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The California Environmental Literacy Initiative is a public–private partnership led by Ten Strands that increases access to relevant, standards-based, environment-based learning for all of California’s K–12 students.

CAELI is a movement that includes everyone in K–12 public education: administrators, teachers, students, families, and community organizations. Guided by a leadership council, CAELI works in partnership with government agencies, non-governmental organizations, educators, scientists, environmental experts, and other stakeholders to create opportunities for all California students to learn in and about the environment, starting with their own local places.

Learning about and through our local surroundings fosters a sense of connection to community and place. Environmental literacy helps students gain the knowledge and motivation to think critically and act in ways that reflect an understanding of the interrelatedness of people and environment.