Ten Strands leads the California Environmental Literacy Initiative (CAELI) to create a system of support in California that enables all students to have local, standards- and environment-based experiences that enhance […]
The National COVID-19 Outdoor Learning Initiative is a collective impact project led by Ten Strands, Green Schoolyards America, Lawrence Hall of Science, San Mateo County Office of Education, and others. […]
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* and history–social science […]
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 K–12 students receive a high-quality education with an environmental component. Together, we can create a healthy future for our planet and its inhabitants.
“What do you want to be when you grow up?” is one of the most common questions we [...]
At the end of 2020, Karen Cowe, Ten Strands' CEO, and Linda Livers, Ten Strands' consultant, interviewed three [...]
Creative writing, poetry, and placemaking are all ways to connect complex scientific ideas and to explore relationships to [...]
I am writing about the Current Context: A Focus on the Environment series, an environment-based current events classroom [...]
Greetings from Humboldt County! We are located 300 miles north of San Francisco and serve nearly 18,000 students [...]
Tackling the climate crisis requires creating climate champions of all ages—people who are educated on climate science, passionate [...]
Prologue: Costa Rica Early morning walks to meet the preschool microbús are my earliest memories of engaging the [...]
Eight. This was the percentage of students from the Title 1 high school I attended in Los Angeles [...]
A few months ago, I was speaking to my friend Julian Agyeman from Tufts University. I mentioned to [...]
Take a moment to go outside and inhale a whopping breath of air. Do you take in a [...]
Environmental Education Bulletin: 180 Days’ recent podcast episode features Ten Strands’ CEO Karen Cowe.