Ten Strands is leading the Initiative to create a system of support in California that enables all students to have local, standards- and environment-based experiences that enhance their learning inside […]
California’s Environmental Principles and Concepts have a timely and relevant place in the new state frameworks. In 2003, the California Education and the Environment Initiative, Assembly Bill 1548, was passed by California’s legislature […]
To be successful, students need to learn key skills—such as critical thinking, problem solving, and communication—and meet academic goals. Teachers need access to high-quality professional learning experiences that help them […]
The California Education and the Environment Initiative (EEI) Curriculum is a powerful, state board of education-approved instructional resource that helps educators teach to state standards in science, history–social science, and […]
We believe that every student in California can achieve environmental literacy; that all students deserve the opportunity to understand, interact, and connect with their environment in meaningful ways that promote learning and growth. We act as a connector, building partnerships and forging pathways to ensure that California’s K–12 students receive a high-quality education with an environmental component. Together we create a healthy future for our planet and its inhabitants.
“I need a glue gun!” “Should we use black or white paper?” “Think about the angle.” “Let’s try [...]
The challenge: How to equitably increase access to environmental and arts knowledge for 4,000 K–12th grade students countywide [...]
This article is part of our Youth Voices series. At Ten Strands we believe that young people have [...]
“When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the [...]
In May 2019, the California Environmental Literacy Initiative (CAELI) Leadership Council came together to have their second meeting, [...]
The term confluence typically relates to the coming together of two or more streams or rivers. In California’s [...]
What does environmental education look like? Picture it in your mind: You’re likely imagining school children trekking through [...]
Walking down the US Army Corps of Engineers Bay Model Pier, third-grade students from Ford Elementary in Richmond, [...]
Walking along the shoulder of a busy two-lane thoroughfare called Green Valley Road to Pinto Lake on a [...]
Engaging our sunny, Southern California communities in a critical conversation about the importance of water and water use [...]
