SEA-CT and the Newington Extravaganza

The Scuba Educational Alliance of Connecticut made a splash at the Newington Extravaganza on Saturday July 19, 2025. We teamed up with our friends from Scuba Shack now located in Newington to meet and greet folks from the area to talk about what it takes to become a scuba diver, various diving adventures and introduce SEA-CT to the local community. The weather was absolutely spectacular with warm temperatures, abundant sunshine and low humidity. There were over 100 booths at the extravaganza along with numerous food venues, live music, refreshments and rides. 

We often take for granted that people know about opportunities to become scuba divers, but that is not really the case. People are not necessarily aware that you can take up diving here in Connecticut. You don’t need to be in a tropical location to learn how to dive. Scuba diving courses are run year-round here. And not only can you gain your diving certification, you have opportunities to continue to expand your diving horizons with sponsored dive trips and more advanced training.

SEA-CT believes that scuba divers are natural ambassadors for ocean health and sustainability and are true ocean stewards. We also understand that the expense of becoming a scuba diver may be a barrier for young men and women to enroll in training. At the Newington Extravaganza we had the chance to let folks know that there are programs like our scholarships that will help to foster and create a new generation of ocean stewards.

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