San Pedro dive instructors participated in the fifth annual scuba diving summer program held in Punta Gorda Town, the southernmost municipality in the Toledo District, where a new group of young students earned their Open Water Diver certification. The program, which took students on open water dives between July 31st and August 2nd, aims each year to train up to 20 participants, ages 14 to 24, in scuba diving. The annual summer scuba diving program has been organized in partnership with the Toledo Institute for Development and Environment (TIDE), the U.S.-based nonprofit Access to Opportunity, St. George’s Caye Resort, and Xbox. Anderson said it is important for students to master their skills in the pool before progressing to open water. The following day, participants completed two open water dives at the edge of the Belize Barrier Reef near Seal Caye.