Cost: $45

The PADI Bubblemaker program is for youngsters age 8 and above and is a fun, easy and safe introduction to scuba. Children should be OK in the water, but they don’t have to be super swimmers since the maximum depth is only 6 ft.

• Conducted by PADI Instructors
• No pre-training required
• Uses equipment made for children – not adults

Prerequisites:
• Children must be 8 years old before the first day of class and comfortable in the water. Parents must complete and sign a PADI Bubblemaker Statement and Assumption of Risk and Liability Release Agreement prior to class.

Materials:
• PADI Bubblemaker Crew Pak (included in cost of class)

 We can schedule a PADI Bubblemaker class during the weekends Y-kiki has pool availability.
 Check out our Open Water schedule for dates.

 Contact Y-kiki Creve Coeur to schedule: 314-469-8722.

Cost: $150

The PADI Seal Team program is an exciting underwater activity-filled introduction to the world of diving. The PADI Seal Team program gives children a chance to swim around underwater and experience adventure, discovery and thrills. It also provides parents or guardians with a structured program that lets their children develop skills, learn about the aquatic realm, and have a lot of good, clean fun.

To become an official members of the PADI Seal Team, kids must complete the first five of 15 AquaMissions. These activities develop fundamental scuba skills and knowledge, while preparing kids for further adventure.

Children learn about diving by watching the PADI Seal Team video, through the PADI Seal Team AquaMission Activity Book, and during predive briefings with their PADI Instructor. Each AquaMission consists of a briefing, a skill session, and a game or activity. Completing the pool dive and answering challenge questions in their PADI Seal Team AquaMission Logbooks earns young divers an AquaMission decal.

Finishing AquaMissions 1-5, which is equivalent to completing the skills in Confined Water Dive One from the Open Water Diver Course, means youngsters are PADI Seal Team members. Receiving a PADI Seal Team member card and wall certificate recognizes their accomplishments and allows them to work toward PADI Master Seal Team recognition.

As part of their PADI Seal Team membership, PADI Seals have access to a special Website designed for young divers at www.padisealteam.com. There, young divers can learn more about the PADI Seal Team through character bios and they can read about the PADI Seal Team and Specialty AquaMissions. Kids can check out links to padi.com and projectaware.org.

Prerequisites:
• Children must be 8 years old before the first day of class and comfortable in the water
• Parents must complete and sign a PADI Seal Team Statement and Assumption of Risk and Liability Release Agreement prior to class.

Materials
• PADI Seal Team Crew Pak (included in cost of class)
• All equipment is included in the cost of class

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 We meet the third Friday of each month from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Midcounty YMCA pool.  We'll complete the first five AquaMissions to become a PADI Seal over three evening  sessions. Pre-registration is required for gear planning purposes. Cost is $150. Contact Valerie  at Y-kiki with questions or to register: (314) 469-8722.

Class 1: Jan. 20, Feb. 17, Mar. 16, 2012

Cost: $35/per session

PADI Seals! Continue the adventure with Specialty AquaMissions! Each Specialty AquaMission introduces young divers to new dive experiences and equipment. PADI Seals who complete 10 additional AquaMissions and demonstrate the ability to assemble and disassemble their scuba gear, qualify as PADI Master Seal Team members.

PADI Seals need to complete a total of 10 additional AquaMissions (in no particular order, timeframe and you can repeat AquaMissions) to qualify as a PADI Master Seal. Specialty AquaMissions include:
• Creature ID Specialist
• Environmenal Specialist
• Inner Space Specialist
• Navigation Specialist
• Night Specialist
• Safety Specialist
• Search and Recovery Specialist
• Skin Diver Specialist
• Snapshop Specialist
• Wreck Specialist

Prerequisites:
• Children must be 8 years old and be a PADI Seal
• Parents must complete and sign a PADI Seal Team Statement and Assumption of Risk and Liability Release Agreement prior to class.

Materials
• PADI Seal Team Crew Pak (received with Seal Team program)

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 We meet the second Friday of each month from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Midcounty YMCA pool.  Each session is $35. Preregistration is required -- we only need a couple of days notice -- for  gear planning purposes. Don't forget to read the corresponding section in your logbooks prior  to class! Contact Valerie at Y-kiki Creve Coeur with questions or to register: (314) 469-8722.

January 13, 2012 ~ ROV/DPV Specialist
February 10, 2012 ~ Videography Specialist
March 9, 2012 ~ Underwater Archeology Specialist
April 13, 2012 ~ Hubble Mission Specialist
May 11, 2012 ~ Olympics Specialist
June 8, 2012 ~ Safety Specialist
July 13, 2012 ~ Skin Diver Specialist
August 10, 2012 ~ Search & Recovery Specialist
September 14, 2012 ~ Wreck Specialist
October 12, 2012 ~ Night Diver Specialist
November 9, 2012 ~ Navigation Specialist
December 14, 2012 ~ Snap Shot Specialist (with Scuba Santa)

Cost: $25

Discover Snorkeling is simple, fun, inexpensive, has no age barriers and can be experienced nearly anywhere.

Y-kiki Divers offers Discover Snorkeling as a way to introduce customers to the fun of snorkeling.

A Y-kiki Divers staff member will spend an hour or so with you in the classroom, reviewing what you can expect to see, the importance of properly fitting a mask, making the right fin choice, and going over the differences between snorkels. You'll be given the opportunity to watch PADI's "Discover the Underwater World" video and we'll offer helpful tips and techniques.

Then, we'll head down to the Whipsering Hills pool and we'll practice in the swimming pool.

A Discover Snorkeling experience will ensure you get the most out of your snorkeling adventures! Available for purchase is PADI's video and guide, "Discover the Underwater World" - a great resource for snorkelers of all levels.

Prerequisites:
• No dive certification required
• No minimum age limit

 We can schedule a Discover Snorkeling class during the weekends Y-kiki has pool availability.
 Check out our Open Water schedule for dates.

 Contact Y-kiki to schedule: 314-469-8722.

Cost: $25

Do you know somebody who's considering scuba diving, but isn't entirely convinced it's right for them?

Or, how many times, after mentioning you are a scuba diver, have you heard, "I've always wanted to try that!" Tell your family and friends about Y-kiki Diver's Discover Scuba experiences.

Discover Scuba participants will be briefed by a Y-kiki Divers staff member, don scuba gear and, after mastering a few basic concepts and scuba skills, will be given the opportunity to explore the underwater world in the safe environment of the swimming pool.

Participants discover excitement and adventure - freedom and serenity. Nothing compares to the "weightless" exhilaration of breathing underwater. Only a diver knows the feeling!

Prerequisites:
• Minimum age is 10 years old
• A completed and signed Discover Scuba liability release form and medical questionnaire

Sign up for an Open Water course within 90 days, and Y-kiki Divers will credit that $25 toward your Open Water course fee. Contact the shop and we'll schedule a day and time that's convenient for you based on pool availability.

 We can schedule a Discover Scuba during the weekends Y-kiki has pool availability.
 Check out our Open Water schedule for dates.

 Additional Discover Scuba's offered throughout the St. Louis metro area:

 Discover Scuba at the St. Peters RecPlex
 Please note: You must register for these classes through the RecPlex. Click the link above
 for more information and to register online.

During the BSA Snorkeling experience, troop members will accomplish all the requirements to earn the BSA Snorkel Award.

Requirements:

• Pass Swimmer test.
• Explain buddy system.
• Define snorkeling.
• Demonstrate use of swim fins.
• Perform deepwater demonstrations.
• Recover objects.
• Explain snorkeling preparation and precautions.
• Discuss submerged-related factors.
• Discuss submersion effects; CPR.
• Explain hyperventilation.
• Explain hypothermia.
• Demonstrate diver's signs and signals.

 Contact Valerie Elliott at 314-469-8722 or e-mail her at Y-kiki Divers to schedule.
 All fees and completed paperwork must be submitted to Y-kiki Divers one week prior to the
 scheduled event.

SCUBA BSA introduces qualified Boy Scout, Venturing, and registered adult participants to the special skills, equipment, and safety precautions associated with scuba diving. The program encourages aquatic activities that promote fitness and recreation and provides a foundation for those who later will participate in more advanced underwater activity.

The Scuba BSA experience contains two parts: Knowledge Development and Water Skills Development. During the first part, participants learn basic dive safety information and overview skills, such as mask clearing, regulator clearing, and alternate air source use.

Completion of Scuba BSA requirements sets the stage for additional training, but does not qualify the participant to dive independently, either in confined water or open water environments. Scuba BSA is not a diver certification, it's an experience.

Individuals completing the SCUBA BSA requirements qualify for a recognition card and patch. Y-kiki Divers PADI instructor(s) will complete the award applications for each troop member and the counselor or unit leader can then submit to the local council service center.

Y-kiki Divers will supply all scuba equipment: mask, snorkel, fins, tank, regulator, BCD, wetsuit, and weight belts.

Instruction & Equipment Use: $25 per person for groups of ten or less / $20 per person for groups of 10 or more.

Note: Participant(s) may provide their own pool at their expense provided it meets size and temperature requirements.

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Prerequisites:
• Minimum age is 10 years old
• A completed and signed Discover Scuba liability release form and medical questionnaire


Click above to download the official Scuba BSA information and form.
 

So, as a Boy Scout, you've earned your BSA Scuba Award. What's next? Consider earning your Scuba Merit Badge! You will earn your PADI Open Water Scuba certification and open the door to new underwater adventures.

Unlike many other merit badges, the Scuba Diving prerequisites, knowledge, and skills are not all itemized in the requirements of the merit badge pamphlet. Interested scouts must first earn their Open Water Scuba certification through Y-kiki Divers or another scuba agency recognized by the Boy Scouts of America scuba policy in addition to completing the following requirements (which can be found in the merit badge pamphlet):

Requirements

1. Do the following:
a. Show that you know first aid for injuries or illnesses that could occur while scuba diving, including hypothermia, hyperventilation, squeezes, decompression illness, nitrogen narcosis, motion sickness, fatigue, overexertion, heat reactions, dehydration, injuries by aquatic life, and cuts and scrapes.

b. Identify the conditions that must exist before performing CPR on a person, and explain how to recognize such conditions. Demonstrate the proper technique for performing CPR using a training device approved by your counselor.

2. Before completing requirements 3 through 6, earn the Swimming merit badge.

3. Discuss the Scuba Diver’s Code with your merit badge counselor, and explain the importance of each guideline to a scuba diver’s safety.

4. Earn an Open Water Diver Certification from a scuba organization recognized by the Boy Scouts of America scuba policy.

5. Explain what an ecosystem is, and describe four aquatic ecosystems a diver might experience.

6. Find out about three career opportunities in the scuba industry. Pick one and find out the education, training, and experience required for this profession. Discuss this with your counselor, and explain why this profession might interest you.

NOTES:
Scuba industry standards for Open Water Diver Certification require the student to be at least 15 years of age. Students under the minimum age who meet open water scuba performance requirements may qualify for a special certification that allows them to dive with an adult buddy who has, as a minimum, an open water scuba certification. Several of the scuba organizations recognized by the BSA offer “junior” open water certifications for those as young as 10; others have a minimum age of 12. Such junior open water diver certifications satisfy Scuba Diving merit badge requirement 4.

Scouts who have already earned an Open Water Diver Certification outside of a BSA activity from a scuba agency recognized by the Boy Scouts of America scuba policy may still earn the Scuba Diving merit badge by earning the Swimming merit badge and completing all other listed requirements.

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 Contact Valerie Elliott, a PADI Instructor and Boy Scout Scuba Merit Badge Counselor,
 at 314-469-8722 or e-mail Y-kiki Divers for more information.

Y-kiki Divers works with the Challenger Learning Center assisting with two summer training camps. Kids don SCUBA to simulate the affects and challenges of working in space. The two programs include:

Advanced Astronaut Training Camp
Age: Students entering 5th-8th grades (must be at least 10 years old by first day of camp)
Session 1: July 9-13, 2012
Session 2: July 16-20, 2012
In this unique and engaging camp, participants will experience what it would be like to train as a real NASA astronaut. Activities will include mental and physical challenges as well as design competitions. In addition, advanced astronauts will learn basic SCUBA diving skills that will enable them to participate in a one-day underwater astronaut-training program. SCUBA training and gear is included in this camp.

Aquatic Robotics
Age: Ages 12 and up
Date: July 23-27, 2012
Make a splash this summer! Using devices such as soldering irons and rotary drills, participants will build their very own custom SeaPerch underwater rover/ROV and train to use it to explore aquatic environments. They will learn the basics of SCUBA and participate in a specially designed human/robot hybrid mission to collect and return mineral samples from a weightless landscape.

Check out Challenger Learning Center's website.