Ten Strands: Environmental Literacy for All California Students

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Stories About Environmental Learning Through Partnership

December 7, 2023 Newsletter

December 7, 2023

We're delighted that COP28 is elevating the importance of education in solving the climate crisis! Learn about the [...]

Empowering Educators, Transforming Perspectives: A Deep Dive into Climate Change Education and OCE’s Global Impact

December 7, 2023

Learn about the integral role of the Office for Climate Education (OCE), established after the Paris Agreement ratification, [...]

November 16, 2023 Newsletter

November 16, 2023

Learn about how Concord Consortium's STEM education technology research and development expertise is shaping how California students will [...]

Modeling and Data Science Provide Insights for Understanding and Addressing Climate Change and Environmental Justice

November 16, 2023

Explore how Concord Consortium's STEM education technology research and development expertise is shaping how California students will discern [...]

Ten Strands Intern Garret Roth on His Internship Experience

November 16, 2023

Discover UC Davis student Garret Roth’s inspiring journey as a young climate leader whose passion for environmentalism and [...]

Collaborating with Community Organizations to Support the Design of Locally Relevant Storylines

November 2, 2023

Learn about how BSCS’s strategies for highly collaborative curriculum development and justice-driven storylines are shaping California’s new climate [...]

November 2, 2023 Newsletter

November 2, 2023

Learn about how BSCS’s strategies for highly collaborative curriculum development and justice-driven storylines are shaping California’s new climate [...]

October 19, 2023 Newsletter

October 19, 2023

Learn about Naomie Chien's path to climate advocacy through her curiosity to unravel the climate whodunnit! This newsletter [...]

Unraveling the Climate Whodunnit: A Challenging of Identity and Belief

October 19, 2023

A second-generation immigrant daughter, Naomie is a rising senior at the Nueva School in San Mateo who joined [...]

October 5, 2023 Newsletter

October 5, 2023

In August, we brought together partners in our Climate Change and Environmental Justice Program (CCEJP) for a three-day [...]

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Learn About Our Environmental Literacy Efforts

Climate Change and Environmental Justice Program

The State of California invested $6 million to create curricular resources to help teachers promote students’ understanding of climate change and environmental justice, leading to action in their communities. The […]

California Environmental Literacy Initiative

The California Environmental Literacy Initiative (CAELI), led by Ten Strands, works statewide with guidance from a Leadership Council to create systems change in support of ensuring that all students have […]

Outdoor Learning Initiatives

NOLI is a collective impact project led by Ten Strands, Green Schoolyards America, Lawrence Hall of Science, San Mateo County Office of Education, and others to support TK–12 teachers in […]

Environmental Principles and Concepts

California’s Environmental Principles and Concepts (EP&Cs) have a timely and relevant place in our state frameworks. Background: In 2003, the California Education and the Environment Initiative, Assembly Bill 1548, was passed […]

San Mateo Environmental Solutionary Teacher Fellowship

The Environmental Solutionary Teacher Fellowship (ESTF)—formerly known as the San Mateo Environmental Collaborative (SMELC)—is built around four key elements of professional learning: knowledge, action, accountability and reflection, and connection to […]

Education and the Environment Initiative Curriculum

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* and history–social science […]

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.

13,539,015 Environmental Lessons
Delivered

33,589 Teachers
Trained

5,965 New Schools Using Environment-Based Education