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
Most common dolphin?
How Dad saved a dolphin!
Hope Stories - 1+A Day
A swimming crab, WHAT?
What's so special about turtle shells?
Fur Seals - A Story of Survival
Can you tell the future?
Favourite marine reserve?
Meet the humpback whale
Riley explores a coral reef
What’s a twitcher?
Meet the bravest fish in the ocean!
What eats turtles?
Should all scientists wear glasses?
Who are the acrobats of the sea?
What sea animal eats like a cow?
Orca Dad jokes
Riley finds humpback whales!
Whale expert Nan Hauser answers our questions
Where do whales and dolphins hang out?
Catch fish not birds
Learn to Draw - Māui Dolphin
How do you clean a dirty ocean?
Where did all the kelp go?
Where do turtles live?
Peter Burling and Blair Tuke answer our questions
Riley rescues a turtle!
Meet the loggerhead turtle
Learn to draw - Crayfish
What has 10 legs and super feelers?
Love Our Sea song for ECEs
Seabirds and whales!
Would you slow down for whales?
Kaitiaki
Riley meets friendly dolphins
Which dolphin has the biggest teeth?
Kelp, help!
Where do paddle crabs live?
Is that an underwater robot?
How far do black petrels fly?
Meet the striped marlin
Little blue penguin eggs
How can kiwi kids help the green turtle?
Breathing is tricky for a turtle
Does this important job surprise you?
Riley searches for crayfish
Where would you like to study the ocean?
Can a girl fish become a boy fish?