Our Mission
We are creating a future where youth leadership and ocean conservation thrive - together.
Australia has the Third Largest ocean domain in the world. Let's be leaders.
Read our 2025 Impact Report
Our Offerings
Free 1hr High School, TAFE & University Workshops
An interactive 60-minute workshop designed to empower students and provide them with practical tools to address their environmental concerns. Workshops are delivered to schools, TAFEs and universities to create a wave of positive mental-health and ocean-health.
Leadership Building
The Blue Minds 'Wavechangers' Academy is a unique program where students can develop their leadership skills, gain hands-on experience, and connect with like-minded peers and mentors.
Cultivating a generation of empowered changemakers.
Digital and Physical Resources
In partnership with Cool.org we have developed a comprehensive 6-lesson Geography resource for Years 7-10, transforming climate anxiety into climate action.
Foster hope, resilience, and practical strategies in students for ocean conservation.
Community Events
Hosting community events, like outdoor film screenings with expert panels or beach clean ups. These gatherings promote intergenerational collaboration and foster community around mental and ocean health.
Expert-Led by Australia's top youth mental-health and ocean leaders
Co-created by Kal Glanznig and Cooper Chapman, Blue Minds is a youth ocean leadership program by Surfers for Climate in partnership with The Good Human Factory.
Kal Glanznig
About
Kal is one of Australia’s leading youth ocean and climate champions and a sought-after speaker, including presenting at TEDx, the United Nations Climate Change COPs, and other major events. Creator of the acclaimed documentary RISING UP, Kal led a $100,000, 100kW solar panel project while in high school, inspiring over 20 schools to follow suit.
He co-founded Plastic Free Cronulla in 2019, spearheading a movement that helped secure a legislative ban on single-use plastics, and co-created the Blue Minds program to empower young Australians to tackle eco-anxiety and drive ocean leadership. Kal was named Sutherland Shire Young Australian of the Year 2020 and Environmental Citizen of the Year 2023. An accomplished aquatic athlete, Kal represented Australia at the Youth World Water Polo Championships and was recently elected as the youngest independent Councillor in the Sutherland Shire.
Cooper Chapman
About
Cooper is a leading youth mental health speaker and author, inspiring over 40,000 students and 10,000 corporate participants to adopt healthier, more fulfilling lifestyles. He travelled the world as a professional surfer for most of his 20's but his passion for mental health advocacy was ignited by personal experiences. Through his popular podcast with over 850k downloads, Good Humans, Cooper has conducted extensive interviews with over 220 experts, translating their insights into practical strategies for daily mental health care.
His engaging approach empowers students and professionals alike, emphasising the distinction between mental health and illness.
Alyssa Seckinger-Crow
About
Alyssa is a young changemaker driving youth-led action, building communities that develop sustainable solutions for the ocean. She led a team of 30 to transform her high school into one of the first carbon neutral schools in Australia, and swam the English Channel to raise over $10,000 for bushfire recovery during year 12.
In 2023, Alyssa founded Young Ocean Innovators, running workshops and Ocean Summits for high school students. She then expanded the model to found the Student Science Communicators Network in Tasmania in 2025, growing to a leadership team of 20 and training university students to become confident voices for change.
Alyssa currently studies Marine and Antarctic Science, majoring in Marine Governance. She is Australia's 2026 High Seas Youth Ambassador and a 2024 UN Millennium Fellow, and was recognised with the City of Hobart Science Communicator Award 2025.