More and more research is showing us that more nature time reduces stress, increases balance and is good for our physical AND mental health.
It’s intuitive, we feel good when we’re outdoors doing fun stuff in nature. But sadly we’re doing less and less of it. Increased time on devices for both adults and children is leading us to have more sedentary lives. At the same time, mental health challenges, particularly amongst our young people are growing exponentially.
Part of the Ocean Youth program is connecting youth with nature. Getting young people outdoors and off devices is critical if we are to address some of the very significant challenges we face at a species level, and a planet health level.
Our Ocean Youth participants experience a range of activities, some of which are aimed at connecting them with the ocean, and some of which will help build their capacity to influence positive change. A recipe for inspiration!
The pic above shows our Ocean Youth Auckland participants kicking off the program in 2020 with a bang, or a splash in this case. And loving it!
To register your interest for the program you can go to https://www.oceanyouth.org/program-application/
