Safe Wave Swim Camp concludes successful session with engaging activities and environmental education

Safe Wave Swim Camp has successfully concluded its second session. On the last day of training, the morning session comprised teach-meets, which combined swimming skills and environmental conservation.

The session incorporated a number of stimulating activities in order to foster the understanding and appreciation of participants to the marine habitats.

Safe Wave’s professionally trained swimming instructors, lifeguards, and first aid trainers for the swimming instructors and participants were certified by the Canadian Lifesaving Society, who kick-started the day with exciting swimming sessions. These lessons were intended for improvement of the participant’s swimming proficiency and orientation when in water.

After the swim lessons, participants engaged in other activities, including stewardship of the ocean. These interactivities were centered on the topic of marine conservation to create increased awareness and inform the participants of how certain human activities were effective for the general health of the marine environment and how the participants could modify their behaviour to help protect the marine environment.

These workshops were intended to encourage and educate the participants on how to be more active in conserving the environment.

One of the highlights of the day was the attainment of a kayaking experience. The participants went out to navigate through waterways and practice with their newly learned skills and also got the opportunity to enjoy the flora and fauna around them.

The excitement from kayaking to feeling the touch of the marine environment, made the experience complement the day’s objectives and vision.

Other than these activities, the program comprised of several other enrich activities. The active two-week summer camps that were hosted throughout July and August, entailed daily transport from Roseau to Soufriere Outdoor Centre and vice versa. The participants were taken through healthy snack and refreshment breaks, and for safety: life jackets, goggles, and towels were availed to the participants.

In addition, every participant was provided with a refillable water bottle and a set of a simple first aid kit as an innate environmental and precautionary gesture. The activities included teaching the audience how to kayak, inviting guest speakers, coral reef restoration projects, and cleaning up the beaches, thus making it a fully educational program.

The success of the last day was evidence of the fact that Safe Wave Swim Camp aimed at developing swimming skills and educating people about environmental issues. Children came out not only more developed in water confidence but also more responsible towards the conservation of marine life.