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 to hide in plain sight
Tikanga
How can blind dolphins catch fish?
Name this marine pest
Riley's amazing ray adventure
Learn to Draw - Short-finned Eel
What eats turtles?
Dr Siouxsie Wiles answers our questions
Oceans full of plastic
Learn to draw - Crayfish
Māori name for Hauraki Gulf?
Riley's amazing ocean journey
What’s a seabird flyway?
Whale expert Nan Hauser answers our questions
What are zooplankton?
Riley faces a GIANT fear
What does a dolphins sonar tell them?
Kaitiaki
Learn to Draw - Eagle Ray
Sharks - super fast swimmers
Peter Burling and Blair Tuke answer our questions
How did fur seals get their name?
Who are the acrobats of the sea?
Whales can’t tell the difference between ...?
What is a food chain?
How far do black petrels fly?
Learn to Draw - Octopus
Would you eat a paddle crab?
What is in a name?
Learn to Draw - Bronze Whaler
Which habitat would you rather live in?
Māori games - Community story
Which ocean job suits you best?
Wheke - Octopus
What could you do to help stop the spread of pests
Is a sharks skin made from teeth?
Name this marine pest
Where do turtles live?
Riley's cool turtle encounter
Speedy boats ...
Kiwi vs. petrel
What is it like to save an orca?
Why is biosecurity important?
Turtle Dad jokes
Learn to Draw - Common Dolphin