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Outdoor Learning and Its Benefits Should Be Available to All Students

Posted By  Dr. Troy Brown
  • ON December 19, 2024

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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Nurturing a Nature Connection in Children: A Foundation for Climate Action

Posted By  Laís Fleury
  • ON December 5, 2024

A comprehensive 2021 United Nations report underscores the severity of Earth’s “triple environmental emergency”: climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution (UN 2021). This interlinked crisis, often called a “poly-crisis,” weaves together multiple global challenges—including food and water scarcity, mass migration,...

Awe from nature - Danette

Nature and Child Health from the Pediatrician’s Perspective

Posted By  Dr. Danette Glassy , Dr. Pooja Tandon
  • ON October 17, 2024

Just like you, pediatricians have witnessed a shift in how children spend their time: more and more screen time, more and more (over) scheduled activities, and more parental stress, including concerns about all kinds of safety in public spaces. All...

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Environmental Literacy: A Global Perspective

Posted By  Felisa Tibbitts
  • ON October 1, 2024

Ten Strands is a flagship, state-wide effort to promote environmental literacy in California schools. The front-line work of teachers, with the support of their school leadership, departments of education, and NGOs, is at the heart of all climate change education...

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A Perspective on Preparing the Next Generation

Posted By  Mark St. John
  • ON March 20, 2024

Introduction Over the past fifty years, in my own organization, Inverness Research, I have evaluated and studied hundreds of efforts to improve education. For almost a decade, I have worked with Ten Strands as a critical friend and thought partner....

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