SMCOE's Environmental Literacy and Sustainability Toolkit
Launched at the start of the 2017-18 school year, the San Mateo County Office of Education's (SMCOE) Environmental Literacy and Sustainability Initiative (ELSI) provides support to San Mateo County Schools in prioritizing environmental literacy and integrating environmental sustainability and climate-ready practices across a school's campus, curriculum, community, and culture.
ELSI Programs and Networks
SMCOE ELSI Capacity Building Programs: To learn more about our capacity building programs such as the Solutionary Teacher Fellowship, Youth Climate Ambassadors (YCA), or Administrative Fellowship, visit SMCOE ELSI Overview.
The ELSI Team can provide a variety of customized technical assistance services to support districts and schools to make a transformation towards sustainable and climate resilient practices and can connect schools and districts to partners:
4Cs Framework: The 4Cs Sustainable and Climate-Resilient Schools Framework has been a guiding framework for SMCOE's Environmental Literacy and Sustainability Initiative and provides a roadmap for where to operationalize principles and practices of environmental literacy, environmental sustainability, and climate resiliency across all aspects of a school community.
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This website was created by the San Mateo County Office of Education's (SMCOE) Environmental Literacy and Sustainability Initiative (ELSI) to provide tools and resources for Sustainable and Climate Ready Schools Efforts. If you are looking for information on SMCOE's Environmental Literacy and Sustainability Initiative's (ELSI) programs and services, visit SMCOE's Environmental Literacy and Sustainability Initiative.