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PADI Kids Scuba
No experience neededPADI Certified

PADI Kids Scuba

Real scuba gear, shallow water, and a blast for kids age 8 and up.

$299.95Enrollment Open
Have questions? Call (512) 489-4404
  • ✓eLearning access as soon as you check out
  • ✓We’ll be in touch to schedule your sessions
Taught by Brady Huddleston
SDI Course Director & Instructor Trainer · PADI IDC Staff Instructor · American Red Cross Instructor
Meet the team

What's included

✓PADI eLearning — complete at your own pace
✓Small-group pool training — we book the pool and bring all the gear
✓Open water training dives (if applicable)
✓Personal instruction from a certified PADI Instructor
✓Lifetime certification card
“Best decision I made. The instructors were patient, the small class size meant real attention, and I booked everything online without a single phone call.”
— Recent Open Water graduate

Who it's for

No experience needed. If you can swim and you're at least 10 years old, you're ready to start.

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Minimum age10 years old
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SwimmingBasic swimming ability
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ExperienceNo prior experience required

What you'll learn

Bubblemaker (single pool session, no certification)

✓For kids age 8 and older; no prior experience necessary, just comfort in the water
✓Use real scuba gear to breathe underwater under direct PADI Pro supervision
✓Swim and explore in water no deeper than 2 meters/6 feet
✓Parental approval required; can be run as a single fun session or party experience

Seal Team (multi-session AquaMissions program, no certification)

✓For kids age 8 and older; broken into AquaMissions 1-5 core skills plus 10 specialty AquaMissions
✓Core AquaMissions cover breathing underwater, clearing a mask, recovering a regulator, and neutral buoyancy
✓Specialty AquaMissions include creature identification, navigation, search and recovery, night diving with flashlights, underwater photography, and skin diving
✓Each session runs about an hour; includes a PADI Seal Team Crew-Pak with activity book and logbook pages

Frequently asked questions

No, neither Seal Team nor Bubblemaker results in a diving certification. They're confidence-building, pool-only programs designed to introduce kids to scuba safely before they're old enough for PADI Junior Open Water at age 10.

Simple process

How it works

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eLearning at home

Complete the academic portion online at your own pace — videos, quizzes, no classroom required.

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Pool training

Confined-water skills with an instructor, scheduled with you — we’ll confirm the pool date and what to bring.

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Get certified

Finish up and we issue your certification — no open-water dives required for this course.

Ready?

Ready to get in the water?

Book online in minutes. eLearning starts instantly. We’ll be in touch to schedule.

Call (512) 489-4404

Already certified? PADI Advance Open Water Diver is a popular next step.