International Field StudiesResort

International Field Studies runs Forfar Field Station, a rustic former dive resort set among coconut palms on the beachfront of Andros, the largest island in the Bahamas. Archie Forfar built it as a dive resort in the 1960s, and it carries his name.

Since then it has grown into a field studies base for more than 50,000 students, group leaders and researchers, from grade school to graduate level. A PADI certified dive shop operates there and offers dive trips alongside the educational programs. Snorkeling and conservation programs round out the picture, all in English.