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!
William Trubridge answers our questions
Turtle Dad jokes
What is an apex predator?
Dr Siouxsie Wiles answers our questions
Can rays see electricity?
Learn to Draw - Manta Ray
How Dad saved a dolphin!
Where did all the kelp go?
What is a food chain?
Kina - Rangatahi
Mussels do what to the water?
Learn to Draw - Snapper
Name your favourite sea bird
Lots of whales in the gulf?
Sharks - super fast swimmers
Chicks in the Hauraki Gulf?
Which camouflage skill would you like?
Which habitat would you rather live in?
Ways to use less plastic
Riley finds where the baby fish live
Biggest island in the gulf?
Riley searches for crayfish
Learn to draw - Crayfish
Does this important job surprise you?
Most common dolphin?
Where do whales and dolphins hang out?
Meet the humpback whale
Riley finds humpback whales!
Stop marine pests spreading
What is it like to save an orca?
Learn to Draw - Orca
Riley's big Māui dolphin adventure
What do seabirds do?
What is a kelp forest?
Does the slow down zone work?
Sea Cleaners! Making a difference
Learn to Draw - Common Dolphin
Name a NZ marine pest
Riley's cool turtle encounter
Why do orca end up stuck on the beach?
Whales can’t tell the difference between ...?
Where do turtles live?
Breathing is tricky for a turtle
Where did all the kelp go?