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L-R Will Parish, Karen Cowe, Rebecca Vyduna, Juanita Chan-Roden, Ariel Lew Ai Le Whitson, and Candice Dickens Russell advocating for the CREEC Network in early 2017

Ten Years at Ten Strands: Transforming Environmental Student Learning in California

Posted By  Karen Cowe
  • ON January 4, 2023
Ten Strands CEO Karen Cowe reflects on her first ten years at Ten Strands. She has been pivotal in leading the organization and the state to ensure that students across California are equipped with the knowledge necessary to create healthy...
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Ten Strands Annual Report

Posted By  Ten Strands
  • ON December 21, 2022

We are thrilled to share with you the work that we, along with our partners, have accomplished to advance environmental literacy across California schools.

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2018 Climate Strike in San Francisco

Dec. 1, 2022 Newsletter

Posted By  Ten Strands
  • ON December 2, 2022

We share the story of our partnership with the Sierra Club Climate Literacy Committee to push for funding that will allow students to be prepared for the cascading events of climate change.

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Spring 2022 gathering of the Climate Literacy Committee

Advancing Climate Literacy for All Californians: How the Sierra Club Climate Literacy Committee and Ten Strands Joined Forces

Posted By  Sarah Ranney
  • ON November 30, 2022
The Sierra Club Climate Literacy Committee and Ten Strands have a shared commitment to empowering all youth in California with the context and solution mindset to address our climate challenges head-on....
storytelling the climate crisis

Nov. 17, 2022 Newsletter

Posted By  Ten Strands
  • ON November 18, 2022

We feature our first Climate Change & Environmental Justice Program writing team.

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The Power of Story: Building Connection, Understanding, Agency, and Hope

Posted By  Teresa Barnett , Eric Havel , Helen Fitzmaurice , Kate Gallagher
  • ON November 16, 2022
Meet the CCEJP Writing Team for Grades 3-5! The CRS-OTACA team brings together classroom teachers and informal educators, scientists, and community partners with a shared reverence for the power of storytelling....
Carbon Almanac

Nov. 3, 2022 Newsletter

Posted By  Ten Strands
  • ON November 4, 2022

We feature The Carbon Almanac, a project urging us all to join forces in pursuit of systemic solutions to climate change.

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Statement of Purpose: Nature as a Form of Healing

Posted By  Marwa Abdelghani
  • ON November 3, 2022

In 2020, I visited a national park for the first time—Zion National Park. I remember wading through the slippery Narrows with my husband, sometimes waist deep, flabbergasted at every turn by the breathtaking views. I remember also being struck by...

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The Carbon Almanac: Real Change Requires Hope, Connection, and Smart Strategies

Posted By  Mary Perry
  • ON November 3, 2022

Change can be hard. That’s true for us individually but it’s even more true when we’re trying to change the systems in which our work, including education, takes place. California’s approach to curriculum and instruction offers a case in point....

Newsletter CCEJP

Oct. 20, 2022 Newsletter

Posted By  Ten Strands
  • ON October 22, 2022

We share the full story on how the Climate Change and Environmental Justice Program has gotten underway!

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