California has the opportunity for every student to obtain the knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to make informed decisions about the environmental issues facing our world. Creating the Blueprint for Environmental Literacy In 2014, […]
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 in the 21st century, 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 […]
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.
When Mustafa Ali, the decades-long advisor for the Environmental Protection Agency who elevated social justice and industry accountability [...]
We couldn’t have asked for a better setting for our environmental literacy retreat. Thanks to Ten Strands and [...]
The State Board of Education (SBE) officially adopted the EP&Cs (Environmental Principles and Concepts) in 2004 and they [...]
Being an educator is not an easy job. In my short career in education I have learned how [...]
“A free-flowing river—the last of its kind—winds through 80 miles of rich habitat. Down the western side of [...]
I enjoyed a much needed sojourn into the Eastern Sierras this summer. For two weeks, my husband, our [...]
As a kindergarten teacher, one of my goals at the beginning of each school year is to have [...]
As a new-ish CREEC Coordinator, I experienced a combination of awe, humility, and a call to activism at [...]
Last week at the 16th floor penthouse of the Holiday Inn Sacramento, something great was going on. But [...]
It’s a sunny May morning in the Imperial Valley; by 8:00am it’s already 90° and climbing. I arrived [...]
