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 long do Māui dolphins live for?
Learn to Draw - Bryde's Whale
Why is plastic so bad for sea creatures?
Who can set up a marine park?
What is it like to save an orca?
Sharks - super fast swimmers
What eats turtles?
How do marine pests get to NZ
Which dolphin has the biggest teeth?
Does the slow down zone work?
Stop marine pests spreading
What do turtles use their back flippers for?
What do pipis and cockles do?
Kauri & Tohorā
Should all scientists wear glasses?
What are zooplankton?
What food would a turtle serve you at dinner?
Dr Ingrid Visser answers our questions about Orca
Sea Cleaners! Making a difference
Māngo & Mau rākau
What’s a seabird flyway?
Is that an underwater robot?
How to swim with a snorkel
Biggest island in the gulf?
Kelp, help!
Where do paddle crabs live?
Riley helps to save a harbour
What does a shark eat?
Who are the acrobats of the sea?
Learn to Draw - Māui Dolphin
How can blind dolphins catch fish?
Riley visits a marine reserve!
Meet the humpback whale
Riley finds humpback whales!
What does endemic mean?
Mussels do what to the water?
Is a sharks skin made from teeth?
Riley's dolphin adventure
Riley meets friendly dolphins
Whose skull am I holding?
What is an apex predator?
Riley rescues a turtle!
Pāua, Kina & Rāhui
What does a dolphins sonar tell them?
Name this marine pest
How much oxygen do sea plants produce?
Pepeha