Guam Marine Awareness Foundation Financial Support.  Financial assistance, teacher training, classroom materials, and representative presentations are available for the following programs. 
 

---------------------Ages: 8-11 yrs.----------------

The GMAF PADI Seal Team is for young divers who are looking for action-packed fun in a pool by doing exciting scuba  "Aqua Missions."   
 

GMAF PADI Master Seal Team  Once your child has completed the 5 Aqua Missions in Seal Team, they may continue on to become a Master Seal Team Member.  By completing these 10 Specialty Aqua Missions they are eligible for the Master Seal Team Certification.

Seal Team Schedule:

 October 24-28th   (T, Th, F, Sat)

November 22nd – 26th  (W, F, Sat, Sun)

December 19th – 23rd (T, F, Sat, Sun) 

December 26th- 29th  (T, W, Th, F) 

 

---------------------Ages: 10-16 yrs.----------------

The GMAF Kids Camp is an opportunity for kids to learn how to scuba dive with highly professional and well trained  dive instructors, while also learning about the ocean & our environment.  This is where your child begins and then heads to the ocean.  Learn the “how to’s” of diving.  Children must be 10 years old to begin the Junior Open Water Diver  program. They can earn the PADI Open Water diver certification in as fast at 4 full days. 

 

GMAF Scuba Week  Scuba week is a week long program (8:30-3:30) for certified divers that specializes in many topics: The IMAX Deep Sea, Photography, Fish Id, Peak Performance Buoyancy, Field Trip to Underwater World, Beach Clean up, Underwater clean ups, Tye Dye T-Shirts, Science Experiments, Art projects & many more topics.  Diving daily.  Junior Open Water and Scuba Week Are full day programs.

 

Open Water & Scuba Week Schedule

November 24^th -26^th  Junior Open Water

Attention Teachers:  Need more interesting information or exciting projects for your classroom? GMAF can help!!

The Special addition of “Creature Feature” is now available for teachers.  This DVD is a look into the underwater world while staying dry. From the Morel Eel, Lion Fish, Sperm Whale, to the Clown Fish, this video will cover a wonderful variety of marine life, and each subject is presented in an entertaining and educational format.  Each segment is no longer than 3 minutes and is an upbeat, humorous way of introducing a species to your classroom.  Kids love it! 

Project Aware is an exciting program put together to ingrate science, math, art, language and geography with underwater topics. The curriculum supports National Science Education Standards as identified.

Materials range from DVD, textbooks, activity guides, VHS tapes, detailed projects, posters, handouts & brochures.

Just an example:

“A.W.A.R.E. Our World, Our Water” Manuel includes topics like: 

• Ecosystems
• Oceans & Seas
• Marine productivity
• Kelp Forest
• Polar Regions
• Coral Reef- Diversity & Beauty
• Reef Fish
• Natural & Human threat’s and impacts on the environment
• Pollution
• Fisheries Concerns
• Coastal Zone & Wetlands Degradation
• Getting involved
• Artificial Reefs
• Marine Protected Areas
• Removing Debris from the aquatic environment
• Mooring Buoys
• The worlds most environmentally threaten regions

Project Aware Kids Activity Book involves studying the diversity, continuity, interactions and balance between organisms and their environments. Topics to include: kelp forests, sharks, recycling, fish identification, coral reefs, dolphins, whales, sea turtles, and much more.  The Teachers Guide is able to be downloaded from the Project Aware web site.

Check out the PADI Project Aware website: www.projectaware.org for more exciting ideas and details.

To purchase all your Padi Aware materials though GMAF, or for a representative to come speak to your classroom, contact: info@gmafguam.org.