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.
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...We detail the ECCLPs (re)launch event where approximately 400 climate activists gathered on September 15.
...Ten Strands has announced its third summer hiring with the addition of Andra Yeghoian as its new chief innovation officer, bolstering the staff of California’s leading nonprofit focused on advancing the environmental literacy of K–12 students. Yeghoian brings more than...
Three students at Burlingame High School, and members of the Youth Climate Ambassadors (YCA), collaborated on a native plant and succulent garden at their school that enhanced their community.
...Green Schoolyards America and Ten Strands announced on Aug. 30 the launch of the California Schoolyard Forest System℠, a statewide initiative in partnership with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) and the California Department of Education....
Andra Yeghoian, a new addition to Ten Strands, discusses her whole systems approach to catalyzing change in the education system.
...A pair of youth advocates from Silicon Valley Youth Climate Action (SVYCA) discuss their Youth Leadership Summit and how advocacy for environmental policy and climate literacy is the catalyst for action.
...This article is part of our Youth Voices series. At Ten Strands we believe that young people have valuable perspectives and a critical role in shaping our society and our world. We recognize their power to drive dialogue and create...
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