backbone organization at Ten Strands, our mission is to strengthen partnerships...

Groundbreaking K–12 Curriculum on California Environmental Challenges and Solutions Now Available
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:May 21, 2025 CONTACT:Camille Soliva, Ten Strands, csoliva@tenstrands.orgIan Bain, San Mateo County Office of Education, ibain@smcoe.org Groundbreaking K–12 Curriculum on California Environmental Challenges and Solutions Now Available Seeds to Solutions™ offers free, solutions-oriented, age-appropriate lessons on timely issues...

May 15, 2025 Newsletter
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In this week’s newsletter, we celebrate the honorees of this year’s CA Green Ribbon Awards and hear from Jason Spencer, founder of Green Light Go Outside, about how their transformative outdoor learning experiences are impacting underserved youth and communities.
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