Ocean Youth Blog
We’re expanding!
We could not be more excited to share - Ocean Youth is kicking off in Kota Kinabalu, Borneo, Malaysia! This new chapter will be heavily focused on climate change action as the island is...
Another OY Alumna wins award!
Lucy Skelton, Ocean Youth Melbourne Alumna, has been awarded Environment Education Victoria's Student of the Year 2020 Award! The Environment Leader at Melbourne Girls' Grammar is one...
Young changemaker in action – get on board!
Elliott Hull - watch that name. He's going to go places. Elliott, Ocean Youth Melbourne 2020 Alumni, is on a mission. Knowing what many of us do, that we need to get more people to love...
OY Dunedin – that’s a wrap!
Our new Ocean Youth chapter commenced over the summer school holidays in Dunedin in December 2020. The New Zealand Marine Studies Centre, located at the University of Otago, piloted the...
Steph awarded Young Citizen of the Year 2021!
We're stoked to learn that Steph Evans, Ocean Youth Sydney Alumna, has been awarded the Northern Beaches Council Young Citizen of the Year 2021!!! From an early age, Steph has balanced...
OY Sunshine Coast – starting in Feb!
Ocean Youth Sunshine Coast due to start in February 2021! The Ocean Youth program is all about building the capacity of young ocean lovers and future leaders to influence positive action...
OY Melbourne Pitchfest 2020!
The Ocean Youth Melbourne team recently held its annual pitchfest. This is where participants pitch their ideas to turn the tide on ocean health. Although we were still Zooming, the...
Introducing Saltwater Schools by MSC
Saltwater Schools is an education network and initiative run by the Marine Stewardship Council in Australia. The Saltwater Schools curriculum-aligned resources cover marine sustainability...
New Ocean Youth chapter starting in Dunedin!
We're so excited to announce that the New Zealand Marine Studies Centre at the University of Otago in Dunedin, NZ will be piloting the Ocean Youth program over the summer holidays 2020/21!...
CALL OUT FOR THE NEXT GENERATION OF OCEAN IMPACT INNOVATORS
Ocean Impact Organisation (OIO), co-founded by entrepreneur Nick Chiarelli and environmentalist Tim Silverwood (ex CEO, Take 3 for the Sea), have announced The Ocean Impact Pitchfest 2020,...
Youth ARE changing the world!
What a fantastic hit of inspiration our recent Ocean Youth Virtual Summit was. Driven and led by youth for youth we got to hear from so many inspiring young people, working really hard to...
Meet the Kaitiaki team!
Kaitiaki Co. is a group of secondary school students that have a huge passion for marine conservation and preserving Aotearoa’s environment on and off land. All of the original team were...