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!
How deep can fur seals dive?
Learn to Draw - Octopus
More marine reserves?
Riley's amazing ocean journey
Biggest island in the gulf?
Which dolphin has the biggest teeth?
Kaitiaki
Pepeha
Kane Williamson answers our questions
What could you do to help stop the spread of pests
What does Hauraki mean?
Riley's amazing ray adventure
Stop marine pests spreading
How gross are crayfish?
Learn to draw - Crayfish
Is this a sea hedgehog?
Which is the easiest piece of rubbish to pick up?
How do stingrays swim?
How do marine pests get to NZ
South island in the Gulf?
Learn to Draw - Short-finned Eel
How can we care for our dolphins?
Why is plastic so bad for sea creatures?
Learn to Draw - Bryde's Whale
What’s bad about plastic?
What has 10 legs and super feelers?
Has it been too long?
Learn to Draw - Turtle
What's so unique about Blue Duck Station?
What is a habitat?
What does a dolphins sonar tell them?
How many eggs does this huge fish lay?
Learn to Draw - Eagle Ray
Dr Ingrid Visser answers our questions about Orca
What are threats to seabirds?
How to swim with a snorkel
Whales can’t tell the difference between ...?
Dolphin skin - it's amazing!
Learn to Draw - Sperm Whale
Will you help save the Māui dolphin?
Riley's big Māui dolphin adventure
Lots of whales in the gulf?
How far do black petrels fly?
Stop plastic!
Tikanga