Skip to content
Facebook Instagram Twitter Linkedin
  • ABOUT US
    • About Us
    • Mission & Vision
    • Organizational Values
    • Team
    • Board & Advisory Board
    • Annual Reports
    • Careers
    • About Us
    • Mission & Vision
    • Organizational Values
    • Team
    • Board & Advisory Board
    • Annual Reports
    • Careers
  • WORK

    Current Initiatives

    • California Environmental Literacy Initiative
    • Outdoor Learning Initiatives
    • Seeds to Solutions
    • Sustainable and Climate-Ready Schools
    • Data Initiative
    • Youth Engagement
    • Technical Assistance Services
    • California Environmental Literacy Initiative
    • Outdoor Learning Initiatives
    • Seeds to Solutions
    • Sustainable and Climate-Ready Schools
    • Data Initiative
    • Youth Engagement
    • Technical Assistance Services

    Legacy Initiatives

    • Education and the Environment Initiative
    • Environmental Principles and Concepts
    • Blueprint for Environmental Literacy
    • San Mateo Environmental Solutionary Teacher Fellowship
    • Global Climate Action Summit Education Affiliate Event
    • Environmental and Climate Change Literacy Projects
    • National Outdoor Learning Initiative
    • Education and the Environment Initiative
    • Environmental Principles and Concepts
    • Blueprint for Environmental Literacy
    • San Mateo Environmental Solutionary Teacher Fellowship
    • Global Climate Action Summit Education Affiliate Event
    • Environmental and Climate Change Literacy Projects
    • National Outdoor Learning Initiative
  • ADVOCACY
    • 2025 Advocacy
    • 2024 Advocacy
    • Advocacy Successes
    • 2025 Advocacy
    • 2024 Advocacy
    • Advocacy Successes
  • PARTNERS
  • NEWS
    • News
    • Blog
    • Featured Stories
    • Press Releases
    • Newsletters
    • News
    • Blog
    • Featured Stories
    • Press Releases
    • Newsletters
CONNECT
GIVE

Author: Ten Strands

Ten Strands

Ten Strands' mission is to strengthen the partnerships and strategies that will bring environmental literacy to all of California’s K–12 students. Our vision is a world where everyone understands and experiences the interrelatedness of people and place; where all students have access to high-quality education with an environmental component; and where all people have the knowledge, awareness, and ability to make decisions that promote health and wellbeing for themselves and their communities.

Ten Strands' mission is to strengthen the partnerships and strategies that will bring environmental literacy to all of California’s K–12 students. Our vision is a world where everyone understands and experiences the interrelatedness of people and place; where all students have access to high-quality education with an environmental component; and where all people have the knowledge, awareness, and ability to make decisions that promote health and wellbeing for themselves and their communities.

Articles by Author: Ten Strands

Screenshot 2026-02-04 at 8.41.14 AM

February 5, 2026 Newsletter

Posted By  Ten Strands
  • ON February 5, 2026

In this newsletter, you’ll find a recap of the newly graduated CYCP Cohort 3, along with details on how you can join us at upcoming conferences and workshops across California.

...
s2s video

January 22, 2026 Newsletter

Posted By  Ten Strands
  • ON January 22, 2026

This newsletter highlights the growing momentum for climate-ready education in California, elevating the power of advocacy, youth action, data, and student voice to drive systems-level change.

...
Karen Cowe, Andra Yeghoian, Jim Riddell_EcoTour

January 8, 2026 Newsletter

Posted By  Ten Strands
  • ON January 9, 2026

In this first issue of our 2026 newsletter, you’ll hear from Ten Strands leadership as they reflect on a decade of work, the lessons learned, and the opportunities ahead. Together, they share how we are deepening our impact and advancing...

Staff Photo 2025

At the Threshold: A New Year for Climate-Ready Schools

Posted By  Karen Cowe , Andra Yeghoian
  • ON January 6, 2026

The beginning of a new year always feels like a threshold, a quiet opportunity to reset as schools reopen, routines settle back in, and the light begins to return. It’s a moment that invites reflection: not only on where we’ve...

Screenshot 2025-12-16 at 9.06.05 PM

December 18, 2025 Newsletter

Posted By  Ten Strands
  • ON December 18, 2025

This end-of-year newsletter highlights Ten Strands’ impact in 2025, from major milestones and stories to policy, educator, and youth leadership efforts across California. It also looks ahead to 2026 with new opportunities to stay engaged and advance climate education together.

...
Happy youth activists marching against global warming

Ten Strands Intern: Leena Maharajh

Posted By  Ten Strands
  • ON December 16, 2025

This article is part of our Youth Voices series. At Ten Strands, we believe that young people offer valuable perspectives and play a critical role in shaping our society and our world. We recognize their power to drive dialogue and...

image

December 4, 2025 Newsletter

Posted By  Ten Strands
  • ON December 5, 2025

This month’s newsletter highlights a year-end giving opportunity and features recaps from the Green California Schools Summit, fall progress from CYCP, a new statewide climate action report, and the launch of the Youth Environmental Data Leadership Program.

...
IMG_7380

Ten Strands and CAELI Lead Statewide Conversations at the Green California Schools Summit

Posted By  Ten Strands
  • ON December 2, 2025

In November, Ten Strands joined district leaders, California Environmental Literacy Initiative (CAELI) members, and partners at the Green California Schools and Higher Education Summit in Pasadena, California. The gathering brought together a statewide community committed to ensuring that California’s TK–12...

Screenshot 2025-12-02 at 1.59.00 PM

Building Momentum, Strengthening Skills, and Preparing for Policy Action

Posted By  Ten Strands
  • ON December 2, 2025

From September through November, the California Youth Climate Policy (CYCP) Leadership Program’s third cohort continued building confidence, community, and capacity as they dove deeper into the school board policy process. After a strong summer orientation and retreat, students have spent...

image

November 20, 2025 Newsletter

Posted By  Ten Strands
  • ON November 20, 2025

Read about Ten Strands’ ongoing statewide work with CAL-MSCS and the development of a Cross-Content Collaboration Design Team professional learning prototype. Get recaps from the CASE conference and SoCal Leadership Institute, and meet our summer intern, Jolie!

...
Page1 Page2 Page3 Page4 Page5 Page6 Page7 Page8 Page9 Page10 Page11 Page12 Page13 Page14 Page15 Page16 Page17 Page18 Page19

Invest In Ten Strands

Make environmental literacy a reality for all California students!

Connect With Us

Sign up for our newsletter and stay informed.

"*" indicates required fields

This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

Copyright © 2026 Ten Strands

Facebook Instagram Twitter Linkedin

Contact | Privacy Policy | Terms of Use