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!
Why do orca end up stuck on the beach?
What is a food chain?
What sea animal eats like a cow?
Where do creatures poo in the ocean?
How do you clean a dirty ocean?
Riley confronts a big fear
Learn to Draw - Triplefin
Stop plastic!
Shark guru Rodney Fox answers our questions
Top tips on saving our oceans
Which is the coolest island in the Hauraki Gulf?
Breathing is tricky for a turtle
Love Our Sea song for ECEs
Favourite marine reserve?
How gross are crayfish?
Places to protect our sea life
Ways to use less plastic
What are zooplankton?
Kauri & Tohorā
Should all scientists wear glasses?
Birds with magic tricks
Riley explores a coral reef
Sharks - super fast swimmers
Spot the dolphin difference
One of my favourite places
How do rays breathe underwater?
Meet the loggerhead turtle
What is a slow down zone?
Fur Seals - A Story of Survival
What is an apex predator?
Riley searches for sharks
Riley explores a coral reef
Would you slow down for whales?
Why is biosecurity important?
What is a habitat?
Riley's amazing ray adventure
My favourite island in the gulf
Hope Stories - Experiencing Marine Reserves
Riley talks to a world record holder!
What's so unique about Blue Duck Station?
What’s bad about plastic?
Which is the easiest piece of rubbish to pick up?
Learn to Draw - Bryde's Whale
Meet the tastiest creature in the ocean
Māori games - Community story
Oceans full of plastic
Learn to Draw - Common Dolphin
Wheke