In 2000, seven families attended the first Kids Sea Camp in Curaçao. For co-owner Margo Peyton, it was a simple concept: Provide a safe, fun experience for families who love the ocean, diving and traveling. In the two decades since then, KSC has certified thousands of kids and adults, all over the world, without a single dive accident. For many families, Kids Sea Camp vacations are annual events. But KSC’s success isn’t measured only by the number of C-cards it has issued, or repeat guests. KSC’s ability to connect families to the ocean has prompted many youngsters to dedicate their lives to diving and ocean conservation. We talked to three Kids Sea Camp “kids” and asked them what the program has meant to them.
KENDALL WILLIAMS
AGE: 20
HOMETOWN: Emporia, Kansas
YEAR CERTIFIED: 2013
WHERE CERTIFIED: Grand Cayman
CURRENT LEVEL OF CERTIFICATION: PADI Divemaster
Kendall Williams understands focus and discipline. The New Mexico native (above left) just finished her junior year at Emporia State University, where she is majoring in nursing and competing as a long-distance runner.
Her first Kids Sea Camp was at Cobalt Coast Resort on Grand Cayman. “I was 13 years old getting my Open Water certification,” she says. “I had always been in love with the ocean, but I discovered that diving is the only place on Earth where you can feel no gravity and just float.”
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