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Author: Ten Strands

Ten Strands

Ten Strands’ mission is to strengthen the partnerships, strategies, and systems that advance environmental literacy, ensuring all California TK–12 students thrive in sustainable, resilient schools and engage in meaningful environmental learning experiences, both in and beyond the classroom. Our vision is a world where schools are the foundation of environmental literacy and climate resilience; where every campus is a safe, sustainable, climate-ready community hub; and where every student develops the knowledge, skills, and agency to care for the planet and lead solutions in a changing world.

Ten Strands’ mission is to strengthen the partnerships, strategies, and systems that advance environmental literacy, ensuring all California TK–12 students thrive in sustainable, resilient schools and engage in meaningful environmental learning experiences, both in and beyond the classroom. Our vision is a world where schools are the foundation of environmental literacy and climate resilience; where every campus is a safe, sustainable, climate-ready community hub; and where every student develops the knowledge, skills, and agency to care for the planet and lead solutions in a changing world.

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Meet CYCP’s Third Cohort of Youth Leaders

Posted By  Ten Strands
  • ON September 3, 2025

The California Youth Climate Policy (CYCP) Leadership Program launched its inaugural cohort in 2023, followed by a second in 2024. Both cohorts created transformative opportunities for students to engage in climate policy work and helped the program evolve by incorporating...

Teachers and students

August 21, 2025 Newsletter

Posted By  Ten Strands
  • ON August 21, 2025

Summer is almost over! In this week’s newsletter, we’re sharing updates to the Seeds to Solutions instructional resources, teacher feedback, and more.

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Bringing Climate Learning into the Classroom with Seeds to Solutions

Posted By  Ten Strands
  • ON August 20, 2025

As summer break winds down, students are stepping into a new school year: reconnecting with friends, meeting new teachers, and discovering what they’ll be learning. Many students are also seeing real-world impacts of climate change in their own communities: extreme...

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August 7, 2025 Newsletter

Posted By  Ten Strands
  • ON August 7, 2025

In this week’s newsletter, we share highlights from this year’s Teach Climate Network Summer Institute and CA Cohort Day, and introduce a new member of the Ten Strands team! Read on for more updates.

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July 24, 2025 Newsletter

Posted By  Ten Strands
  • ON July 24, 2025

What a year for CAELI! In this newsletter, we reflect on a decade of progress and share highlights from the 2024–25 season. We also welcome Cohort 3 of CYCP—follow their journey as they grow into environmental changemakers!

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A Decade in the Making — And Still Growing: CAELI’s 2024–25 Highlights and a 10-Year Milestone

Posted By  Ten Strands
  • ON July 23, 2025

As we approach the tenth anniversary of California’s Blueprint for Environmental Literacy this September, we pause to reflect on what a decade of dedicated collective action can accomplish. The Blueprint, released in 2015, was more than just a document —...

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July 10, 2025 Newsletter

Posted By  Ten Strands
  • ON July 10, 2025

This newsletter highlights how outdoor learning is taking root across Solano County through community partnerships and student engagement in nature. We also spotlight the third Data Discovery team’s research, continue promoting the newly released Seeds to Solutions curriculum, and provide...

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June 5, 2025 Newsletter

Posted By  Ten Strands
  • ON June 6, 2025

Celebrate the highlights of our team’s accomplishments and the momentum we’ve built in advancing environmental literacy for all of California’s TK–12 students. Plus, the long-awaited Seeds to Solutions curriculum is now ready for your classrooms!

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A Year of Progress in Climate Education and Sustainability

Posted By  Ten Strands
  • ON June 3, 2025

As the school year winds down and planning for the next begins, it’s important to pause and reflect on the incredible progress made over the past year. As a backbone organization at Ten Strands, our mission is to strengthen partnerships...

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Groundbreaking K–12 Curriculum on California Environmental Challenges and Solutions Now Available

Posted By  Ten Strands
  • ON May 21, 2025

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:May 21, 2025 CONTACT:Camille Soliva, Ten Strands, csoliva@tenstrands.orgIan Bain, San Mateo County Office of Education, ibain@smcoe.org Groundbreaking K–12 Curriculum on California Environmental Challenges and Solutions Now Available Seeds to Solutions™ offers free, solutions-oriented, age-appropriate lessons on timely issues...

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