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!
Meet the largest dolphin in the sea
How many eggs does this huge fish lay?
What is a hawksbill turtle’s fav food?
Protection in the ocean
Wheke - Octopus
Learn to Draw - Great White
Learn to Draw - Bryde's Whale
Sharks - super fast swimmers
Where did all the kelp go?
Learn to Draw - Snapper
If you were a turtle, would you rather ...
Breathing is tricky for a turtle
Learn to Draw - Octopus
What does a dolphins sonar tell them?
Learn to Draw - Common Dolphin
Mango! Mango!
Learn to Draw - Short-finned Eel
Eudyptula, what?
Have you ever met a stingray?
Kauri & Tohorā
Learn to Draw - Sperm Whale
How can blind dolphins catch fish?
South island in the Gulf?
Oceans full of plastic
What do turtles use their back flippers for?
What is a food chain?
Riley searches for crayfish
Learn to Draw - Orca
Fur Seals - A Story of Survival
Crayfish Dad jokes
One of my favourite places
Whale expert Nan Hauser answers our questions
Rimurapa
What’s bad about plastic?
Whose skull am I holding?
Peter Burling and Blair Tuke answer our questions
Places to protect our sea life
Tangaroa
Favourite marine reserve?
Riley finds where the baby fish live
Learn to Draw - Manta Ray
What sea animal eats like a cow?
How far do little blue penguins swim?
Riley's big Māui dolphin adventure
How does a ray eat it’s food?
Name the Māui dolphins cousin
Most common dolphin?
Whales can’t tell the difference between ...?