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!
Growing up is tough in a spiky shell
Dolphins special sleep trick
What does endemic mean?
Riley finds some massive clams!
Kelp, help!
What is an apex predator?
Navigation by stars
Riley's cool turtle encounter
Whakamutua te whakamahi kirihou
Hope Stories - Kids want a Marine reserve
Sharks - super fast swimmers
Riley finds where the baby fish live
Why do orca end up stuck on the beach?
Wheke - Octopus
Why is biosecurity important?
What is a habitat?
Little blue penguin eggs
NZ’s first nature reserve?
A swimming crab, WHAT?
Looking for a tiny dolphin
Fur Seals - A Story of Survival
Seabirds and whales!
Riley's amazing orca discovery
What has 10 legs and super feelers?
Learn to Draw - Blue Whale
What are zooplankton?
Crazy plastic journey
Annoying species
Peter Burling and Blair Tuke answer our questions
Birds with magic tricks
Rāhui - protection
Fur seal Dad jokes
Pāua, Kina & Rāhui
Kaitiaki
More marine reserves?
Why did Kevin Iro set up a marine park?
What is a kelp forest?
Riley explores a marine park
Do fish eat meatballs?
Spot the dolphin difference
Speedy boats ...
How 2 Hongi
How deep can fur seals dive?
What is a marine pest
Learn to Draw - Triplefin
Where did all the kelp go?