Challenge Week 2010

Boracay Scuba Diving and Service

Brief outline of what we do and how we make a difference

Scuba Diving and assisting the local educational community by CREATING A JOB for one of the local Yatpak High School students – READ ON…………………………….

Besides learning to scuba dive to your chosen level, students will also have the opportunity to visit and help the local Yatpak High School. Here we will teach them IT skills and a variety of other courses like Chinese language and sports which they are unfamiliar with.

However, our most important contribution comes in the form of a Scholarship where we raise money prior to departure through food stalls and the like at school. This money we raise continues to provide funds for a CREATE A JOB for the students of Yatpak High School. Four students are selected by the school that then complete their Open Water dive certification with Fisheye Dive services with whom we do our training. From these four students the dive shop then selects two to carry on their training to Advanced level, based on their success in the Open Water course. After successful completion of their advanced course, one student is then selected to continue their training all the way to Divemaster. After successful completion of the DM course the student can then take up a position on the island or in one of the surrounding islands working for one of the many dive shops, in essence having career which is very difficult to obtain in the Philippines.

You are doing something for someone which is for life! An amazing gift!

ALERT – Medical status for scuba diving:

As for ANY dive trip you are required along with your parents to clear your medical status so that you can dive safely. PLEASE go to this link - PADI Medical Form for Boracay Dive trip 2010 - where you find a PADI Medical statement for which you must ‘pass’ if you are to join this trip. Answer the questions on ONLY the first sheet in the set of four and if you answer YES to any of these questions then you need to get a medical with a Diving Doctor here in Hong Kong (See Mr Wrigley for details of such a person) to ensure you can join the trip. Please check and sort this before signing-up/saying ‘YES’ to this trip.

Please Note – Any students suffering from Asthma should seek medical advice before choosing to do this trip as it may not be advised by your doctor.

Creativity – 5 hours
Action – 15 hours
Service – 10 hours

Cost per Student	HKD$ 10,000.00 - This includes travel insurance, all departure taxes into the Philippines, bus transfers, boat transfers, flights, learning to dive tuition; dive manuals; certification card, dive gear, boat dives, three meals a day and theory tests. There are NO other costs to you unless you chose to spend money for your own reasons. It does NOT include diving medicals if required and or if you are Under 15 whereupon you are required to pay the ‘Unaccompanied Minor’ entry costs into the Philippines as required by the Philippine immigration authorities or any special visas as required by the Philippine Government e.g. Indian citizens living in HK wishing to travel to the Philippines.
Number of places available	8 places: Year 13 8 places: Year 12 7 places: Year 11 – more if the Year 13 and 12 places are not filled. 7 places: Year 10 - more if the Year 13, 12 and 11 places are not filled.
Open to which year groups?	Years 9-12 in this current year

For enquiries, please contact Mr Wrigley (quinton.wrigley@kgv.edu.hk); Mr Beard (dean.beard@kgv.edu.hk) or Ms Mulholland (fiona.mulholland@kgv.edu.hk)

Final cost is subject to number of participants. In case of under-subscription, cost may be increased