Recently, a group of AISM students and I trained and received an official PADI certification through the school scuba diving ASA. By Yuma For my personal project, I wanted to explore the mysterious depths of the oceans and the entire ecosystem that thrives daily under our everyday eyes. I decided to make my learning goal to get a scuba diving certification and then create a blog that documents my journey and post it here on the AISM Buffalo blog as my final product. Following Cora’s blog on the scuba diving ASA earlier in the school year, a teacher recommended that I join the ASA, and it proved extremely useful in helping me achieve my goal. If you would like to read more about my scuba diving journey and the steps I took to fulfill my learning goal, make sure to read my blog, which outlines my experience from start to finish. Throughout my journey, I was able to learn about the core parts of scuba diving, meet amazing people, and gain experiences that will last a lifetime. Just like me, you too can learn how to scuba dive simply by joining the school’s scuba diving ASA to start your own journey into the beautiful world of scuba diving.
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Did you know there is a scuba diving ASA at our school? You can get certified with PADI right in the school! Reporting by Cora The diving ASA is hosted by Luciano Adamo, a divemaster and dive instructor who has certified more than 1,000 divers, and Julian Spezzati, a dive master and AISM alum. These two amazing divers lead the activity and we recorded an interview with instructor Adamo, as well as some of the students that are currently in the ASA: We have been learning about the basic skills of scuba diving and have access to PADI’s online learning platform. As the semester goes on we will gain all the knowledge and skills we need, and will go diving on a weekend toward the end of the semester to prove our skills and then take the final test before we get certified. This is the best experience for anyone at the school over the age of 10. We are currently learning about the different underwater signs, how to use and understand all our gear, how to descend and ascend, how to move in the water, and how to observe aquatic life. This is a way to ease into scuba diving more slowly instead of learning about everything and doing the tests in only a few days. The experience lets us learn steadily and enjoy the process over the course of several months. This is such an amazing experience because it is like sightseeing and something you can do all throughout your life, which also lets you enjoy aquatic life in a safe spectacular environment and will just blow your mind. If you would like to join the PADI ASA you can sign up to do it next term on Schools Buddy.
I couldn't recommend it more strongly. It really is the chance of a lifetime, making the most of the incredible location we love in, right on the ocean, right above the mysterious world beneath the sea. Image credits available here. |
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