DATE CHANGE:
New trip dates are SUNDAY, MAY 10–SUNDAY, MAY 17.
(formerly Monday, May 11–Monday, May 18)
Due to airfares and flight availability, we needed to change our travel days to Sunday!
Call Kim at Centre for Travel at 814-592-2184 to book your flight or book your own flight on American Airlines out of JFK to UVF:
- AA2009Y 10MAY JFK UVF 1040A 330P
- AA2018Y 17MAY UVF JFK 440P 955P
Students are responsible for their own travel, but we will provide a bus ride to JFK to meet our flight, above.
St. Lucia Scuba Certification Course
This is a unique opportunity to gain expertise in various diving environments, emphasizing safety and skills under the expert direction of our experienced Penn State
instructor, to gain certification in both basic as well as advanced NAUI (National Association of Underwater Instructors) instruction.
Train with local PADI-certified instructors (Professional Association of Diving Instructors), taking advantage of the wide breadth of their instructional experience.
Explore and appreciate the underwater diversity and beauty of possibly the world’s last unexploited diving location, St. Lucia Island, at a time when pristine waters are rare and
should be studied under knowledgeable supervision.
Students will also have the opportunity to explore the island’s natural and cultural heritage, with visits to a local community event as well as a rain forest in a natural preserve.
Five days of diving will give you two NAUI (National Association of Underwater Instructors) certifications, plus one deco day to explore a tropical, rain forest island in a beautiful Caribbean location.
Discover the underwater beauty of possibly the world’s last unexploited diving location, St. Lucia Island. This 3-credit course includes both basic and advanced NAUI certification,
lodging at the Marigot Beach Club Hotel tropical hideaway, snorkeling, and coastal and
river kayaking.
Training will be supplemented with local instructors experienced in the St. Lucia waters and the island community. A day is devoted to exploring the environmental and cultural
Heritage of St. Lucia. An evening is devoted to a community event to sample several Caribbean fish dishes and talk to the island locals who prepare them, and hear local music as
well.
This three-credit course, KINES 093, Section 610, is an outreach program of the Department of Kinesiology in the College of Health and Human Development. The credits will be
designated as independent kinesiology credit.
Prerequisite: Completion within the last six months of the NAUI basic scuba course, KINES 045, or equivalent.
Staff
Instructor Craig Brown has more than twenty-two years of experience in teaching, and conducting and overseeing certification training. Staff assistant Jim Bryant has made more
than 300 dives in the Caribbean and has had extensive experience in the St. Lucia area. You will also learn from local instructors experienced in the St. Lucia
waters. Captain Michael St. Omer and his staff of instructors, all PADI certified with countless hours in the local water, place great emphasis on education and safety. You
will learn why they are so proud of St. Lucia as a marine resource.
Hotel
The Marigot Beach Club Hotel is right on the beach in a secluded bay. It boasts newly refurbished rooms with private facilities, with panoramic views of St. Lucia and the turquoise
Caribbean sea.
More area information is available at http://www.divefairhelen.com.
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