Sport Tourism with Purpose
This project's parent organization is Caye Caulker Ocean Academy
It operates in Belize
It uses Water sports , Cycling , Dance
Shortlisted for the Barclays Sport for Employability and Enterprise Award
More about Sport Tourism with Purpose
On the island of Caye Caulker the most lucrative employment is guiding aquatic tourism sports but few locals could afford the certification training. Ocean Academy opened in 2008 as the island's first high school and attracted non-traditional students to enroll by offering scuba, fly fishing, kayaking, drumming as part of the sports curriculum, together with classes in entrepreneurship, financial literacy, marine biology, website design and an Apprenticeship Program. Students graduate high school with more than a traditional diploma; they have real-world job skills and experiences and networks. Our Sport for Employment Program is called "With Purpose" because profits go to pay student high-school tuition, family income, and are re-invested in school programming. With Purpose currently offers Mangrove Kayaking tours, Fly Fishing lessons, Cruiser bike tours and bike repairs, Punta Dance and Drum performances.