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!
Top tips on saving our oceans
Little blue penguin eggs
Riley helps to save a harbour
Where did all the kelp go?
Meet the humpback whale
Name a NZ marine pest
How long do Māui dolphins live for?
What is a hawksbill turtle’s fav food?
Learn to Draw - Bryde's Whale
Dolphin Dad jokes
Do dolphins drink water?
What do turtles use their back flippers for?
Why make friends with a killer whale?
What is an apex predator?
Chicks in the Hauraki Gulf?
Should we care about sea birds?
Watch out for the sting of a ray
How far do black petrels fly?
Hope story - Brydes whales saved!
What is a slow down zone?
Are sharks bones made from noses?
Kina - Rangatahi
Ways to use less plastic
How Dad saved a dolphin!
Why is plastic so bad for sea creatures?
Which sea animal wears armour to survive?
Do fish eat meatballs?
What is a food chain?
Stop plastic!
Birds with magic tricks
Why do we call this a meatball?
How gross are crayfish?
Why have lights when filming?
Mango! Mango!
How deep can fur seals dive?
Crazy plastic journey
What eats turtles?
Name the smallest penguin?
Learn to Draw - Turtle
Oceans full of plastic
Who are the acrobats of the sea?
A swimming crab, WHAT?
What does a dolphins sonar tell them?
Can a girl fish become a boy fish?
Riley's amazing ocean journey
Riley finds where the baby fish live
Whales can’t tell the difference between ...?
Stop marine pests spreading