Programme

Ormiston Junior College & Ormiston Primary School: 9am-3pm

This one-day action packed event will focus on creative and collaborative use of digital technologies to promote innovation and learning. The programme includes two keynotes and spot prizes. Plus breakouts and hands-on workshops and demonstrations led by learners for learners.

Keynote 1: Riley and Steve from YoungOceanExplorers                                               Keynote 2: Suan Yeo from Google!

Young Ocean Explorers aims to get kids enthused about the beauty and 

diversity of our marine life. Their passion is to create stories to inspire kids to 

love our ocean.

Riley is a passionate 16-year-old ocean ambassador. She is in Year 12 at 

Mahurangi College and in 2013 completed a school project on turtles and 

plastic, which was the inspiration behind Young Ocean Explorers … putting 

her life on a very different trajectory.

Her Dad, Steve, is an underwater cameraman whose footage has appeared 

on BBC, Discovery TV, National Geographic and TVNZ in “Our Big Blue Backyard”

Riley was only 12 when she swam with her first shark! In the show she goes on 

fun adventures with her dad and has many incredible stories of encounters 

with sea creatures including orca, whales and turtles.

They are currently working on an interactive documentary website series with 

Greenstone TV launching in September.