Ministry of Tourism’s Foreign Language Cadets recently enjoyed an undersea adventure and special language activity at Stuart Cove’s Dive Bahamas.
The cadets, who have been chosen from hundreds of candidates because of their foreign language aptitude, were completing phase I of their foreign language training course with a dive experience off South Ocean. The group conducted their dive using subs, submersible scoots that allowed the students to pilot around a reef and interact with tropical fish. Prior to the dive experience, cadets were given a briefing in Spanish and French on how to use the sub by Stuart Cove’s bi-lingual staff.
The Stuart Cove’s sub experience was the final activity in phase I of the Ministry of Tourism’s Foreign Language Cadet Programme. During phase I of the programme, cadets participated in six weeks of activities that are conducted entirely in Spanish and French. Starting the first Saturday in April, cadets began phase II of the programme, a month-long internship at Atlantis, Dolphin Encounters, Hilton British Colonial, RIU Paradise Island Resort or Stuart Cove’s Dive Bahamas.
The final phase of the programme (Phase III) will take the cadets to live in Costa Rica, France or Spain for four weeks, courtesy of the Ministry of Tourism.
