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Now is the Time for a Statewide Campaign for Outdoor Learning!

Posted By  Craig Strang
  • ON February 12, 2024

Want to take a little quiz? Come on, it’ll be fun. Just answer this one question before you get started reading the rest of this article. Which of the following are widely accepted benefits associated with TK–12 students spending time...

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Increase Biodiversity in Your Schoolyard as the Anchor to an NGSS-Aligned Ecosystem Unit

Posted By  Janneke Petersen
  • ON January 17, 2024
Discover Janneke's extensive experience in developing, field testing, and collaborating with Volunteer Expert Partners to support teachers in advocating for native planting projects at their respective schools by exploring more....
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Building Educator Awareness of Environmental Education Programs

Posted By  Celeste Royer
  • ON July 6, 2023
The California Environmental Literacy Initiative (CAELI), powered by Ten Strands, created the CAELI Partner Portal, a central directory of high-quality, environmental education programs (in-classroom, field-based, overnight, etc.) throughout California....
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Poetry and Science: Pathways to Presence

Posted By  Emilie Lygren
  • ON April 20, 2023
In celebration of National Poetry Month and Earth Day, we’re excited to share with you a story by Emilie Lygren, outdoor science educator and poet, where she explains her deep connection with nature through writing....
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Building Sustainable Agricultural Practices, Food Nourishment, and Community Building

Posted By  Michael Matsuda
  • ON April 6, 2023
Today, we’re showcasing Anaheim Unified School District’s (AUHSD) efforts to educate students, families, and the community about sustainable agricultural practices, food nourishment, and community building....
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Nourishing Students in the Cafeteria, Classroom, and Garden

Posted By  Alexa Norstad
  • ON March 16, 2023
Alexa Norstad, executive director of the Center for Ecoliteracy, shares the work of her organization to teach young learners about the interdependence and interconnectedness of people, food, place, and the ecosystem....
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Statement of Purpose: Appreciation, Kinship, and Protection of the Natural World

Posted By  Andra Yeghoian
  • ON January 18, 2023
Ten Strands chief innovation officer Andra Yeghoian offers a statement of purpose that gives gratitude for the many people and experiences that led her to this work today and contribute most to her daily motivation and ambition in this role....
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Statement of Purpose: Nature as a Form of Healing

Posted By  Marwa Abdelghani
  • ON November 3, 2022

In 2020, I visited a national park for the first time—Zion National Park. I remember wading through the slippery Narrows with my husband, sometimes waist deep, flabbergasted at every turn by the breathtaking views. I remember also being struck by...

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Building Community at Presidio Tunnel Tops

Posted By  Christy Rocca
  • ON October 6, 2022

The Presidio of San Francisco, which serves the community with outdoor experiences and acts as a hub for the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, was given a golden opportunity: a necessary highway redesign resulted in a chance to add 14...

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Catalyzing Change Through a Whole Systems Approach

Posted By  Andra Yeghoian
  • ON August 18, 2022

Sixty years ago, the well-known physicist, philosopher, and historian of science Thomas Kuhn wrote the book The Structure of Scientific Revolutions, which brought the concept of a paradigm shift into mainstream use: “an important change that happens when the usual...

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