Celebrating Poetry Month with Chapter 510: Writing Our Roots April is National Poetry Month, a time to celebrate the power of words and the voices that shape our communities. At Chapter 510, poetry is a way for young writers to...
Jaimie Cloud, founder and president of The Cloud Institute for Sustainability Education, has dedicated her career to empowering students and educators with the knowledge, skills, and mindsets needed to create a sustainable future. In this Q&A, she reflects on how...
At the end of February, Karen Cowe, our chief executive officer, joined Maryanne Wolf, director of the UCLA Center for Dyslexia, Diverse Learners, and Social Justice, and six students—from elementary school to college—at the Climate Resilient California and Californians for...
“I have a dream.” These words are familiar and powerful. They shaped and continue to inspire a major American movement, but they’re also the words I used at Back to School Night this past August, as I met with the...
Preparing future generations is an essential step in the fight against climate change. It’s time to treat it like one. In 1957, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik into orbit. With this one small satellite, the Soviets announced the opening of...
The sun has barely made itself known, and I’m already frazzled, anxious, and late! Is it even possible to start off the day in a calm and pleasant state when you have two kids and yourself to get ready and...
Let’s celebrate the 20th anniversary of California’s Environmental Principles and Concepts (EP&Cs)! Why is this milestone worth celebrating? If you’re unfamiliar with California’s EP&Cs, don’t worry—you’re not alone. This is an opportunity to learn about something very important related to...
The modern American schoolyard is dominated by two elements: asphalt (hardscape) and lawn (softscape). The living schoolyard movement, covered in Sharon Danks’s book Asphalt to Ecosystems, transforms schoolyards into lush environments “that strengthen local ecological systems” and provide opportunities for...
This article is the second in a series featuring the formation and progress of a coalition to carry out a statewide California Campaign for Outdoor Learning. The first article is here. Want to get involved? Contact cstrang@berkeley.edu or croyer@tenstrands.org. For...
I hadn’t been at the San Joaquin County Office of Education (SJCOE) as a new associate superintendent for very long before I had an opportunity to visit our Durham Ferry Outdoor Education Center. Situated on a bend of the San...
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