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Naui Scuba Diver Course, Class 4

Published June 30, 2011 Uncategorized Leave a Comment
Tags: after school, at risk, brooklyn, disadvantaged, dive, diving, inner city, low-income, lyons, mentor, naui, new york city, non-profit, nonprofit, not for profit, nyc, ocean horizons, ost, schooba, school, science, SCUBA, stem, tutoring, urban

Only 1 class to go until the open water dives and our first fully certified Schoobents! Here are some pics and videos from their 4th session:

Getting serious in class.

Breeding healthy divers.

Answering one of Rolman's many awesome questions.

The first ever Schooba Academy water bottle! Super huge thanks to Rob V. for the gift.

The kids, trying to look cool ... Rolman not doing very good.

...And blowing it completely. ...Especially Rolman.

The totally awesome mentors.

Getting good at this whole scuba thing.

Out of air emergencies: Alternate air source ascents.

Lookin' good.

Listening to Instructor Jimmy, going over Controlled Emergency Swimming Ascents.

And then practicing them.

Quincy looking comfortable waiting for his turn to go.

And a short video of the Schoobents practicing their skills:

DLT Foundation grants $500 to Schooba!

Published June 28, 2011 Uncategorized Leave a Comment
Tags: after school, at risk, brooklyn, disadvantaged, dive, dlt, foundation, grant, high needs, inner city, low-income, mentor, non-profit, nonprofit, nyc, ost, schooba, science, SCUBA, tutoring, underprivileged, underserved, urban

The DLT Foundation provides funds to organizations and individuals that transform and affect the quality of the way people live. A super huge thanks to them for supporting our Schooba Mentor program!

3rd attempt of me trying to take a picture of myself with the DLT check. ... Artistic or photographically impaired?

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
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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

Naui Scuba Diver Course, Class 1

Published June 2, 2011 Uncategorized Leave a Comment
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The Schooba Mentor program kicked off this past Tuesday, and both students and mentors began their training for the Naui Scuba Diver Certification. Instruction for the course is being run by Ocean Horizons Scuba. All classes will consist of a classroom and pool session. Tuesday provided a basic introduction to scuba and its equipment, followed by a pool session covering basic swimming and skin diving skills and techniques. Session 1 is in the books, so grab a slice at Schmooks, your crochet hooks, that Sharper Image alarm clock that made sounds of babbling brooks, and have a looks!

John and Rolman, walking on the street.

Gideon, Juan, and Quincy, talking and walking at the same time.

Dierre and Quincy, about to walk into their first ever scuba class.

In the classroom, checking out the reading material.

Rolman and Juan, showing off their scuba stuff.

"No, Quincy, sleep is important. Please don't stay up all night reading your new scuba manual. Try and spread it out over a few days." - Me

Laser focus.

Sponge-like minds, in action.

Learning about diving cylinders.

The classroom

The crew, looking cool and fit, by the pool.

Now with their scuba instructor, Paul Bardo of Ocean Horizons Scuba.

The pool

Mask clearing.

Quincy and Dierre, about to learn some scuba skills.

Perfecting our kicks.

John and Rolman, finding it funny that they both had dreams about scuba diving the previous night.

Schooba Mentor program launches today!

Published May 31, 2011 Uncategorized Leave a Comment
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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).

Schooba gets a mention in Scientific American!

Published May 4, 2011 Uncategorized Leave a Comment
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Scientific American, the oldest continuously published magazine in the US (Founded in 1845!), recently launched their ‘Bring Science Home‘ initiative, which will offer 20 free tabletop science activities during the month of May. Check it out, and then check out our mention for helping with the project! (Link below, second to last paragraph.)

Welcome to ‘Bring Science Home’

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: