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
How Dad saved a dolphin!
What's so special about turtle shells?
If you were a turtle, would you rather ...
How do rays breathe underwater?
A swimming crab, WHAT?
Can you hold your breath for 45 secs?
Māori name for Hauraki Gulf?
Looking for a tiny dolphin
Learn to Draw - Eagle Ray
What do turtles use their back flippers for?
What's so unique about Blue Duck Station?
Shark guru Rodney Fox answers our questions
How far do black petrels fly?
Crazy plastic journey
Watch out for the sting of a ray
Sharks - super fast swimmers
Riley explores a coral reef
How do you film movies underwater?
Pāua
Riley explores a marine park
Meet the tastiest creature in the ocean
Hope Stories - Sea Cleaners
Riley searches for crayfish
Learn to Draw - Blue Whale
Name the Māui dolphins cousin
Riley visits a marine reserve!
Meet the striped marlin
Are sharks bones made from noses?
Why call it a carpet shark?
Whai & Navigation
Annoying species
Should sharks be protected?
Riley rescues a turtle!
Kūtai and Weaving
Riley's dolphin adventure
What’s a twitcher?
Where do Māui dolphins live?
What is a food chain?
Learn to draw - Crayfish
Where did all the kelp go?
Sea Cleaners! Making a difference
How many whales?
Why did Kevin Iro set up a marine park?
What is an apex predator?
Learn to Draw - Māui Dolphin
Riley finds humpback whales!
Riley finds some massive clams!