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 gross are crayfish?
Would you eat a paddle crab?
Places to protect our sea life
Fantastic Wheke facts!
Which is the easiest piece of rubbish to pick up?
Most common dolphin?
Why is plastic so bad for sea creatures?
What is most likely to hurt a dolphin?
The incredible Hauraki Gulf
Islands in the Hauraki Gulf
What's so unique about Blue Duck Station?
Can you find the triplefin all over NZ?
What has 10 legs and super feelers?
What is in a name?
Threats to Māui dolphins
Sharks - super fast swimmers
What are threats to seabirds?
Crab Dad jokes
How do marine pests get to NZ
Love Our Sea song for ECEs
Are sharks bones made from noses?
Is it a bird? Is it a plane?
Mango! Mango!
Riley explores a coral reef
Tangaroa
Rimurapa
Top tips on saving our oceans
Riley's big Māui dolphin adventure
Meet the largest dolphin in the sea
Why do we call this a meatball?
Whales can’t tell the difference between ...?
What’s bad about plastic?
How Dad saved a dolphin!
How far do black petrels fly?
Stop plastic!
What is a kelp forest?
Crazy plastic journey
How do stingrays swim?
Kūtai - Mussels
How many eggs does this huge fish lay?
Which sea animal wears armour to survive?
What eats turtles?
Meet the tastiest creature in the ocean
Riley rescues a turtle!
Orca Dad jokes
Meet the humpback whale