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!
What is orca chocolate?
What is a hawksbill turtle’s fav food?
Mangōpare - Hammerhead shark
What does endemic mean?
Dolphin skin - it's amazing!
How do rays breathe underwater?
The incredible Hauraki Gulf
NZ’s first nature reserve?
Which dolphin has the biggest teeth?
How many whales?
Fur Seals - A Story of Survival
What do pipis and cockles do?
If you were a turtle, would you rather ...
Disappearing sea life?
Why do orca end up stuck on the beach?
Catch fish not birds
Mussels do what to the water?
Would you slow down for whales?
Whai
How many eggs does this huge fish lay?
Shark guru Rodney Fox answers our questions
What is this creature?
Crab Dad jokes
Shark Dad jokes
Whales can’t tell the difference between ...?
Stingray Dad jokes
What are threats to seabirds?
How do spiny rock lobsters grow?
Kauri & Tohorā
Riley searches for sharks
Have you ever met a stingray?
How much oxygen do sea plants produce?
Whose skull am I holding?
Learn to Draw - Dusky Dolphin
What is an apex predator?
Riley finds where the baby fish live
How many species of turtles?
Stop plastic!
Places to protect our sea life
Sharks - super fast swimmers
Help us save our oceans?
Clarke Gayford answers our questions
Watch out for the sting of a ray
Bethany Hamilton answers our questions
An apex predator is ...
What’s bad about plastic?
Kelp, help!