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- Broadbeach camp was very interesting but price a bit steep (around 10K$ including flight...).
Broadreach offers a number of scholarships through the Broadreach Foundation :
http://www.broadreachfoundation.com/
(No, I dont work for Broadreach, but I did run trips with them for several years. It is an amazing opportunity for young adults. Granted, I know the price is prohibitive for most people.)
For what it is worth, I wouldn't send my kid unsupervised to the Florida Keys without some sort of structured and time-tested program such as Sea-Camp, etc... Of course the Keys are full of great people, but they also attract a number of individuals that are pretty rough. I have several friends raising kids there, and they keep their teens on a very short leash as there are ample opportunities to make poor decisions, witness adults behaving badly, and deal with sketchy situations. There is a side of the Keys that is a great small-town-America. There is also a side that is the "end of the road."
Then again, I guess one can find that anywhere...Man, I am glad I don't have kids...