ActionQuest - Global Adventure Programs for Teens
| Camp Locations: Caribbean | Mediterranean | Ecuador | Galapagos | Tahiti |Australia Australia, British Virgin Islands, Caribbean, Ecuador (800) 317.6789 |
Off-Season Address PO Box 5517 Sarasota, Florida 34277 USA (800) 317.6789 |
You will leave your ActionQuest voyage with new skills, talents and independence.The AQ path offers action-packed adventures that focus on sailing, scuba diving,cultural immersion,marine biology and global exploration, all in a "live-aboard" environment unlike any other. You will live on sailing yachts with a crew of 8 to 12 teens your age. Within this close-knit team, you develop strong friendships by conquering daily challenges. Everyone plays a part in running the vessel, with roles and responsibilities shifting daily. One day you may be skipper, the next day chef,and perhaps, navigator the next. This active learning aids in fostering accomplishment and self-reliance in a fun, interactive environment! The experience is complemented by a committed, professional staff whose main goal is to support your discovery.The individual attention and camaraderie between staff and shipmates makes each voyage unique, as the entire team unites to accomplish the AQ mission of high action, real-world learning.
Whether you choose a three-week voyage to the British Virgin Islands, the Caribbean's Leeward Islands, the Mediterranean, Galapagos,Australia or Tahiti and French Polynesia - you are in for the adventure of alifetime. Don't take our word for it, speak to some of our alumni. Over 10,000teenagers have taken the ActionQuest plunge. Call us for some references, speakand interact with past shipmates and discover what they took away from theirActionQuest journey. Time and time again, shipmates recount their ActionQuestvoyage as their single most memorable life experience. Be prepared to be amazedby the places you will see, the people you will meet and the self discovery youwill find on an ActionQuest adventure. As Goethe said, "Whateveryou can do, ordream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it."
Make your step aboard ActionQuest the journey of your lifetime.
- AQ is a PADI Association facility. Instruction is offered in many voyages. We offer certifications from Open Water through Divemaster, including numerous specialties.
- AQ is an International Yachtmaster Training Partner School. We teach through the IYT International Yachting Passport global scheme, a modular training program designed to develop skills from beginner through to the professional level.
- AQ has been awarded the PADI Gold Palm 5-Star rating, the highest possible PADI ranking, for our strong emphasis on education, safety and environmental awareness.
- AQ offers American Red Cross certifications in CPR and First Aid are offered as part of many programs in the British Virgin Islands. Over the last 30 years, we have taught thousands to ski and wakeboard in affiliation with the American Water Ski Association.
- ActionQuest is a Divers Alert Network sponsor and requires all diving participants to be DAN members.
- DAN is part of the Duke University Medical Center. Our Rescue instructors teach the DAN Oxygen Provider course.
- AQ is an accredited facility of the American Sailing Association and US Sailing.
- As a Mistral windsurfing school, we offer the curriculum leading to certification in windsurfing. ActionQuest is an associate of the United States Windsurfing Association.
With an average age of 27, our staff members are young, dynamic teachers who live aboard with our shipmates 24/7. Most of our core operational staff work full-time as educators with Sea|mester, our college-level marine science program. Others are traditional teachers during the year, joining us each summer to raise our staff to over 50.
Each team member brings unique talents and experience and most have been with us for several years. In fact, 75 percent of our staff return each summer and 56 percent were once shipmates themselves, so they understand the dynamics of an AQ adventure from both teen and adult perspectives. The background and qualifications of our professional staff are as diverse as the activities on an AQ adventure. Still, the AQ staff is united by their love of teaching, their steadfast integrity and their boundless dedication to their shipmates.
Every team member possesses the essential abilities for their particular area of expertise, yet most are multi-talented, combining the many skills necessary to operate a mobile live-aboard training program. Team members include U.S. Coast Guard licensed captains, IYT/RYA Yachtmasters, PADI scuba instructors, marine scientists, Emergency Medical Technicians, Paramedics and other water sport instructors. All staff members are trained first aid responders. New staff applicants are carefully screened to ensure they posses the required qualifications, experience and the ability to be a positive role model for our shipmates. During pre-summer, staff complete an intensive training program in the British Virgin Islands. Safety procedures, risk management, equipment maintenance and operation, itinerary planning as well as instruction in teambuilding and communication facilitation are just a few of the modules covered.
Camp Season: June 16, 2009 to August 21, 2009
Multiple camper discounts available
Financial assistance available
| Session | Session Dates | Capacity | Tuition |
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| Session 1: British Virgin Islands (Click for more information) |
6/15/2010 to 7/5/2010 | 150 campers | $4,980.00 |
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| Session 2: British Virgin Islands (Click for more information) |
7/7/2010 to 7/27/2010 | 200 campers | $4,980.00 |
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| Session 3: British Virgin Islands (Click for more information) |
7/29/2010 to 8/14/2010 | 150 campers | $4,470.00 |
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