About Celeste
Celeste Royer is a veteran administrator with 35 years of experience in environmental and outdoor education. As director of environmental education at the San Luis Obispo County Office of Education, she directed Rancho El Chorro Outdoor School’s residential, field, and classroom programs. As director of the California Regional Environmental Education Community (CREEC) Network, she built regional and statewide partnerships to support environmental education programs and initiatives. She also provided 30 years of leadership and support to the California Outdoor School Association. A strong advocate of environmental literacy for all, Celeste serves on numerous boards and advisory committees of organizations that promote equity and justice in environmental education, including the California Environmental Literacy Initiative (CAELI), Youth Outside, and UC Berkeley Lawrence Hall of Science’s BEETLES Project. Celeste holds degrees from the University of California, Los Angeles, San Francisco State University, and Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo.
The California Environmental Literacy Initiative (CAELI), powered by Ten Strands, created the CAELI Partner Portal, a central directory of high-quality, environmental education programs (in-classroom, field-based, overnight, etc.) throughout California.
Statement of Purpose: Ten Strands is introducing its staff through statements of purpose from each member that reveals the motivations and ambitions of their work. Today, we hear from Ten Strands Director of Equity and Inclusion Celeste Royer who shares how her own family traditions bring her hope in establishing a rich culture of environmental […]
A few months ago, I was speaking to my friend Julian Agyeman from Tufts University. I mentioned to him that I was newly retired from my full-time job but that I was still active in numerous environmental literacy initiatives related to centering equity. Julian kindly stated that I was not retired but repurposed. Yes, indeed! […]