How to be a Mermaid Classes & Camps

[Mermaid Sirena]

There are so many camps and classes and things around for aspiring mers to attend and learn from, but they are scattered and not many people seem to know about them or forget after a while. So here is a listing of all the how to be a mer classes and camps I know of, hopefully the list will grow!

MeduSirena
~ Information
~ Calendar (Occasionally shows a prescheduled lesson)

Weeki Wachee Springs
~ Sirens of the Deep Mermaid Camp
~ COST: $350
~ AGE: 30 years of age and up
~ Adventures Under the Spring Mermaid Camp
~ COST: ?
~ AGE: ? (assuming under 18)
Unfortunately at this time they do not offer any camps or training for young mer's between 18 and 29. They were very kind in the reply and even reminded me that we are mermaids weather on land or sea. Hopefully they will create a camp for those of us in this missing age group, until then we must wait.

Iara Mandyn
~ Training Services

Mermaid Kat (Katrin Felton)
I saw someone asked on Mermaid Kat's page about her training classes, this is what she said.

Hey ((Name removed)), I live in Phuket, Thailand so I give mermaid classes over here. I also travel to give workshops but of course only if transport and accommodation needs to be supplied There are many different variations for the mermaid class. This depends on your skills and needs. However there are always 3 basic sections.
- Some in-water training (Pool and Open Water)
- Some Classroom (Theory and Environmental awareness)
- Some basic Underwater modelling
- underwater- and on land photoshoot Depending on your strengths some areas might be focused on more than others. If you want a personalized workshop we can always have one to one classes and I could arrange accommodation for you over here in Thailand and if interested also combine it with a scuba diving course to extend your knowledge about the underwater world and give you a different and new angle to the Underwater World. When you are already certified we can also do some fundiving.

The next large workshop will be in November in Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) however dates need to be confirmed. But I give also classes for only one or two people. So just let me know when you are planning to come over.

If you have any question please let me know

Looking forward to hearing from you.
Sweet oceankisses...
http://www.facebook.com/MermaidKat

Although these are not mermaid specific they are excellent to know for several reasons. It is a good selling point for yourself, clients feel safer, you can charge more, it opens the door to a greater variety of opportunities, it helps with your own personal comfort in the water and unknown situations.

~ CPR / First Aid / AED Certified for Adults, Children and Infants (you can easily be trained for all three at your local Red Cross)
~ Lifeguard Certified
~ SCUBA Certified (List of suggested courses)
~ Free Dive Certified
~ Rescue Diver
~ Current Passport
~ Own Salt and/or Fresh water Scuba gear

A great many of the ideas listed here were gleaned from the impressive skills and service list of Linden Wolbert.