<![CDATA[Scuba Educational Alliance of Connecticut - Latest News]]>Sun, 06 Sep 2026 17:09:27 -0700Weebly<![CDATA[Connor's Journey Continues]]>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 13:45:36 GMThttps://www.seact.org/latest-news/connors-journey-continues
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Connor Martin’s journey as an ocean steward started back in 2023. He was one of the first Scuba Educational Alliance of Connecticut’s open water scholarship winners. We hoped that back in July 2023 we would ignite a spark through scuba diving fostering this new generation of individuals supporting ocean health and sustainability.

Back then Connor was finishing up his freshman year at Maloney High School in Meriden, CT. Over his high school career, Connor continued his education and experience in scuba diving with a deep appreciation for the marine environment. Early in his senior year, Connor became a dive professional having been certified as a PADI Divemaster - a testament to his drive and determination.

His experience as a scuba diver was a key factor in him planning out his post high school pursuits. Connor’s plan involved majoring in marine biology. With a stellar high school academic record, he applied and was accepted into the University of Rhode Island’s marine biology program. URI has one of the premier programs in the United States for this field.

When SEA-CT was established in the summer of 2022 with the mission of fostering a new generation of ocean stewards through scuba diving training and education to young men and women we could not have had a better measure of success than the remarkable journey of Connor Martin. We expect that he will continue to grow as an ocean steward and make a difference.

Well done Connor.

]]><![CDATA[Helping to Expand Ocean Stewardship in Bonaire]]>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 20:23:14 GMThttps://www.seact.org/latest-news/helping-to-expand-ocean-stewardship-in-bonaireJeff recently spent a week in Bonaire working with the Dive Pirates Foundation. They combine resources and communities with physically disabled people to celebrate life after injury through adaptive diving. Their program culminates with an annual trip where they take a number of scuba divers who have various physical disabilities diving. These courageous divers get to spend a week in the magical underwater world, free from gravity that restricts them on land.

This year there were 77 people in total that including 13 adaptive scuba divers and their buddies, adaptive dive instructors, a bevy of volunteer divers as assistants and onshore support who arrived at the Divi Flamingo Resort in Bonaire on June 13.

This is the second year that Jeff has participated in the event and he worked with Mark from Nebraska making for a trip of a lifetime.

Dive Pirates has been doing this for 22 years now and continues to expand the number of ocean stewards by creating scuba divers by no longer seeing disabilities but seeing possibilities.
  
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