This newsletter highlights the benefits of outdoor physical education for student well-being, updates on advancing climate education bills, and new efforts to support climate resilience in schools—along with opportunities for community participation, student leadership, and educator resources.
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The field is still damp from the morning marine layer when the first students step outside. Cones in brilliant orange and neon green stretch across the grass. Sapphire hoops glisten in the sunlight. Scarlet foam balls rest in baskets like...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:April 9, 2026 CONTACT:Camille Soliva, Communications Specialist California Climate Education Bills Pass Assembly and Senate Education Committees SACRAMENTO, CA – The Outdoor Learning and Environmental Literacy Act (AB 2158) and the State Seal of Climate Literacy (SB 1048)...
Tiffany Baca’s article highlights how environmental literacy connects classroom learning to real-world careers and community resilience. The newsletter also announces that CYCP Cohort 4 applications are now open, introduces a new Seeds to Solutions article, and shares a statewide school...
Six years ago, I wrote my first article for CAELI about environmental literacy from the perspective of a regional municipality. I was serving as a public affairs leader in the water sector, working at the intersection of public water systems,...
This newsletter highlights Shawn Rundell’s article on the importance of inclusive outdoor spaces for children with disabilities. We also share the final deadline for our 2026 advocacy priorities, celebrate the state’s 2026 Green Ribbon School awardees connected to CAELI, and...
It was a rare sunny winter day in Seattle when I visited a neighborhood playground with a child and their parent. This family wanted their child to be able to play outside with their sibling and friends. As a pediatric...
Learn about efforts to expand environmental literacy and climate learning for students across California. Sign on to back three key 2026 priorities: implementation funding for Seeds to Solutions Climate and Environmental Justice Curriculum, the Outdoor Learning Act (AB 2158), and...
This newsletter highlights how expanded learning and environmental literacy are growing across California. Read about students connecting learning to the natural world in an article by San Joaquin County Superintendent Dr. Troy Brown, plus updates on Seeds to Solutions office...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:March 4, 2026 CONTACT:Camille SolivaCommunications Specialistcsoliva@tenstrands.org Bill expands outdoor learning in schools to support student well-being and academic success SACRAMENTO, CA – Assemblymembers Josh Hoover (R-Folsom) and co-author Rhodesia Ransom (D-Tracy) introduced the Outdoor Learning and Environmental Literacy...
