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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Mar. 2, 2023 Newsletter
Posted by Ten Strands on March 7, 2023At Ten Strands, we care about uplifting the work that young people are doing to fight climate change in their communities. In this newsletter, we share a powerful story by Rishi Gurjar, the next installment in our Youth Voices series.
Today, a coalition of more than fifty stakeholders released a new report urging California leaders to make a cost-effective, ten-year $150 billion investment to ensure TK–12 public schools can remain open, safe, and healthy places for children as the impacts of climate change become more frequent and extreme.
From Climate Worrier to Climate Warrior: A Journey through Gardening and Climate Advocacy
Posted by Rishi Gurjar on March 2, 2023We’re share a powerful story by Rishi Gurjar, an incoming freshman at Cornell University, who has pioneered climate literacy efforts in his school district, leading to the decision by the district to incorporate environmental education in school campuses.
Feb. 16, 2023 Newsletter
Posted by Ten Strands on February 17, 2023This week’s newsletter includes a story by our Climate Change and Environmental Justice Program (CCEJP) partner, EcoGovLab.
Teaching with Storylines that Call Students In
Posted by Kim Fortun, Prerna Srigyan, Nadine Tanio, Margaret Tebbe on February 16, 2023EcoGovLab takes you on a journey to understand its undergraduate anthropology class, Environmental Injustice, which uses a “storylining” approach for students to explore their climate journey.
Feb. 2, 2023 Newsletter
Posted by Ten Strands on February 3, 2023This week’s newsletter includes a story by Jeff Rivero, US history and digital media teacher at Yosemite High School in Merced, who advises Merced’s Junior Ambassadors in modeling California’s Department of Education’s Green Ribbon Schools (GRS) program to help the GTS project.
California’s State Seal of Civic Engagement Guides Students in Merced, California, and Nanyuki, Kenya
Posted by Jeff Rivero on February 2, 2023Read Jeff Rivero’s story about his program from Merced Union High School District, Green That School (GTS), that supports young girls in Nanyuki, Kenya, by addressing sustainability issues that their community is facing, including unreliable energy, unsafe drinking water, and challenges related to facilities management.