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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

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May 4, 2023 Newsletter

Posted By  Ten Strands
  • ON May 5, 2023

In this newsletter, read about Lela Ward’s work as an ESTF fellow that led her to have a deeper understanding of how to engage students in climate and environmental conversations and projects.

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AEOE, Ten Strands, and the California Environmental Literacy Initiative Announce Friends of the Los Angeles River as the 2023 Organization of the Year

Posted By  Ten Strands
  • ON April 27, 2023
California’s Association for Environmental and Outdoor Education (AEOE), Ten Strands, and the California Environmental Literacy Initiative (CAELI) are pleased to award Friends of the Los Angeles River (FoLAR) as the 2023 Environmental Education Organization of the Year....
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Apr. 20, 2023 Newsletter

Posted By  Ten Strands
  • ON April 20, 2023

We’re celebrating Earth Day and National Poetry Month with a story by Emilie Lygren, outdoor science educator and poet, where she explains her deep connection with nature through writing.

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Apr. 6, 2023 Newsletter

Posted By  Ten Strands
  • ON April 10, 2023

In this newsletter, we share some of the great work Anaheim Unified School District is doing to educate students and families about environmental justice and climate change.

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Mar. 16, 2023 Newsletter

Posted By  Ten Strands
  • ON March 17, 2023

In this newsletter, we share our latest story out of the Climate Change and Environmental Justice Program! The Center for Ecoliteracy has been a leader in ecological education for over twenty-five years, nurturing student understanding of the food they eat...

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Mar. 2, 2023 Newsletter

Posted By  Ten Strands
  • ON March 7, 2023

At Ten Strands, we care about uplifting the work that young people are doing to fight climate change in their communities. In this newsletter, we share a powerful story by Rishi Gurjar, the next installment in our Youth Voices series.

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New report from a broad coalition of California’s leading education and children’s health experts calls for a $150 billion public investment in climate-resilient school infrastructure

Posted By  Ten Strands
  • ON March 2, 2023
Today, a coalition of more than fifty stakeholders released a new report urging California leaders to make a cost-effective, ten-year $150 billion investment to ensure TK–12 public schools can remain open, safe, and healthy places for children as the impacts...
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Feb. 16, 2023 Newsletter

Posted By  Ten Strands
  • ON February 17, 2023

This week’s newsletter includes a story by our Climate Change and Environmental Justice Program (CCEJP) partner, EcoGovLab.

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Feb. 2, 2023 Newsletter

Posted By  Ten Strands
  • ON February 3, 2023

This week’s newsletter includes a story by Jeff Rivero, US history and digital media teacher at Yosemite High School in Merced, who advises Merced’s Junior Ambassadors in modeling California’s Department of Education’s Green Ribbon Schools (GRS) program to help the...

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Jan. 19, 2023 Newsletter

Posted By  Ten Strands
  • ON January 20, 2023

This week’s newsletter shares an exciting story from our Climate Change and Environmental Justice Program (CCEJP) partner, the Children’s Environmental Literacy Foundation (CELF), as well as Ten Strands chief innovation officer, Andra Yeghoian’s, journey to a career in environmental learning...

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