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!
Why do orca end up stuck on the beach?
Whale Dad jokes
What is a marine pest
Hope Stories - Revive our Gulf
Sharks - super fast swimmers
How can blind dolphins catch fish?
Kūtai - Mussels
Meet the loggerhead turtle
How deep can fur seals dive?
What is an apex predator?
Which ocean job suits you best?
Riley explores a marine park
Meet the bravest fish in the ocean!
Crazy plastic journey
Name a NZ marine pest
How many eggs does this huge fish lay?
Why is biosecurity important?
Does the slow down zone work?
Have you ever met a stingray?
How Dad saved a dolphin!
Turtle rehabilitation
How far do little blue penguins swim?
Watch out for the sting of a ray
Is that an underwater robot?
Ways to use less plastic
Seabirds and whales!
What’s a twitcher?
How fast does giant kelp grow?
How do we stop spreading marine pests
What does a shark eat?
Annoying species
Whale expert Nan Hauser answers our questions
Speedy boats ...
Tricks to hold your breath longer
Learn to Draw - Snapper
How many marine reserves?
Catch fish not birds
NZ’s first nature reserve?
Has it been too long?
How do you clean a dirty ocean?
Fur Seals - A Story of Survival
Would you eat a paddle crab?
Aihe (dolphin)
Hope Stories - Fish tagging
What is a habitat?
Riley finds humpback whales!