It’s about family bonding, shared experiences
Hello, I’m Charlie, and I just wanted to share with you why Kids Sea Camp has been so important to my family and me. My mom signed my brother Gus and I up for our first family dive vacation with...
A Parent’s Guide to Safe Family Diving Adventures
Is Scuba Diving Safe for Kids? Yes — when done right By Margo Peyton, PADI Instructor #57474, President, Kids Sea Camp Inc. As a parent, introducing your child to scuba diving can be both thrilling and nerve-wracking. You’ve likely heard...
I didn’t have to choose between being a parent and going diving
By Holly Corbett Like many divers, my dive adventures took a pause once I had kids. It wasn’t until I learned about Kids Sea Camp that I discovered I didn’t have to choose between being a parent and going diving....
Reflections on decades of diving.
REFLECTIONS ON KIDS SEA CAMP’S 25TH ANNIVERSARY By Carolyn Pascal When you’re invited to an anniversary celebration, you expect memories to be shared, jokes to be cracked, and glasses to be raised. I wasn’t prepared, however, for just how...
25 Years of Kids Sea Camp: An Ocean of Gratitude
25 years of business success didn’t happen overnight. From the shores of Provincetown, where the salty air mingled with dreams of far-off oceans, a young Margo Peyton grew, her heart tethered to the sea. Raised by a fisherman father and...
Kids Sea Camp magic: It’s not the destination; it’s the journey. Well, maybe not so much!
By Rod MacDonald, A Proud Canadian family, Kids Sea Camp Magic is a real thing, thank God! Now sit right down, and you will hear a tale, a tale of a fateful trip. Okay, this is not about seven castaways...
A Hall of Fame moment in time
A Cayman Islands Reunion: Witnessing a Legacy Unfold My recent trip to Grand Cayman marked a poignant return to a familiar island. While I’ve visited countless times over the past 40 years, this journey carried a different weight. Many of...
Family Dive Vacations with Kids Sea Camp is Always Our First Choice
By the Chapman Family When I first started dating my husband Mark, I remember one of our first dates and picking him up from Shaw’s Cove in Laguna Beach. The waves crashed against the shore as I waited for Mark to emerge...
Bound not just by blood but shared passions
The joy of becoming a scuba diver and a family of scuba divers. By Jennifer Yee Not long ago (2015, to be exact), my sister, Reagan, asked me if I wanted to go scuba diving in Fiji with her and...
Progressing with confidence and capability
By Quinn Ross Our experience with Kids Sea Camp has been nothing short of extraordinary. As a family that values travel and exploration, especially in connection with nature and the ocean, we sought something unique to foster a sense of...
“From singing to Lip Dubs a family I never expected to be a part of”.
By Jeff Sankoff I first fell in love with the undersea world when I was seven. OK, I am fudging that a little bit because I can’t remember precisely how little I was, only that I was very young and...
Mother leads her family to the sea
By Cathy Wakely I have always loved the sea. I would read about it, dream about it, and aspire to live beside it one day. “I can see the sea!!” shouts seven-year-old me from behind the car. It was the...
“Diving into Memories: The Danks Family’s Legacy with KSC”
Margo often says there are only 17 summers. She advises others to spend them wisely. Time is the only investment we continually make, yet we never know the balance in our account. The Danks family spends it wisely. August 2021, in...
“A safe place to dive as a family”
By Jessica Donnell My husband Doug and I have been scuba diving for the better part of 25 years. Before having kids, we enjoyed diving together in many dive destinations worldwide. Diving has always been a pleasant temporary escape from...
Margo Peyton’s Journey to becoming a diving pioneer
By Tom Peyton, husband and KSC Vice President Margo Peyton grew up in Cape Cod, Massachusetts, a coastal haven with one of the most diverse marine environments in the US. Her father, Eddie Salvador, was a diver from the 1950s...
Dream Vacation: “From Arizona to Anse Chastanet: A Dream Dive Adventure”
By Heather Shell If you’re reading this, our family’s story may resonate with your own. My name is Heather Shell, and I’ve been a certified scuba diver for over 30 years. Thirteen years ago, when I met my husband, Andrew,...
A rare experience for children to witness
By Gigi Merlusca ”A magical gift of a baby turtle hatch at Anse Chastanet during Kids Sea Camp” It was the first night of Kids Sea Camp under the stars of St Lucia. Mother Nature gave us a magical welcome...
“Scuba diving was definitely not on my list.
Kids Sea Camp mom learns to dive at age 61 and logs 90 dives in 6 countries in two years By Betsy Meade Scuba Diving, no way! My husband, Doug, and I recently retired after raising our four children. We...