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Ten Strands is excited to announce the selection of seven diverse organizations that will spearhead the development of community-centered and culturally-responsive climate change and environmental justice K–12 curriculum units across California.
Dr. Kelley Lê Named Executive Director of Environmental and Climate Change Literacy Projects (ECCLPs)
Posted by Ten Strands on September 29, 2022Ten Strands and the University of California, Irvine (UCI) School of Education are excited to announce Dr. Kelley Lê as the inaugural executive director of the Environmental and Climate Change Literacy Projects (ECCLPs) at UCI, furthering its mission to ensure all California public school students are prepared to address the environmental challenges and inequities associated with the worsening climate change.
Ten Strands Names Andra Yeghoian as New Chief Innovation Officer
Posted by Ten Strands on September 19, 2022Ten Strands has announced its third summer hiring with the addition of Andra Yeghoian as its new chief innovation officer, bolstering the staff of California’s leading nonprofit focused on advancing the environmental literacy of K–12 students. Yeghoian brings more than 15 years of experience in education across public and private school systems, nationally and internationally, […]
New California Schoolyard Forest System℠ Designed to Provide Shade to Protect Students from Extreme Heat
Posted by Ten Strands on August 30, 2022Green Schoolyards America and Ten Strands announced on Aug. 30 the launch of the California Schoolyard Forest System℠, a statewide initiative in partnership with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) and the California Department of Education. The initiative will increase tree canopy on public school grounds across California to shade and […]
Ten Strands Announces Jeffrey Dowling as New Instructional Designer
Posted by Ten Strands on July 30, 2022Ten Strands, California’s leading nonprofit focused on advancing the environmental literacy of K–12 students, has hired instructional designer Jeffrey Dowling as it continues to strengthen a new Climate Change and Environmental Justice Program (CCEJP) that will guide the creation of K–12 open education resources. Under the leadership of our new director of curriculum Roni Jones, […]
Ten Strands Names Roni Jones New Director of Curriculum
Posted by Ten Strands on June 24, 2022Ten Strands, California’s leading nonprofit focused on advancing the environmental literacy of K–12 students, has announced the addition of new director of curriculum Roni Jones, who arrives with nearly three decades of success in leading educational systems. Jones will lead the development of Ten Strands’ new Climate Change and Environmental Justice Program (CCEJP). The project […]
Save California Salmon Announced as 2022 Environmental Education Organization of the Year
Posted by Ten Strands on June 2, 2022AEOE, Ten Strands, and the California Environmental Literacy Initiative (CAELI) have awarded Save California Salmon as the 2022 Environmental Education Organization of the Year.