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Naui Scuba Diver Course, Class 3

Published June 23, 2011 Uncategorized Leave a Comment
Tags: after school, at risk, brooklyn, disadvantaged, dive, diving, education, high needs, inner city, kevin costner, low-income, lyons, mentor, naui, new york city, ngo, non-profit, nonprofit, not for profit, nyc, ost, schooba, school, science, SCUBA, tutoring, underprivileged, underserved, urban, waterworld

3/5 in the books. Check it:

A classroom session to start, of course.

Boyle's Law? Yeah, we know that.

Getting ready to set up our gear.

Rolman, confident with the attachment of his regulator.

You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours. Scuba is all about the teamwork.

Gideon, with a nice Giant Stride Entry.

John, with some good buoyancy.

Rolman, demonstrating a killer fin pivot.

Lining up for an underwater lap.

Gideon, neutrally buoyant.

"What you doing?" "Oh, you know, just practicing my buoyancy."

Quincy: "Man, that was so fun. Hey Dierre, do you think it's possible to surgically implant gills behind my ears like Kevin Costner in Waterworld?" Dierre: "As a science teacher, I think I'm obligated to tell you no." Quincy: "Dang. Guess I'll just settle for scuba."

Meet the inaugural class for the Schooba Mentor program!

Published June 3, 2011 Uncategorized Leave a Comment
Tags: after school, at risk, brooklyn, disadvantaged, dive, diver, diving, education, high needs, inner city, low-income, lyons, mentor, mentoring, naui, new york city, ngo, non-profit, nonprofit, not for profit, nyc, schooba, school, science, SCUBA, tutoring, underprivileged, underserved, urban

Tuesday, 5/31, The Schooba Academy launched its Schooba Mentor program. In this, our newest program, three students from Lyons Community School have been paired with three totally awesome mentors to complete a full scuba certification course together. The students are simultaneously receiving free, private tutoring on the science involved in scuba diving. Have a look at some pics from their first session.

Follow the links below to learn more about the newest Schoobents and to help support them in their quest to Schooba!

Gideon & Juan

Dierre & Quincy

John & Rolman

Schooba Mentor program launches today!

Published May 31, 2011 Uncategorized Leave a Comment
Tags: after school, at risk, beach 8th, beach 9th, brooklyn, disadvantaged, diving, education, high needs, inner city, low-income, mentor, mentoring, naui, new york city, ngo, non-profit, nonprofit, not for profit, nyc, ocean horizons, prospect park, queens, rockaway, schooba, school, science, SCUBA, stem, tutoring, underprivileged, underserved, urban, ymca

The Schooba Mentor program pairs students from low-income communities with a totally awesome mentor to complete a full scuba certification course together. The student simultaneously receives free, private tutoring on the science involved in scuba diving.

Starting today, three student-mentor pairs will begin their NAUI Scuba Diver (Open Water) course. The training will be done by Ocean Horizons Scuba, and the open water dives will take place place off of Beach 8th/9th St. in Far Rockaway, Queens this summer. I’ll be posting information on our newest Schoobents individually throughout the week, so stay posted to learn more!

…Oh, and how can you become a mentor!? For now, email me (zach@schooba.org).

5/8 Pool Session

Published May 13, 2011 Uncategorized Leave a Comment
Tags: after school, at risk, brooklyn, disadvantaged, dive, diving, education, inner city, learning, low-income, new york, non-profit, nonprofit, not for profit, nyc, ocean horizons, schooba, science, SCUBA, st. francis college, tutoring, underprivileged, underserved, urban

This post is coming a bit delayed, but have a look at some pics from our latest pool session on Sunday, 5/8. Super huge thanks to Ocean Horizons Scuba and St. Francis College for helping to make it happen.

The pool at St. Francis College

13 Feet deep!!

Juan starting his certification! 1:1 ratio with his instructor, Paul Bardo of Ocean Horizons!

Nyell getting ready for her first underwater experience!

About to take that first breath.

Taking that first breath.

Swimmin'

And chillin' ...underwater!

"Wearing your mask on your forehead is considered a sign of distress. To avoid any confusion, you can put it in the cool position. Here, I'll model it for you." - Zach

Some abstract art from resident Schooba photographer, G'Imani.

Schooba presents at Earth Day Rockaway!

Published May 2, 2011 Uncategorized Leave a Comment
Tags: after school, at risk, beach 59th street, brooklyn, disadvantaged, dive, diving, earth day rockaway, education, engagement, high school, inner city, low-income, lyons community school, mentoring, new york city, ngo, non-profit, nonprofit, not for profit, nyc, ost, out of school, parks, queens, rockaway, rockaway waterfront alliance, rwa, schooba, science, science through scuba, SCUBA, tutoring, underprivileged, underserved, urban

This past Saturday, the Rockaway Waterfront Alliance and the NYC Department of Parks & Recreation hosted the 5th Annual Earth Day Rockaway celebration, a fun-filled afternoon of environmental education, arts and crafts, and entertainment on the boardwalk at Beach 59th Street. Schooba was there in full force, tabling materials and presenting workshops to kids, teenagers, and adults alike. Have a look at some highlights from the day:

Schooba, a participating organization

"Com'n, hurry up! We can't be late for the Schooba workshop!" - about 30 screaming fans at 12:29 PM

Setting up our table

About an hour before the festivities

The boardwalk at Beach 59th St., Rockaway, Queens

The Schooba table!

A bit closer up

Open the gates!

Yashira, drawing a crowd

A grown man amazed

And signing up for more info!

Yashira explaining the Cartesian condiment experiment

Amazing the crowd

Little girls, just prior to being amazed.

Little girls, about to do the Diving Raisin experiment

More grown men fascinated

Science through scuba.

Experimenting some more

And blowing minds left, right, and straight ahead

"Heck yeah I want more info!"

Lovin' the raisin experiment

The Shrinking Lung experiment

Our new friend's activity for the next 45 minutes.

Already looking forward to attending next year!

Schooba now listed in the National After School Science Directory

Published April 26, 2011 Uncategorized Leave a Comment
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Check out our profile in the National After School Science Directory. Search by zip code or keyword, it don’t matter!

Schooba partners with Ocean Horizons Scuba!

Published April 21, 2011 Uncategorized Leave a Comment
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Ocean Horizons Scuba is Brooklyn’s premier scuba shop, offering instruction from entry level to instructor certification. They’ll be hooking us up (big time!!) for our in-water training which will take place at St. Francis College in their 13 foot pool! Super huge thanks for all of your support!

Check ‘em out: