Optional Courses
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In addition to the Outdoor Adventure Education Leadership Training and Advanced Sailing curriculum, Echo students seeking that extra challenge may select from optional courses in scuba diving. Diving services are provided by Sail Caribbean Divers, our own year-round 5-Star IDC Dive Center on Tortola, and trusted dive partners in the Leeward Islands.
Discover Scuba
It's a whole new world underwater and we can introduce you to the natural wonders of the deep with a Discover Scuba dive. We'll get you accustomed to the equipment and the new sensations in the underwater environment. Then we focus on the sights around you. There are colorful pinnacles and coral reefs, sea fans, tropical fish, sea turtles and rays. You might even be inspired to get certified in the future. DSD on Echo includes basic instruction, and one supervised open water dive. Learn more about Discover Scuba
$75 additional fee (2-3 dives) available on Echo 1&2
Open Water Diver
Become a certified diver with the most widely recognized rating in the world. The PADI Open Water (OW) certification requires 25 to 30 hours of class instruction, work in shallow water, exams, and open-water dives. You'll complete the PADI Open Water online portion at home before your program begins through PADI's e-learning course. This way you'll complete the required knowledge prior to arrival so you can have a quick review and jump right in at the program start. After earning your OW certification, you can continue your dive education to earn your Adavnced Open Water Diver certification and dive specialties, or use your skills to enjoy recreational dives during the remainder of your program. Learn more about the Open Water certification
Included in tuition and only available on Echo 1OW & Echo 2OW
Note: There is no additional fee for AOW or Recreational Diving when you sign up for Open Water Diver
Advanced Open Water Diver
Open Water Divers can go to the next level to earn their Advanced Open Water (AOW) Diver certification and then can continue on to specialty certifications and enjoy recreational diving. During the course you will complete interesting and informative knowledge reviews along with navigation, night and deep dives, plus two other dives of your choice in assorted specialty areas for a total of five dives. Learn more about the Advanced Open Water certification
$250 Course Fee on Echo 1 day programs (8-12 dives)
Recreational Diving
Ever imagine diving on a Coral Garden or drifting through a Rainbow Canyon? Certified divers on Echo can enjoy four recreational dives in the BVI and in Saba. You must bring proof of certification from a recognized agency, such as PADI, NAUI, YMCA, NASDS. Learn more about diving
$250 additional fee on Echo 1 (4-8 dives)
$150 Course Fee on Echo 2 (2-4 dives)
Academic Credit
Participants choosing to receive a transcript of their four semester credits in Adventure Education from Prescott College must submit the $150/credit payment to Sail Caribbean, prior to the program start. Sail Caribbean will forward the payment to Prescott College with the requisite student assessment forms after the program is successfully completed. Note this transcripting cost is in addition to the Sail Caribbean program tuition. Learn more about Academic Credit
Marine Biology and Basic Keelboat
Everyone will participate in Marine Biology Seminars and the Basic Keelboat course as part of standard curriculum. Learn more about the Basic Keelboat certification and Marine Biology