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 many eggs does this huge fish lay?
Is this a sea hedgehog?
Wheke - Octopus
Meet the humpback whale
What are zooplankton?
Kane Williamson answers our questions
Riley visits a marine reserve!
What sea animal eats like a cow?
Hope Stories - Kids want a Marine reserve
Learn to Draw - Blue Whale
How to hide in plain sight
Name the Māui dolphins cousin
How long do Māui dolphins live for?
Why do orca end up stuck on the beach?
Whale expert Nan Hauser answers our questions
Learn to Draw - Sperm Whale
Learn to Draw - Triplefin
Snorkelled in a marine reserve?
Riley searches for crayfish
How many species of turtles?
Riley finds humpback whales!
What’s a seabird flyway?
Name this marine pest
Meet the hawksbill turtle
Seaweed Dad jokes
For People Like Us
Fur Seals - A Story of Survival
Which fish's poo makes sand?
What made this crazy thing?
How many whales?
What is an apex predator?
Is anything scared of a dolphin?
How 2 Hongi
Riley meets friendly dolphins
What food would a turtle serve you at dinner?
Where do whales and dolphins hang out?
How much oxygen do sea plants produce?
What does endemic mean?
Riley explores a coral reef
Catch fish not birds
Where do turtles live?
Sharks - super fast swimmers
How can fur seals hold their breaths?
Why is my dad scared of crabs?
Looking for a tiny dolphin
Aihe (dolphin)
What eats turtles?