E-Learning provides the knowledge development portion you need before coming to New Horizons to develop your diving skills with our knowledgeable PADI Instructors.

The PADI Open Water Diver Course E-Learning Portion is $120 (US) nonrefundable, paid directly to PADI. The fee covers your knowledge development training and gives you unlimited access to an electronic version of the PADI Open Water Diver Manual (course textbook).

The Confined Water Course price for students who have completed the PADI E-Learning at New Horizons Diving is then $225.00 (this includes the student enhancement kit).

With PADI eLearning you have:

*Convenient online access to knowledge development course material for one year

*Unlimited and unrestricted access to an online version of the PADI Open Water Diver Manual

*The ability to complete knowledge assessments at your own pace

What happens next?

*Visit or contact us anytime: While you are working through the PADI Open Water Diver course online or after you complete all the segments, you can print your E -Learning Record and bring it in to start your underwater adventures.

*GO Dive: You will learn and master dive skills from one of our highly-trained PADI Instructors during confined and open water dives. The skills you learn during these dives will prepare you to explore a whole new world.

Call New Horizons at 859-277-1234 with any questions about the program.

E-Learning provides the knowledge development portion you need before joining New Horizons to develop your diving skills with our knowledgeable PADI Instructors.

The PADI Advanced Open Water Diver Course E-Learning Portion is $120 (US) nonrefundable, paid directly to PADI. The fee covers your knowledge development training and gives you unlimited access to an electronic version of the PADI Adventures in Diving Manual (course textbook).

The in-water dives for students who have completed the PADI AOW E-Learning at New Horizons Diving is then $200.00. Additional costs, such as dive site admission fees, transportation, etc., will vary depending on when and where the dives are completed.

With PADI AOW eLearning you have:

*Convenient online access to knowledge development course material for one year

*Unlimited and unrestricted access to an online version of the PADI Adventures in Diving Manual

*The ability to complete knowledge assessments at your own pace

*Get one step closer to Master Scuba Diver – the ultimate in non-professional certification in recreational diving.

What happens next?

*Visit or contact us anytime: While you are working through the PADI Advanced Open Water Diver course online or after you complete all the segments, you can print your E-Learning Record and bring it in to continue your underwater adventures.

*GO Dive: You will learn and master dive skills from one of our highly-trained PADI Instructors during five open water dives. The skills you learn during these dives will prepare you to explore a whole new world.

Call New Horizons at 859-277-1234 with any questions about the program.

Breathing enriched air (nitrox) instead of air has several benefits, including longer allowable dive times, shorter surface intervals, and less decompression stress on your body. The course covers how enriched air is used, how to analyze the breathing gas, how to plan dives with it, and special equipment considerations.Click here to learn more on the PADI website. If you are working toward your Master Scuba Diver rating, this course counts as one of your five specialties.

Class time: 6:00 – 10:00pm at New Horizons
Cost: $125 includes course fee, textbook, and materials
Prerequisite: PADI (beginner) Scuba Diver or equivalent from other agency

Want to know how your scuba gear works in detail? How about the best tips for caring for and maintaining your life support equipment? These are just a couple of the goals of the Equipment Specialist course. This is one of the few specialty classes that doesn’t involve time spent in the water; it is conducted in its entirety in the classroom. Master Technician Ed Gabe will show you the inner workings of all types of regulators, discuss the function and mechanics of major components of a scuba kit, and teach you the things you can repair in the field. Click here to learn more on the PADI website. If you are working toward your Master Scuba Diver rating, this course counts as one of your five specialties.

Class time: 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm at New Horizons
Cost: $75
Recommended text: The Encyclopedia of Recreational Diving $38.95
Prerequisite: PADI (beginner) Scuba Diver or equivalent from other agency

CPR and First Aid are good skills for anyone involved in adventure sports to have, or even in day-to-day life, just in case. Whether this is the first time you have learned CPR, or if it has been more than two years since your took a CPR class, this program will be useful to you. And you need these skills for the PADI Rescue Diver course if you plan on taking it later this year.

You will learn lifesaving skills for both on-land and diving situations. Some of the things you will experience include:

• CPR and rescue breathing at the layperson level
• AED use
• Preventing and caring for shock
• Spinal injury management
• Use of barriers to reduce disease transmission risk
• Basic first aid and first aid kit considerations

Date: Wednesday, March 14 from 6pm – 10pm
Cost: $75 includes textbook and certification card

Call the shop at (859) 277-1234 for more information or come in to sign up.

Have you ever wanted to capture those exciting moments of your dive trip to take home with you? With the Digital Underwater Photography class, students will learn the basics of underwater photography to help improve their photography skills. Topics include underwater housing prep and care, proper exposure, strobe use, white balance, as well as other tips and tricks. The course is taught by Divemaster Jim Leemhuis, one of the most experienced and talented photographers on staff. The course takes place over two nights: first, a classroom session covering underwater photography techniques, critical tips, and digital photo editing lessons. The second night is focused on putting your new skills to work in the pool with Jim coaching you on the in-water techniques. This course is even more comprehensive than the basic PADI class because Jim even provides you with your own tutorial DVD with interactive video on photography techniques and photo editing!

Don’t own an underwater camera? No problem! New Horizons has complete cameras for rent for students who are taking this course. For $50 you will have use of an underwater camera for the course. Just let Jim know that you need one.

Dates & Times:
Thursday, March 15th, 7:00pm – 10:00pm: Classroom session
Tuesday, March 20th, 8:00pm – 11:00pm: Diving & photography session
Prerequisite: Open Water Diver or other beginner scuba certification
Course fee: $225 for two or more students, or $325 for individual private lessons. Add $50 to rent a digital underwater camera for the course.

Included with Course: PADI Digital Underwater Photographer Guide (textbook) and slate, custom digital underwater tutorial DVD with GIMP photo editing software, PADI certification card, and scuba kit rental.

Required Personal Equipment: Mask, Fins, Snorkel, Personal Digital U/W Camera

Suggested to Bring to Classes: Personal digital camera instruction manual, laptop computer (PC) to practice photo editing. Free photo editing software, GIMP, will be supplied to use.

*** BONUS COURSE OFFER:
Because good buoyancy control and comfort is so critical to being a successful underwater photographer, students who take either of the courses above can also take the Peak Performance Buoyancy Clinic on March 29 at a discounted rate of $60. The buoyancy clinic includes a classroom and a pool session with personalized coaching. You can even bring your camera for practice! Click here to read more about the Peak Performance Buoyancy Clinic.

Questions? Click here to contact instructor Jim Leemhuis for more information.

If you want to sign up for the course, simply come to New Horizons to sign up and get your course materials.

Dates: Tuesdays and Thursdays beginning 3/20/12

The Confined Water (beginner) class consists of 4 evening sessions, held twice weekly. Each session runs from 7:00pm – 11:00pm.

Prerequisites: None, other than a good level of swimming and water comfort, good health, and a desire to have fun!

Equipment Needed: Prior to class start, you will need to purchase a mask, snorkel and fins. You can be fitted for your equipment in our shop, and our staff will be happy to assist you. All other equipment is provided.

Required Materials:
You will be given a student kit (textbook, materials, etc.) when you come into the store to sign up, as well as a loaner DVD that must be returned by the end of the course.

Class Structure:
Most classes will begin with a lesson and quiz based on the reading from the text. After the quiz, you’ll head to the pool to practice the techniques you learned. You will need to have the first 2 chapters completed by the first night of class. The final exam will be given on the 4th night of class.

Please be sure to bring your student kit, a pen, a bathing suit and towel to all classes.

Please call us at (859) 277-1234 for more information.

Have you ever wanted to capture those exciting moments of your dive trip to take home with you? With the Digital Underwater Photography class, students will learn the basics of underwater photography to help improve their photography skills. Topics include underwater housing prep and care, proper exposure, strobe use, white balance, as well as other tips and tricks. The course is taught by Divemaster Jim Leemhuis, one of the most experienced and talented photographers on staff. The course takes place over two nights: first, a classroom session covering underwater photography techniques, critical tips, and digital photo editing lessons. The second night is focused on putting your new skills to work in the pool with Jim coaching you on the in-water techniques. This course is even more comprehensive than the basic PADI class because Jim even provides you with your own tutorial DVD with interactive video on photography techniques and photo editing!

Don’t own an underwater camera? No problem! New Horizons has complete cameras for rent for students who are taking this course. For $50 you will have use of an underwater camera for the course. Just let Jim know that you need one.

Dates & Times:
Thursday, March 22nd, 7:00pm – 10:00pm: Classroom session
Tuesday, March 27th, 8:00pm – 11:00pm: Diving & photography session

Prerequisite: Open Water Diver or other beginner scuba certification
Course fee: $225 for two or more students, or $325 for individual private lessons. Add $50 to rent a digital underwater camera for the course.
Included with Course: PADI Digital Underwater Photographer Guide (textbook) and slate, custom digital underwater tutorial DVD with GIMP photo editing software, PADI certification card, and scuba kit rental.
Required Personal Equipment: Mask, Fins, Snorkel, Personal Digital U/W Camera
Suggested to Bring to Classes: Personal digital camera instruction manual, laptop computer (PC) to practice photo editing. Free photo editing software, GIMP, will be supplied to use.

*** BONUS COURSE OFFER:
Because good buoyancy control and comfort is so critical to being a successful underwater photographer, students who take either of the courses above can also take the Peak Performance Buoyancy Clinic on March 29 at a discounted rate of $60. The buoyancy clinic includes a classroom and a pool session with personalized coaching. You can even bring your camera for practice! Click here to read more about the Peak Performance Buoyancy Clinic.

Questions? Click here to contact instructor Jim Leemhuis for more information.

If you want to sign up for the course, simply come to New Horizons to sign up and get your course materials.

Has it been more than six months since you were diving? Are you going on a scuba vacation and the dive shop where you are going said you need a refresher or review course? This is a great way to make sure you are sharp on your skills and are ready to step off the back of the boat. Our one night Scuba Review is for divers who are certified at any level who want to refresh their skills and techniques before their trip. Why waste your first couple of vacation dives trying to iron out problems?

Come in to sign up for the review, and you will receive a comprehensive workbook to go through in advance of your review night. It leads you through a basic scuba knowledge review at your own pace. Then one of our staff members will finish the informational review with you in the classroom, then take you to the pool for a couple of hours of water work. When you have completed the evening, you will receive a sticker for your certification card that shows you went through the program (see below). We can also certify that you completed the review in your log book.

Time: 7:00pm – 11:00pm
Cost: $75 per person
Limit: 6
Prerequisite: certified beginner diver from any scuba agency

We require advance payment to insure that the review will take place. Please come to New Horizons to sign up and confirm your scuba review. Thanks!

Looking for a great one-night “tune up” for your diving skills? Sign up for Ed Gabe’s Peak Performance Buoyancy Clinic: Thursday, March 29 from 6:00pm – 11:00pm at New Horizons. Good buoyancy control is critical to safe, fun diving, especially if you are doing photography, surveying fish, or even responding to an emergency.

Ed will take you through a classroom session that shares key tips and techniques for precision buoyancy control, propulsion, weighting strategies, and relaxation well beyond what is taught in beginner classes. Then you will go to the UK pool for an in-water session with focused coaching and practice.

The cost for this clinic is only $80, and if you want to go on to earn the PADI Peak Performance Buoyancy certification in the open water with Ed, you can sign up any time this summer for $50, which means your entire course comes at a savings compared to the standard rate.

*** As an added value, if you are taking the PADI Digital Underwater Photography Course with Jim Leemhuis on either March 15/20 or March 22/27, you can sign up for this buoyancy clinic at a discounted rate of $60.

Come in to New Horizons to sign up for the course; we hope you will take advantage of this special evening of precision skills!