Will Parish

Ten Strands

Will Parish is a prominent figure in environmental education in California. Here are some key details about him:

Background and Experience

Will Parish is the Founder and Board Chair of Ten Strands, a nonprofit organization dedicated to bringing environmental literacy to California's K-12 students.1 He has a 38-year record of innovative accomplishments in both the environmental and educational fields.1

Career in Education

Will is a credentialed public high school science educator.1
He taught environmental science and civics at Gateway High School in San Francisco for ten years.1
He served on the California State Board of Education Instructional Quality Commission.1

Founding of Ten Strands

Will founded Ten Strands as a nonprofit organization to support California's efforts to achieve statewide integration of high-quality environment-based education into all California's public K-12 schools.1

Role in Environmental Literacy Initiatives

As the Co-Chair of California's Environmental Literacy Initiative, Will has been instrumental in:

Establishing and implementing breakthrough policies in environmental education.2
Training over 20,000 teachers and implementing environmental literacy curriculum in 40% of California's schools.2

Will Parish's work demonstrates a long-standing commitment to environmental education and its integration into California's public school system. His efforts have significantly contributed to advancing environmental literacy among students across the state.