Friday, July 11, 2014

Day Eleven: Gyotaku and Checkout Dives!

Today was a big day for the divers, Seth (BHS) and Nick (WCHS). They completed their checkout dives and are now both certified divers! Ms. Hartman went with them today to see them complete their last set of skills. We were so thankful for the amazing things we got to see. Click on the link below to see an awesome video that Nick took while we were all on the dive:











When we finished, we saw some fisherman bringing in their catch of the day.




They have a "pet" sea turtle who has learned that if he hangs out under the dock, the fishermen will feed him fish scraps as they clean their catch. 




Meanwhile at HPA, students were making Gyotaku t shirts. This is the ancient practice of fish printing. The Kumu's provided different fish for the kids to paint (dead fish of course), and they made printed shirts. After that, they headed out to the ocean for their last lab: fish feeding study.





Everyone spent the rest of the night studying for the final exam the next day. Lots of snack and energy drinks (go-go juice) was involved :)