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.
Learn about Naomie Chien’s path to climate advocacy through her curiosity to unravel the climate whodunnit! This newsletter also shares a legislative update on SB 394 and AB285, and the U.S. Department of Education’s Infrastructure and Sustainability partnership initiative with...
In August, we brought together partners in our Climate Change and Environmental Justice Program (CCEJP) for a three-day convening of collaborating, writing, and learning, to advance the creation of our community- and student-centered K–12 curriculum units.
...In this newsletter, read about the early stages of our California Youth Climate Policy (CYCP) Leadership Program—a new statewide youth program designed to empower high school students to enact real change in their school or district.
...In this newsletter, read about the California Cohort Day, an event that gathered fifty educators in California to showcase inspiring stories of leadership and partnership on climate change and environmental justice education.
...In this newsletter, we’re excited to share reflections from Li Platz and Skyla Lumbard on their experiences interning with Ten Strands, as well as how they hope their work will have a true impact on their communities and other aspiring...
In this newsletter, we hear from Kennesha Garg, a youth climate activist and her innovative idea to address landfill issues. We also welcome two new board members who recently joined Ten Strands.
...In this newsletter, we hear from Kelley Lê, ECCLPs’ executive director, with an update on the work of the initiative over the last year, including the voices of ECCLPs committee leads, Jakobi Ewart, Linnea Beckett, and Heather Clark of the...
In this newsletter, learn how community-based organizations are key to building climate-resilient communities and environmentally literate students.
...The California Cohort Day, hosted by Ten Strands on July 19, focusing on Climate-Resilient California Schools, provides a unique opportunity to engage in climate change simulations, explore locally focused lesson plans, and connect with various environmental literacy networks, fostering a...
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