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
Where do whales and dolphins hang out?
Why is plastic so bad for sea creatures?
Love Our Sea song for ECEs
How do spiny rock lobsters grow?
Learn to Draw - Manta Ray
Turtle Dad jokes
How do you film movies underwater?
Whales can’t tell the difference between ...?
Where would you like to study the ocean?
The incredible Hauraki Gulf
Learn to Draw - Great White
How do stingrays swim?
Biggest island in the gulf?
Riley confronts a big fear
Māngo & Mau rākau
Stop marine pests spreading
Learn to Draw - Eagle Ray
A swimming crab, WHAT?
Meet the hawksbill turtle
Crazy plastic journey
Dr Ingrid Visser answers our questions about Orca
Sharks - super fast swimmers
What is it like to save an orca?
How many whales?
Why do orca end up stuck on the beach?
What is a hawksbill turtle’s fav food?
Riley helps to save a harbour
Which amazing dolphin sense is your favorite?
Do dolphins drink water?
Meet the largest dolphin in the sea
How Dad saved a dolphin!
Meet the bravest fish in the ocean!
Name the Māui dolphins cousin
How much oxygen do sea plants produce?
Whai & Navigation
How 2 Hongi
Riley's amazing ray adventure
What is a food chain?
Eudyptula, what?
Crab Dad jokes
Riley finds where the baby fish live
What does Hauraki mean?
How long do Māui dolphins live for?
Pāua, Kina & Rāhui
Aihe (dolphin)