Peaks and Valleys: A landscape study of environmental literacy implementation in and out of California’s TK-12 classrooms

For decades, Californians—like populations around the world—have been experiencing the ramifications of centuries-long environmental destruction. Children and youth across the state have demonstrated their deep concern and urgent desire for action through grassroots organization as well as advocacy for both environmental and climate justice and conservation. Yet it is unclear whether opportunities to develop the knowledge and skills to be environmentally literate, and then to take action to address environmental issues based on that literacy, are available to all children and youth across California—particularly in TK-12 formal schooling. This California Environmental Literacy Landscape Analysis study—initiated by CAELI and Ten Strands and carried out in partnership with The Lawrence Hall of Science—aims to determine the extent to which environmental literacy is being implemented both inside and outside classrooms across the state.

Executive Summary: https://lawrencehallofscience.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/PeaksAndValleys_ExecSummary_Final.pdf