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So, you want to keep your kids interested in diving, and having fun in the water. Well, one of the best ways to do that is with PADI® Specialty Courses. These five courses are the top picks from PADI AmbassaDiver Margo Peyton, founder of Kids Sea Camp, a weeklong program of diving and activities held in […] Type: Post
Guest article by Joydev Paik In 2005, I was studying at the Bengali-medium school on Havelock Island, and Barefoot Scuba was organising an ecology-quiz for the local students. The winners were to be presented with the opportunity to go for a free Discover Scuba Dive. I won. That is where my story starts. My family of […] Type: Video
Photo by Danny Copeland At 14 years old, Maya Santagelo was introduced to the underwater world. From a young age, she knew this was a path she wanted to pursue, but it took learning about The Rolex Scholarship for her to realise that she could pursue this dream to make a positive difference in the […] Type: Post
Sure, becoming a PADI Pro can bring paychecks in paradise, but it also opens the door to so much more. Here’s what else you can gain. 7. Find Out What You’re Truly Capable Of Becoming a scuba instructor isn’t easy—otherwise everyone would do it. It tests limits mentally and physically. Some of the physical […] Type: Post
If, like a lot of divers, your inspiration to start diving came from Jacques Cousteau then Cocos Island should be on your radar: he considered Cocos Island to be the most beautiful island in the world. In 1997 the island, located 550 km off the Pacific coast of Costa Rica became a UNESCO World Heritage […] Type: Post
PADI® and Mission Blue™ have forged a formal partnership to help increase the level of protection of our world’s ocean. Led by legendary oceanographer Dr. Sylvia Earle, Mission Blue inspires action to explore and protect the ocean. At the heart of this effort is a global campaign to build public support for the protection of Hope Spots […] 