Our Journey Has Begun!

On April 24, 2023 the Scuba Educational Alliance of Connecticut started our journey in fostering a new generation of ocean stewards. In partnership with the Meriden, CT School District and Scuba Shack, we conducted a Discover Scuba Program for five Platt High School students.

This program is designed to give individuals the unique experience of breathing underwater and feel the weightlessness of the environment. During this 2 hour program, the young participants were able to better understand the equipment necessary to venture underwater, how to put it on, and then how to use this gear underwater.

After a briefing on the pool deck, our young men and women entered the water and began their instruction. The students first started to understand the various aspects of buoyancy followed by the exhilarating experience of breathing underwater.

After getting to swim around in the shallow end of the pool and begin to utilize their scuba fins, it was time to head to the deep end of the pool. Here, the students were able to feel the effects of the pressure of water, plus learn how to equalize their ears. Once in the deep end, the group had some fun, swimming and enjoying their taste of the underwater world. 

This Discover Scuba was our opening act in achieving our goal. We will now conduct another event at Maloney High School in Meriden next week. 

Our flagship event for this year will start in June when we begin training four Meriden high school students in the PADI Open Water Diver program. Scuba Educational Alliance of Connecticut will fully fund these four students. Your financial support will help us make this possible. Please join us by donating to our Meriden School District Campaign.

SEACT - fostering a new generation of ocean stewards through scuba diving.