The Coral Academy
Learn to grow a reef.
Three ways in — from a five-hour workshop with your hands in the coral to four weeks certifying as an ocean gardener. Choose your depth and start restoring.
Choose your depth
Three courses, one living reef
Every course puts you in the water — or at least hands-on with coral. The only question is how far you want to go.
Tier 1
Restoration Day Workshop
Half a day. No diving required.
No diving · open to all
- Reef-science briefing
- Plant real coral fragments
- Certificate of participation
Tier 2
Coral Foundations
One week, hands in the reef
Going deeper? Coral Restoration Foundations — 2 weeks, 20 dives · $1,699
Open Water certified
- Coral ID basics
- Nursery & planting dives
- Ocean Gardener intro cert
Tier 3
Coral Restoration Course
Four weeks living as an ocean gardener
Advanced Open Water + 30 dives
- 5 certifications incl. freediving
- Advanced Coral Diver
- 10 corals planted in your name
Private Tours
Your own reef day, for the people you choose
Craft an unforgettable experience for your family, friends, or corporate team with a private custom tour at our Liukang Nursery in Indonesia. Choose a half-day or full-day adventure — snorkel and explore our vibrant coral nurseries while taking part in coral planting, shaped around your group.
Ocean Gardener certification
A credential earned in the water.
Our courses aren't classroom theory. You certify by doing the work — identifying coral, building nurseries and out-planting on a reef that's been regenerating since 2020. Every graduate leaves as a working ocean gardener.
Recognised certifications
Coral Diver ID, Advanced Coral Diver, freediving and Ocean Gardener credentials — earned through logged, in-water assessment.
Taught by practitioners
Your instructors are the ocean gardeners rebuilding these reefs every day — not seasonal staff reading from a manual.
A real house reef
The Tevana House Reef is a living laboratory. What you plant becomes part of the nursery you'll come to know by heart.
The work, in numbers
What our academy has grown
Start where you are. Grow a reef.
From a single afternoon to a full four-week apprenticeship — pick the course that meets you where you are.