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!
How far do little blue penguins swim?
Crab Dad jokes
Should sharks be protected?
How do stingrays swim?
Riley's amazing ocean journey
Riley's amazing ray adventure
Can you find the triplefin all over NZ?
Sharks - super fast swimmers
Māori name for Hauraki Gulf?
How many eggs does this huge fish lay?
Which fish's poo makes sand?
Where do paddle crabs live?
What's great about the striped marlin?
Whai & Navigation
Mango! Mango!
Is this a sea hedgehog?
What’s bad about plastic?
Meet the hawksbill turtle
Favourite marine reserve?
Name a NZ marine pest
Learn to Draw - Bryde's Whale
Help us save our oceans?
Name the smallest penguin?
Kaitiakitanga - Community story
Which camouflage skill would you like?
Riley goes whale watching
Learn to Draw - Eagle Ray
Meet the humpback whale
Where did all the kelp go?
Why is my dad scared of crabs?
Do dolphins drink water?
Where do whales and dolphins hang out?
Do you have the mana of an orca?
How do you film movies underwater?
What is a habitat?
Riley meets some citizen scientists!
Riley's big Māui dolphin adventure
Breathing is tricky for a turtle
Where do turtles live?
Catch fish not birds
What is it like to save an orca?
Mussels do what to the water?
What concerns you most about marine pests
Riley finds where the baby fish live
Riley meets friendly dolphins