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EVERY STUDENT IN CALIFORNIA CAN ACHIEVE ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY

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Stories About Environmental Learning Through Partnership

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May 15, 2025 Newsletter

In this week’s newsletter, we celebrate the honorees of this year’s CA Green Ribbon Awards and hear from Jason Spencer,[...]

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You Belong Here: Reclaiming Nature as a Classroom Where Every Student Can Learn, Heal, and Lead 

How Green Light Get Outside Is Expanding Access to Outdoor Learning When I think about the students we serve at[...]

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Ten Strands Releases Nation’s First Comprehensive Data Report on Environmental and Climate Action in California’s TK–12 Public Schools

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:May 2, 2025 CONTACT:Camille SolivaCommunications Specialistcsoliva@tenstrands.org SAN FRANCISCO, CA — Ten Strands is proud to unveil a landmark[...]

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June 5, 2025 Newsletter

Celebrate the highlights of our team’s accomplishments and the momentum we’ve built in advancing environmental literacy for all of California’s[...]

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A Year of Progress in Climate Education and Sustainability

As the school year winds down and planning for the next begins, it’s important to pause and reflect on the[...]

Seeds to Solutions press release

Groundbreaking K–12 Curriculum on California Environmental Challenges and Solutions Now Available

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:May 21, 2025 CONTACT:Camille Soliva, Ten Strands, csoliva@tenstrands.orgIan Bain, San Mateo County Office of Education, ibain@smcoe.org Groundbreaking K–12[...]

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May 15, 2025 Newsletter

In this week’s newsletter, we celebrate the honorees of this year’s CA Green Ribbon Awards and hear from Jason Spencer,[...]

Screenshot 2025-05-12 at 6.53.20 PM

You Belong Here: Reclaiming Nature as a Classroom Where Every Student Can Learn, Heal, and Lead 

How Green Light Get Outside Is Expanding Access to Outdoor Learning When I think about the students we serve at[...]

Screenshot 2025-05-02 at 12.36.56 PM

Ten Strands Releases Nation’s First Comprehensive Data Report on Environmental and Climate Action in California’s TK–12 Public Schools

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:May 2, 2025 CONTACT:Camille SolivaCommunications Specialistcsoliva@tenstrands.org SAN FRANCISCO, CA — Ten Strands is proud to unveil a landmark[...]

CCOL Convening 2_Photo 24_Group Pic

June 5, 2025 Newsletter

Celebrate the highlights of our team’s accomplishments and the momentum we’ve built in advancing environmental literacy for all of California’s[...]

Green Ribbon - All Winners (2)

A Year of Progress in Climate Education and Sustainability

As the school year winds down and planning for the next begins, it’s important to pause and reflect on the[...]

Seeds to Solutions press release

Groundbreaking K–12 Curriculum on California Environmental Challenges and Solutions Now Available

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:May 21, 2025 CONTACT:Camille Soliva, Ten Strands, csoliva@tenstrands.orgIan Bain, San Mateo County Office of Education, ibain@smcoe.org Groundbreaking K–12[...]

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Learn About Our Environmental Literacy Efforts

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California Environmental Literacy Initiative

The California Environmental Literacy Initiative (CAELI), led by Ten Strands, works statewide with guidance from CAELI Members to create systems[...]

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Environmental and Climate Change Literacy Projects

Ten Strands partners with the University of California (UC) and California State University (CSU) systems and key entities to advance[...]

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Outdoor Learning Initiatives DRAFT

Ten Strands’ outdoor learning initiatives intend to make safe and healthy outdoor learning spaces widely available to TK–12 students as[...]

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Blueprint for Environmental Literacy

On September 15, 2015, Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson released the much anticipated A Blueprint for Environmental Literacy: Educating[...]

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National Outdoor Learning Initiative

Ten Strands is proud to be a founding partner of the National Outdoor Learning Initiative (NOLI), a collective impact project[...]

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Seeds to Solutions

Developed in response to teacher and community demand, Seeds to Solutions™ is a set of free, solutions-oriented, age-appropriate instructional resources[...]

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California Environmental Literacy Initiative

The California Environmental Literacy Initiative (CAELI), led by Ten Strands, works statewide with guidance from CAELI Members to create systems[...]

6N4A1993

Environmental and Climate Change Literacy Projects

Ten Strands partners with the University of California (UC) and California State University (CSU) systems and key entities to advance[...]

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Outdoor Learning Initiatives DRAFT

Ten Strands’ outdoor learning initiatives intend to make safe and healthy outdoor learning spaces widely available to TK–12 students as[...]

Blueprint cover

Blueprint for Environmental Literacy

On September 15, 2015, Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson released the much anticipated A Blueprint for Environmental Literacy: Educating[...]

outdoor_initiative

National Outdoor Learning Initiative

Ten Strands is proud to be a founding partner of the National Outdoor Learning Initiative (NOLI), a collective impact project[...]

Writing down notes of my discovery in nature today

Seeds to Solutions

Developed in response to teacher and community demand, Seeds to Solutions™ is a set of free, solutions-oriented, age-appropriate instructional resources[...]

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.

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ENVIRONMENTAL LESSONS DELIVERED

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