Ten Strands

We strengthen the partnerships, strategies, and systems that advance environmental literacy, ensuring all California TK–12 students thrive in sustainable, resilient schools and engage in meaningful environmental learning experiences, both in and beyond the classroom.

We envision a world where schools are the foundation of environmental literacy and climate resilience, where every campus is a safe, sustainable, climate-ready community hub, and every student develops the knowledge, skills, and agency to care for the planet and lead solutions in a changing world.

In this future, environmental literacy and climate action are woven throughout education: in curriculum, on campus, in community, and in culture. Students learn in green schoolyards and decarbonized buildings that serve as living laboratories. They graduate with the confidence, skills, and relationships to protect their health, strengthen their communities, and build a just and sustainable future.

California’s 10,000 school campuses can model what is possible for the nation’s public schools.