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California Department of Education

California is the largest state in the country, serving over 5.8 million public school students and 300,000 teachers, in over 1,000 school districts and 10,000 schools.

The California Department of Education‘s mission is to “provide a world-class education for all students, from early childhood to adulthood. The Department of Education serves our state by innovating and collaborating with educators, schools, parents, and community partners. Together, as a team, we prepare students to live, work, and thrive in a multicultural, multilingual, and highly connected world.”

Our partnership with the California Department of Education is moving environment-based learning into the classroom and beyond. We are proud to work with CDE on two fronts: leading Superintendent Torlakson’s Environmental Literacy Steering Committee to implement California’s Blueprint for Environmental Literacy, and to ensure that California’s Environmental Principles and Concepts are integrated in K–12 education statewide.

We partner with the California Department of Education on the following work:

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Seeds to Solutions

Filling a Gap in Students’ Education “Things in our backyard were drying up. Summers have been super hot or unnaturally cold. I’m seeing the world around me change.” —California student Students are noticing extreme heat, flooding, wildfires, and other effects...
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California Environmental Literacy Initiative

The California Environmental Literacy Initiative (CAELI), led by Ten Strands, works statewide with guidance from CAELI Members to create systems change in support of ensuring that all students have access to high-quality environment-based learning.The Council includes a range of expertise...
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Environmental Principles and Concepts

California's Environmental Principles and Concepts (EP&Cs) have a timely and relevant place in our state frameworks. Background: In 2003, the California Education and the Environment Initiative, Assembly Bill 1548, was passed by California’s legislature and signed into law by the governor....
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Global Climate Action Summit Education Affiliate Event

The September 2018 Global Climate Action Summit (GCAS) brought together leaders from around the world to showcase the achievements of states, regions, cities, companies, and citizens with respect to climate action. The summit also served as a launchpad for the announcement...

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