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!
What is a habitat?
What is most likely to hurt a dolphin?
Why is plastic so bad for sea creatures?
Learn to Draw - Bryde's Whale
Goat Island
What is an apex predator?
How gross are crayfish?
Places to protect our sea life
Learn to draw - Crayfish
Learn to Draw - Triplefin
How many eggs does this huge fish lay?
Learn to Draw - Orca
Tikanga
Stop plastic!
What is a habitat?
Meet the hawksbill turtle
Where did all the kelp go?
Where do most living things live?
Meet the bravest fish in the ocean!
Love Our Sea song for ECEs
Riley searches for sharks
Riley goes whale watching
How long do Māui dolphins live for?
What is in a name?
Meet the humpback whale
Kūtai and Weaving
Name a NZ marine pest
Name this marine pest
Learn to Draw - Blue Whale
Where do whales and dolphins hang out?
Riley meets friendly dolphins
Seabirds and whales!
Catch fish not birds
Riley's dolphin adventure
How far do little blue penguins swim?
Rāhui - protection
Whales can’t tell the difference between ...?
Riley meets some citizen scientists!
Learn to Draw - Māui Dolphin
Whai & Navigation
Why is biosecurity important?
Riley confronts a big fear
Dr Ingrid Visser answers our questions about Orca
Sharks - super fast swimmers
Meet the largest dolphin in the sea
Learn to Draw - Great White
What’s bad about plastic?
Annoying species