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
Riley swims with galapagos sharks
An apex predator is ...
Meet the loggerhead turtle
Name this miracle bird
What is it like to save an orca?
Spot the dolphin difference
If you were a turtle, would you rather ...
Kina - Rangatahi
Why is plastic so bad for sea creatures?
What is a hawksbill turtle’s fav food?
My favourite island in the gulf
Breathing is tricky for a turtle
Meet the hawksbill turtle
What does endemic mean?
What is an apex predator?
Meet the bravest fish in the ocean!
Where do whales and dolphins hang out?
How 2 Hongi
How do spiny rock lobsters grow?
Sharks - super fast swimmers
Mangōpare - Hammerhead shark
Sea Cleaners! Making a difference
Chicks in the Hauraki Gulf?
Who are the acrobats of the sea?
Riley's cool turtle encounter
Riley meets some citizen scientists!
What does a dolphins sonar tell them?
Riley's amazing ray adventure
What is a marine pest
Learn to Draw - Orca
Ways to use less plastic
Riley's dolphin adventure
How do rays breathe underwater?
How long do Māui dolphins live for?
Meet the humpback whale
Catch fish not birds
Kauri & Tohorā
Would you eat a paddle crab?
Which dolphin has the biggest teeth?
Learn to Draw - Eagle Ray
Love Our Sea song for ECEs
Growing up is tough in a spiky shell
Why get caught on a fishing line?
Little blue penguin eggs
What is a habitat?
Pepeha
The incredible Hauraki Gulf
How is a ray like a vacuum cleaner?