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.
In November, five students and their teacher from Palisades High School in Calistoga came to the canyon where [...]
This article is part of our Youth Voices series. At Ten Strands we believe that young people have [...]
Chaffey High School junior Alison Walls contributes an important piece about the connection between air quality and quality [...]
We look back at our top moments and achievements from a special year!
With the year coming to a close, we take a look back at five of the most viewed [...]
Lori Kiesser, the development officer for the Orange County Department of Education’s Inside the Outdoors (ITO), recounts the [...]
Rancho Soñado hosts spectacular wildlife but suffered a setback in December 2020 with the California Bond Fire. I [...]
Ten Strands CEO, Karen Cowe, Sharon Danks, of Green Schoolyards America, Craig Strang, of The Lawrence Hall of [...]
Ten Strands, California’s leading field catalyst nonprofit focused on advancing the environmental literacy of K—12 students, has been [...]
We interviewed three staff members from The Lawrence Hall of Science to discuss outdoor education and California's safe [...]
