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EVERY STUDENT IN CALIFORNIA CAN ACHIEVE ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY

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December 4, 2025 Newsletter

This month’s newsletter highlights a year-end giving opportunity and features recaps from the Green California Schools Summit, fall progress from[...]

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Ten Strands and CAELI Lead Statewide Conversations at the Green California Schools Summit

In November, Ten Strands joined district leaders, California Environmental Literacy Initiative (CAELI) members, and partners at the Green California Schools[...]

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Building Momentum, Strengthening Skills, and Preparing for Policy Action

From September through November, the California Youth Climate Policy (CYCP) Leadership Program’s third cohort continued building confidence, community, and capacity[...]

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November 20, 2025 Newsletter

Read about Ten Strands’ ongoing statewide work with CAL-MSCS and the development of a Cross-Content Collaboration Design Team professional learning[...]

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Designing for Impact: A Collaborative Model for Professional Learning in Math, Science, and Computer Science

In a world increasingly shaped by complex environmental challenges, the ability to integrate knowledge across disciplines is no longer a[...]

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Ten Strands Intern: Jolie Zheng

This article is part of our Youth Voices series. At Ten Strands, we believe that young people offer valuable perspectives[...]

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Learn About Our Environmental Literacy Efforts

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Seeds to Solutions

Developed in response to teacher and community demand, Seeds to Solutions™ is a set of free, solutions-oriented, age-appropriate instructional resources[...]

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California Environmental Literacy Initiative

The California Environmental Literacy Initiative (CAELI), led by Ten Strands, works statewide with guidance from CAELI Members to create systems[...]

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Outdoor Learning Initiatives

Ten Strands’ outdoor learning initiatives intend to make safe and healthy outdoor learning spaces widely available to TK–12 students as[...]

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Youth Engagement Initiatives

Ten Strands leads or supports several youth engagement initiatives that aim to empower youth environmental and climate action. The California[...]

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Sustainable and Climate-Ready Schools

Ten Strands works with partners on initiatives that focus on transitioning school buildings, grounds, and operations to be sustainable and[...]

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Technical Assistance Services for Environmental and Climate Action Initiatives

Ten Strands offers Technical Assistance Services that support education-focused organizations to design and implement environmental and climate action initiatives that[...]

Partners

Every student in California can achieve environmental literacy, and all students deserve the opportunity to understand, interact, and connect with their environment in meaningful ways that promote learning and growth. Ten Strands acts as a connector, building partnerships and forging pathways to ensure that California’s TK–12 students receive a high-quality education with an environmental component. Together, we can create a healthy future for our planet and its inhabitants.

The Education and the Environment Initiative (EEI) Curriculum is a powerful instructional resource that has made history by making environmental literacy an integral part of K–12 instruction.

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