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 […]
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.
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 [...]
When I entered the Tree Rooms for the first day of the San Mateo County Office of Education’s [...]
In a letter to Ten Strands' community, CEO Karen Cowe reflects on the challenges and accomplishments of 2020 [...]
“Research shows that weaving together science and language development can increase students’ academic performance in reading, writing, and [...]
This interview between California Association of Science Educators (CASE) and Karen Cowe, Ten Strands CEO and California Environmental [...]
Environmental issues lend themselves to cross-disciplinary integrative learning and science teachers are central to the effort to bring [...]
For the last 15 years, we have collaborated to create standards-aligned integrated learning models for environmental literacy and [...]
UC Berkeley’s Lawrence Hall of Science recently released “A Field at Risk: The Impact of COVID-19 on Environmental and Outdoor Science Education.”