September 24^th - 26^th
Friday Sep. 24^th: 6pm - 9pm 
Saturday Sep. 25^th: 9am - Noon
Sunday Sep. 26^th: 9am - Noon

-Class fee  $256

-PADI online student kit $120 (required prior to attending class at GPCRC)

-Enhancement Kit $51 (is this the same as the online student kit?) No, 

Grand Total of course: $427 (not including fee for open water dive)

STEP ONE : KNOWLEDGE DEVELOPMENT AND POOL TRAINING

A.    KNOWLEDGE DEVELOPMENT

The Knowledge Development portion of Step 1 (PADI online learning) develops your familiarity with basic principles and procedures. You'll learn things like; how pressure affects your body, how to choose the best gear and what to consider when planning dives. You'll complete the PADI online component and bring all of your paperwork with you to the first session. 

ENHANCEMENT KIT This is intended for those completing the online eLearning.
       It contains (1) How to Use and Choose Dive Computers Manual, (1) Log Book and (1)
       Student Folder.  The cost is $51 plus tax.

B. CONFINED WATER DIVES

This is what it's all about - diving. During this portion of Step 1 you'll develop basic scuba skills in the Fraser Valley Recreation Center swimming pool. You'll learn how to set up your diving gear and practice some practical skills such as, clearing your mask of water, hovering and sharing air. You'll also do somersaults, hand-stands, make new friends and have fun playing underwater.

C.    COURSE FEE

The fee for the pool training is $255 and includes:

• All classroom instruction
• All pool instruction at the Fraser Valley Recreation Center pool
• Use of all Scuba Equipment
• NO EQUIPMENT PURCHASE IS NECESSARY, although we highly recommend your own mask, fins, snorkel and booties.

D.  REQUIRED FORMS (I've attached all of these Joan)

• PADI Medical Statement (if they answer any medical question with a 'Yes' they will need to take this form to their doctor and have it signed.  Unfortunately, they will not be able to participate without a doctors signature stating they are "fit" do dive)
• Liability Release and Assumption of Risk Agreement (see attached)
• Standard Safe Diving Practices Statement of Understanding (see attached)
• Youth Diving Responsibility and Risks Acknowledgment (PDF) for children under the age of 12.

STEP TWO: OPEN WATER DIVES

Here's your chance to show off! After you complete Step One you, and the new friends you've made, continue your learning during four open water dives. This is where you have fun putting it all together and fully experience the underwater adventure. You'll repeat many of the same skills you learned in our swimming pool, only this time they'll be performed in the open water.

Because your pool skills have been mastered and the academic material is fresh in your mind, we recommend that you complete your open water training dives soon after completing your last pool session.

There are several option for completing Step Two including:

• Completing them on one of our scheduled weekends in Denver (through the fall), at the Homestead Crater in Utah starting in the late fall or at the Blue Hole in New Mexico at various time

• On a group trip with A-1

• Taking a Referral to a dive store in the islands