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
Why is plastic so bad for sea creatures?
Pāua, Kina & Rāhui
What’s bad about plastic?
Riley explores a coral reef
How many eggs does this huge fish lay?
Who can set up a marine park?
What does endemic mean?
Learn to Draw - Manta Ray
Love Our Sea song for ECEs
Kūtai - Mussels
What’s a seabird flyway?
How 2 Hongi
What does a dolphins sonar tell them?
Seabirds and whales!
Riley's big Māui dolphin adventure
Would you eat a paddle crab?
Has it been too long?
Can a girl fish become a boy fish?
How do slow down zones work?
Sea Cleaners! Making a difference
Most amazing petrel fact?
How can we care for our dolphins?
Riley finds some massive clams!
Eudyptula, what?
What is it like to save an orca?
What is a hawksbill turtle’s fav food?
Riley explores a marine park
Hope Stories - Sea Cleaners
Shark guru Rodney Fox answers our questions
Dolphins special sleep trick
How to swim with a snorkel
What is a marine pest
Kiwi vs. petrel
Learn to Draw - Common Dolphin
Goat Island
Will you help save the Māui dolphin?
Ways to use less plastic
Looking for a tiny dolphin
How long do Māui dolphins live for?
Learn to Draw - Snapper
Wheke - Octopus
Crazy plastic journey
Are sharks bones made from noses?
Where do Māui dolphins live?
Stop plastic!
Riley swims with galapagos sharks
Learn to Draw - Great White
Fur Seals - A Story of Survival