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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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Q&A: Ten Strands SXSW EDU Panel Explores The Future of Outdoor Learning Education

Posted By  Ten Strands
  • ON April 21, 2022

When the National COVID-19 Outdoor Learning Initiative (NCOLI) was launched at the height of the pandemic in 2020, it sought to stem the inequities in education exacerbated by COVID-19. Two years later, founding partners Ten Strands, Green Schoolyards America, the...

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Outside School in Richmond Brings Outdoor Learning to Life

Posted By  Heather Taylor
  • ON March 17, 2022

“Can we go up to the vernal pools tomorrow?” My query was met with quizzical looks. This year’s group of students at Outside School, in Richmond, CA, prefers the comfort of the park at hand and flush toilets. This is...

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The Lawrence Hall of Science Releases New Guidance For Implementing Outdoor Learning

Posted By  The Lawrence
  • ON March 4, 2022

When the National COVID-19 Outdoor Learning Initiative was launched in the summer of 2020, as a joint effort between founding partners Ten Strands, the Lawrence Hall of Science, Green Schoolyards America, and San Mateo County Office of Education, it was...

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New Outdoor Learning School in Calistoga Brings Imaginative Approach to Education

Posted By  Steven Rasmussen
  • ON January 20, 2022

In November, five students and their teacher from Palisades High School in Calistoga came to the canyon where I live just outside of town to plant acorns under the guidance of the Napa County Resource Conservation District (Napa RCD), a...

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Rebuilding Inside the Outdoors Headquarters Following The Bond Fire

Posted By  Lori Kiesser
  • ON November 30, 2021

I used to begin work each day by walking down a short trail to my office at Rancho Soñado. On the way down the hill, I’d pass fields of wildflowers where I encountered rabbits, deer, lizards, songbirds, an occasional snake,...

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Ten Strands to Present at SXSW EDU Event

Posted By  Ten Strands
  • ON November 10, 2021

Ten Strands CEO, Karen Cowe, Sharon Danks, of Green Schoolyards America, Craig Strang, of The Lawrence Hall of Science, and Andra Yeghoian, of the San Mateo County Office of Education, will serve as panelists at the SXSW EDU Conference this...

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California’s Safe Return to School

Posted By  Sarah Pedemonte , Vanessa Lujan , Craig Strang
  • ON October 20, 2021

Since May 2020, the National COVID-19 Outdoor Learning Initiative (NCOLI) has created dozens of free resources to support districts to center equity by returning students to school safely through the use of outdoor spaces for learning. In the spring and...

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Guidelines for Outdoor Learning Environments

Posted By  Shaun Hawke
  • ON October 1, 2021

More than a year ago, the COVID-19 pandemic forced the closure of traditional schools, residential outdoor science schools, and many other environmental education programs. After the initial shock of having to shut down the outdoor science programs that I managed,...

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