WORKSHOP LEADERS
SESSION THREE
| Location | Title | Facilitator | Age Group |
|---|---|---|---|
| HS 215 2nd Floor | Alleviating Anxiety | Audrey* & Raelin* | Grades 7-12 |
| HS Cafeteria Third Floor | Friendship Beading | Mrs. Allinson | All |
| HS 314 Third Floor | Girls Get Green – Upcycling Art | The Green Team* | All |
| HS 207 2nd Floor | Girls Get Stronger | Rania El Safty | All |
| HS 220 2nd Floor | I am Enough | Nadine Youssef | All |
| HS 202 2nd Floor | Islamic Feminism | Yomna* & Nesrin* | Grades 7-12 |
| HS 205 2nd Floor | Mind, Body, and Soul of an Athlete | Inola* | All |
| HS 216 2nd Floor | Sports Psychology: Building both mental and physical resilience | Yasmine Faltas | All |
| HS Meeting Room 3rd Floor | The Journey of Loving Yourself | Ms. Smith | Grades 7-12 |
SESSION FOUR
| Location | Title | Facilitator | Age Group |
|---|---|---|---|
| HS 215 2nd Floor | Body Positive | Talia* & Ms. Harouny | All |
| HS Cafeteria 3rd Floor | Friendship Beading | Mrs. Allinson | All |
| HS 207 2nd Floor | Girls Get Stronger | Rania El Safty | All |
| HS 205 2nd Floor | Girls of Maadi | Girls of Maadi | All |
| HS 220 2nd Floor | I Am Enough | Nadine Youssef | Grades 9-12 |
| HS 314 3rd Floor | Paint Your Emotions | Safiyah* | All |
| HS 202 2nd Floor | Skin Care & Hygiene | Aline* & Sydney* | All |
| HS Meeting Room 3rd Floor | The Journey of Loving Yourself | Paulette Smith | Grades 7-12 |
| HS 206 2nd Floor | Your Strength | Evie* | Grades 5-8 |
WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION
Alleviating Anxiety
Facilitators: Audrey & Raelin (Student-Led)
Description: This workshop is directed to people who: struggle with anxiety want ways to manage stress, or just want to sort through some difficult emotions. Audrey and Raelin will help students understand what causes anxiety and actions students can take to reduce it. They will do a fun de-stressing activity where you turn all your stresses into a sweet origami heart.
By attending this workshop, students will understand the importance of taking care of their mental health and not hiding from their emotions. Learning to acknowledge the stressors in our lives is so important, and we hope to teach students different ways to deal with stress and hopefully leave them with strategies that will benefit them in the future.
Recommended Age Group: Grades 7-12
Wellbeing Categories: Emotional & Social
Body Positive
Facilitators: Talia (Student) & Rana Harouny
Description: Are you looking to improve your body image and self-esteem? This fun and empowering workshop encourages you to critique your negative way of thinking, take a stand against unrealistic beauty standards you may have for yourself, and challenge low self-esteem. We will focus on a positive self-image that reinforces the value that “true beauty” is not simply skin deep, and, through this workshop, you will recognize the importance of body acceptance.
By attending this workshop, students will recognize the importance of body acceptance and self-worth, shattering the mentality that they don’t “fit the standard” or aren’t beautiful the way they are.
Target Age Group: 7-12
Wellbeing Categories: Emotional
Friendship Beading
Facilitator: Queen-ie Allinson
Description: Beading can be a shared experience that builds bonds and friendships with one another. We’ll look at beading trends and sit together to create beads to give to our loved ones.
In this workshop, students will be engaged in a shared experience to create a beaded bracelet for a loved one. They will learn about some beading trends and also be creative with the colors, shapes, and patterns that they would like to create their beading design. Eventually, students will take the bracelets home to share with a loved one.
Recommended Age Group: All
Wellbeing Categories: Emotional & Social
Girls Get Green – Upcycling Art
Facilitator: CAC’s Green Team (Student-Led)
Description: Join the CAC Green Team in an upbeat and active session to make beautiful and fun crafts out of the trash that would normally add to landfills, including bottle caps, plastic bags, and more.
In this workshop, students will have fun engaging their creative side while up-cycling trash to reduce and reuse waste.
Recommended Age Group: All
Wellbeing Categories: Emotional, Environmental, Intellectual, Occupational, & Social
Girls Get Stronger
Facilitator: Rania El Safty
Description: Girls are Strong. But how can they get even stronger in male-dominated fields? I have two jobs during the day. I am a Captain for Egyptair, and I have been working in this industry for 20 years. However, the second job I have been blessed with is being a mom, and balancing these tasks is no easy feat. Women have been taught that to further their careers, they always have to make sacrifices. I want to show that this is not the case. I would like to share my journey, challenges, dreams, and accomplishments. I want to inspire girls to reach for the stars regardless of their dreams.
By attending this workshop, students will be inspired to learn the sky isn’t even the limit. When you dream, dream big!
Target Age Group: All
Wellbeing Categories: Intellectual & Social
Girls of Maadi
Facilitator: Girls of Maadi
Description: girlssofmaadi is a safe haven. It is an online community for girls to share common experiences without judgment. It’s a quiet revolution, yet a loud evolution of and for a better tomorrow. We discuss important and relevant issues, where all ideas and opinions are accepted without judgment and are always validated. We do this while teaching young girls how to use social media as a tool to fight for change rather than allowing it to further oppress us into a patriarchal system. Overall, it is a fun get-together for girls of all ages, where we will embrace one another truly, and completely.
Target Age Group: All
Wellbeing Categories: Social, Emotional, & Intellectual
I Am Enough
Facilitator: Nadine Youssef
Description: In the “I Am Enough” workshop, students will start identifying their emotions and naming them without reflecting them on food.
- The girls will understand the difference between physical hunger vs. emotional hunger.
- In this workshop, we will learn and apply the Mindful Eating concept.
- The girls will learn their real self-worth and the concept of self-love.
- They will understand their relationship with themselves, their bodies, and food.
Recommended Age Group: All
Wellbeing Categories: Emotional, Physical, and Spiritual
Islamic Feminism
Facilitators: Yomna & Nesrin (Student-Led)
Description: This workshop will explore the misconceptions revolving around the traditional role of a woman in Arab/Islamic culture. CAC Students, Yomna and Nesrin, will lead the group through discussions that explore the line that needs to be drawn between culture and religion, solutions to lack of presentation, and have heartfelt group discussions in regards to said topics.
By attending this workshop, students will develop an awareness of Islamic feminism and have a safe space to explore this topic.
Recommended Age Group: Grades 8-12
Wellbeing Categories: Emotional, Intellectual, and Spiritual
Mind, Body, and Soul of an Athlete
Facilitator: Inola Arbaugh (Student-Led)
Paint Your Emotions
Facilitator: Safiyah (Student-Led)
Description: Painting can be one of the most therapeutic forms of self-expression as it harnesses emotions and transforms them into beautiful works of art. Join Safiyah in a healing painting session where you will use paint and the force of your creativity to illustrate your emotions.
By attending this workshop, students will gain art as a method of articulating their emotions which they may not have explored before. They will be allowed to reflect upon their feelings and put them into a tangible piece of art they get to take home. This will empower the girls as it will hopefully enhance their emotional well-being. Additionally, the environment of the workshop will prompt conversations related to well-being and empowerment as the students paint.
Recommended Age Group: All
Wellbeing Categories: Emotional
Skin Care & Hygiene
Facilitators: Aline & Sydney (Student Led)
Description: We will start by covering basic skincare, hygiene steps, and routines. We will then proceed to talk about what may be causing acne and how to maintain it. We will then create natural hygiene products such as( body and lip scrubs, natural face masks, and others).
By attending this workshop, students will be more confident about their skin and know how to take care of it.
Recommended Age Groups: All
Wellbeing Categories: Emotional & Physical
Sports Psychology:
Facilitator: Yasmine Faltas
Description: This interactive workshop will include several activities to teach you about sports in general and the role of sports in one’s well-being in coping with the things that can make life tough. Sports can help you be your best self by aligning with your values and gaining a sense of achievement and confidence. You will also learn how sports psychology can help you thrive in your athletic life.
By attending this workshop, students will learn how to deal with challenges through sports, deal with emotional and physical changes, maximize athletic ability and life, learn to “get in the zone,” and align sports to their goals and values.
Recommended Age Group: All
Wellbeing Categories: Emotional and Physical
The Journey of Loving Yourself
Facilitator: Paulette Smith
Description: You will go on a journey to build and/or rebuild a strong relationship with yourself. From reflecting on where you stand on self-love, establishing strategies to convert negative self-talk to positive, body image, and much more…
By attending this workshop, girls will re-establish an appreciation for who they are and who they are becoming. They will understand the importance of accepting their mistakes and identifying elements of themselves that may be viewed as flaws, allowing them to forgive themselves, embrace their strengths, and celebrate their successes.
Recommended Age Group: Grades 7-12
Wellbeing Categories: Emotional, Physical, and Social
Your Strength
Facilitator: Evie Buckman (Student Led)
Description: Empowerment does not have one definition or formula. It comes from what you love and are passionate about! This workshop is about empowerment as an entirety. Sports is not the only way to feel strong, motivated, and part of a community. There are countless examples of women throughout history who have empowered themselves and even changed the world by doing all kinds of things! Come to this workshop to learn about admirable women around the world and discuss and discover what makes you feel strong.
This activity will preach inclusivity and diversity. It will draw attention to the fact that a fundamental part of empowerment is making it feel accessible to as many people as possible. Part of that process is understanding what being empowered means and feels like and what the countless possibilities are! Students will learn about how to find their own strength and embrace it.
Recommended Age Group: Grades 5-8
Wellbeing Categories: Emotional, Intellectual, Occupational, Physical, Social, and Spiritual
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