Young Ocean Explorers:

Since 2012 we’ve been on a mission to inspire kids to love our ocean, through entertaining education. 

We want to capture children’s imaginations through great storytelling, bringing the beauty, awe and fascination of the ocean and its inhabitants alive. 

Our vision is to create generational change by connecting hearts and minds with the importance of enjoying and caring for our oceans and give them tools to make a better future. 

There’s never been a more vital time for the health of the ocean and this planet than now! 

Enjoy!

- The Young Ocean Explorers

 

2018 Centre of Social Impact Report

Download the report to read about the amazing impact Young Ocean Explorers is having in New Zealand classrooms:

https://www.youngoceanexplorers.com/documents/YOE-evaluation-report-final.pdf

 

21 Day Challenges

The Young Ocean Explorers 21 day challenge is an integrated curriculum teaching resource that links to the New Zealand Curriculum at levels 1–4, but can be adapted for use at various levels.
Participants join thousands of students across Aotearoa as they simultaneously participate in this 21 Day guided inquiry, created by teachers for teachers.

https://www.youngoceanexplorers.com/challenges

 

 

 

Learn to Draw
Interviews with Experts
Hauraki Gulf
YOE adventures
Sea of Hope
SeaLegacy's Sea of Hope episode
Riley can't find the ocean here!
South island in the Gulf?
Seabirds and whales!
Little blue penguin eggs
Which ocean job suits you best?
If you were a turtle, would you rather ...
An apex predator is ...
Tangaroa
Wheke - Octopus
What is a marine pest?
Meet the loggerhead turtle
Name the smallest penguin?
Riley's dolphin adventure
Hope story - Brydes whales saved!
What is it like to save an orca?
Why is plastic so bad for sea creatures?
The incredible Hauraki Gulf
What is a habitat?
Riley rescues a turtle!
Riley searches for crayfish
How did fur seals get their name?
What is a habitat?
Meet the tastiest creature in the ocean
Sharks - super fast swimmers
Riley's amazing orca discovery
Oceans full of plastic
Most common dolphin?
Riley helps to save a harbour
Threats to Māui dolphins
How do you clean a dirty ocean?
Hope Stories - Sea Cleaners
Can a girl fish become a boy fish?
Where do turtles live?
What's so special about turtle shells?
How to swim with a snorkel
How much oxygen do sea plants produce?
Goat Island
Riley's amazing ray adventure
Fur Seals - A Story of Survival
Crayfish Dad jokes
Where do most living things live?
How fast does giant kelp grow?
Where do whales and dolphins hang out?
What does a dolphins sonar tell them?
Riley finds humpback whales!
Fantastic Wheke facts!
Why do orca end up stuck on the beach?
Riley swims with galapagos sharks
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