ACTIVITY LEADERS
SESSION ONE
9:55-10:25
| Building | Room | Floor | Activity | Facilitator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theater | Lobby | 0 | Bollywood | Diya* |
| Outdoors | Courts | 0 | Basketball | Dr. Parnell |
| Outdoors | Bailey Field | 0 | Eco Tag | Green Team* |
| Outdoors | HS Field 1 | 0 | Gymnastics & Aerial Arts | Nathaly Salbaza |
| Outdoors | ES Lawn | 0 | Archery | AECWA |
| Athletics | Main Gym | 0 | Pickleball | Aminah Keevy |
| Outdoors | HS Field 1 | 0 | Ultimate Frisbee | Mel Melrose |
| Outdoors | MS Field | 0 | Volleyball | Jenny Kremer |
| Athletics | Weight Room | 2 | Lift Like A Girl | Alanna Deakin |
| Athletics | Fitness Studio | 2 | Yoga | Savannah Bradley |
| Athletics | Lower Gym | -1 | Zumba | Hedy Osama |
SESSION TWO
10:35-11:05
| Building | Room | Floor | Activity | Facilitator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outdoors | Courts | 0 | Basketball | Dr. Parnell |
| Theater | Lobby | 0 | Dance | Nadine* |
| Outdoors | HS Field 1 | 0 | Gymnastics & Aerial Arts | Nathaly Salbaza |
| Outdoors | ES Lawn | 0 | Archery | AECWA |
| Athletics | Main Gym | 0 | Pickleball | Aminah Keevy |
| Athletics | Blue Gym | 1 | Pilates | Heddy* & Alia* |
| Outdoors | HS Field 1 | 0 | Ultimate Frisbee | Mel Melrose |
| Outdoors | MS Field | 0 | Volleyball | Jenny Kremer |
| Athletics | Weight Room | 2 | Lift Like A Girl | Alanna Deakin |
| Athletics | Fitness Studio | 2 | Yoga | Savannah Bradley |
| Athletics | Lower Gym | -1 | Zumba | Hedy Osama |
CAMPUS MAP
ACTIVITY DESCRIPTIONS
Archery
Facilitator: AECWA – Maadi House
Description: Archery is the sport, practice, or skill of using a bow to shoot arrows. The word comes from the Latin arcus, meaning bow. Historically, archery has been used for hunting and combat. In modern times, it is mainly a competitive sport and recreational activity. Archery is all about concentration. Women have less trouble concentrating than men; they are calmer and more focused. Therefore, Archery is a great sport that not only fits a woman’s characteristic but they excel at it as it comes naturally and effortlessly.
Grade Levels: All
Basketball
Facilitator: Dr. Matthew Parnell
Description: Are you new to basketball? Do you already play? This session will be led by Dr. Parnell, the father of two varsity girls’ basketball players at CAC. During this session, Dr. Parnell will share his love of the game to help empower girls to play the game of basketball.
Grade Levels: All
Bollywood
Facilitator: Diya from Cairo American College (Student Led)
Description: Bollywood has been celebrated internationally for its vibrance and impressive skill. Walk out with a unique choreography taught by CAC students Diya George and Fiore De Schacht. Available to all ages, come and join us on this unique experience!
By participating in this activity, students will walk out with a unique choreography of an internationally celebrated dance. Students in the past have loved this activity, and we think it will be just as successful this year!
Grade Levels: All
Dance
Facilitator: Nadine (Student-Led)
Description: This dance class will be an activity to escape from your stressful life, make some friends, and, most importantly, have some fun while positively affecting your mental and physical health.
Grade Levels: All
Eco Tag
Facilitator: CAC Green Team (Student-Led)
Description: Join the CAC Green Team in an upbeat and active session. We will have open and informative discussions about the causes of climate change and climate anxiety. Our session will also include an active team game to put into practice what we learned about the causes of climate change.
Grade Levels: All
Gymnastics, Handstands, & Aerial Arts
Facilitator: Nathaly Sabalza from Aerial Grace
Description: During this fun yet challenging workshop, we will learn all the basic tricks of flexibility, hoop, Aerial Silks, or Gymnastics! All in a safe way.
Participants will realize the importance of keeping themselves active and practicing sports. Also, they will begin to love their bodies for everything they can do rather than how it looks!
Grade Levels: All
Lift Like a Girl
Facilitator: Alanna Deakin
Description: Ever wondered what to do in the gym? But was too scared to try? Come learn the proper techniques of multiple fitness movements that you can do in the gym without feeling judged by others around you!
Grade Levels:
Pickleball
Facilitator: Aminah Keevy from Cairo Dinkers
Description: A cross between ping-pong and tennis, pickleball is the best of both and a whole lot more social. Use paddles to lob, dink, and smash the ball back and forth over the net but don’t let it bounce twice; that’s a point for the other team! Played on a miniature tennis court, pickleball will get your heart pumping and surely give you a laugh or two. The best part is – anyone can play!
In addition to learning the rules and gameplay of pickleball, students will learn how to communicate and cooperate with others. Doubles matches require a lot of partner engagement and respectful self-reffing between teams.
Grade Levels: All
Pilates
Facilitator: Hedy & Alia (Student-Led)
Description: Pilates is a type of exercise that focuses on building strength all over the body, with an emphasis on the core. This helps to improve fitness and overall well-being. Similar to Yoga, Pilates concentrates on posture, balance, and flexibility.
This activity would help you move and breathe through your daily activities with more freedom, power, and less pain. Pilates is a challenging, low-impact exercise method that balances strength and mobility, aligns the body, fine-tunes movement patterns, and strengthens the deeper muscles of the core.
Grade Levels: All
The Magic Circle
Facilitator: Francesca from CSA
Description: It is a pilates class with a pilates ring known as Magic Circle because of its magical benefits. The ring is made of a flexible material to provide different resistance levels that depend on how hard you squeeze it. The Pilates ring helps in resistance, stability, joint mobility, and muscle building. It also helps to increase flexibility and balance and prevent injury.
Students will learn how pilates can help relieve tension in the shoulders, back, and legs, boost the body’s natural ability to burn fat, prevent injury, to get mindfulness and body awareness.
Grade Levels: Grades 7-12
Ultimate Frisbee
Facilitator: Mel Melrose
Description: Pilates is a type of exercise that focuses on building strength all over the body, with an emphasis on the core. This helps to improve fitness and overall well-being. Similar to Yoga, Pilates concentrates on posture, balance, and flexibility.
This activity would help you move and breathe through your daily activities with more freedom, power, and less pain. Pilates is a challenging, low-impact exercise method that balances strength and mobility, aligns the body, fine-tunes movement patterns, and strengthens the deeper muscles of the core.
Grade Levels: All
Volleyball
Facilitators: Jenny Kremer
Description: Join Ms. Kremer for one of the most popular sports at CAC, VOLLEYBALL! During this session, students will get a brief introduction to the game of volleyball and its necessary skills; then have time to enjoy playing the game with their friends. This session is for beginning and advanced players!
Grade Levels: All
Yoga
Facilitator: Savannah Bradley
Description: In this session, we will engage in mindful yoga: postures are practiced to align, strengthen and promote flexibility in the body. Breathing techniques and meditation are also integrated. You can expect an emphasis on simplicity, repetition, and ease of movement.
Grade Levels: All
Zumba
Facilitators: Hedy Osama
Description: Zumba is an exercise fitness program that involves dance and aerobic movements performed to energetic music. The choreography incorporates hip-hop, soca, samba, salsa, merengue, belly dance, and mambo. Squats and lunges are also included.
Grade Levels: All
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