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
Riley can't find the ocean here!
Sea of Hope
SeaLegacy's Sea of Hope episode
Learn to Draw - Octopus
Riley confronts a big fear
Rimurapa
Seaweed Dad jokes
Riley faces a GIANT fear
How fast does giant kelp grow?
What's so unique about Blue Duck Station?
Riley helps to save a harbour
Whai & Navigation
What is Citizen Science?
Learn to Draw - Short-finned Eel
Riley meets some citizen scientists!
S.O.S – Save our sharks!
Riley's cool turtle encounter
Meet the hawksbill turtle
Meet a UFO!
Where did all the kelp go?
What eats turtles?
Meet the bravest fish in the ocean!
Whale expert Nan Hauser answers our questions
William Trubridge answers our questions
How deep can fur seals dive?
How much oxygen do sea plants produce?
Have you ever met a stingray?
Shark Dad jokes
Sharks - super fast swimmers
What does a shark eat?
If you were a turtle, would you rather ...
Meet the humpback whale
Why do orca end up stuck on the beach?
How many eggs does this huge fish lay?
Which is the easiest piece of rubbish to pick up?
Eudyptula, what?
What concerns you most about marine pests
Riley explores a coral reef
Learn to draw - Crayfish
Where did all the kelp go?
Riley's cool turtle encounter
Turtle Dad jokes
Threats to Māui dolphins
Riley searches for crayfish
Riley finds humpback whales!
Is anything scared of a dolphin?
How can fur seals hold their breaths?
Which amazing dolphin sense is your favorite?
Name this marine pest