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...
In a world increasingly shaped by complex environmental challenges, the ability to integrate knowledge across disciplines is no longer a luxury—it’s a necessity. However, too often, mathematics, science, and computer science content remains siloed in the classroom, leaving educators and...
This past September, I was lucky to have attended the New Taipei 2025 Youth Climate Forum in New Taipei City, Taiwan. The event, which offered discussion and collaboration on climate change issues, featured speakers from all over, including adults and...
Chief innovation officer Andra Yeghoian recently spoke at the New Taipei 2025 International Youth Climate Forum, which was held in New Taipei City, Taiwan. This year’s theme was “One World, Young Talk,” and the forum brought together over one hundred...
At Ten Strands, we act as a catalyst, transforming systems to bring high-quality environmental education to all students. Our Q&A this month features Seaberry Nachbar, whose twenty-five years at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) perfectly embody this mission....
When buses stopped running at the start of the pandemic in 2020, so did many of the connections between California’s public school students and their public lands. But for some, the connection was never fully broken—because the pathway had already...
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...
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...
This July, more than 290 educators from across North America gathered virtually for the 20th Annual Teach Climate Network Summer Institute, hosted by Climate Generation. Taking place July 14–16 or 17, the institute offered a three-day professional learning experience focused...
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 —...
