This week’s newsletter spotlights how educators, students, and partners across California are advancing climate literacy through outdoor learning, youth leadership, green schools initiatives, and statewide collaboration. Highlights include expanded learning through the Region 6 STEAM Hub, LACOE partnerships, Ten Strands...
Spotlight on the California STEAM Hub Network Connecting Educators. Inspiring Innovation. Expanding Opportunities. Across California, educators and community partners are coming together through the California STEAM Hub Initiative to strengthen learning opportunities in science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics (STEAM)....
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...
