CAC High School Principal’s Notes
WWW Switzerland 2023
WWW Copenhagen 2023
WWW Rome 2023
WWW Vietnam 2023
WWW South Africa 2023
It’s a WWWrap…!
I have just finished walking around the Week Without Walls Exhibition of Learning. All I can say is: wow! In touring around the different exhibits, displays, videos, and slideshows, and—most importantly—talking to excited students, the depth and breadth of the Week Without Walls experience resounds so clearly.
The impact these trips have had on the lives of our students is profound. The incredible array of opportunities and experiences our students have been exposed to is truly remarkable. Experiences like this, of course, do not just materialize. It is due to the hard work and dedication of the High School Faculty that we have been able to pull off this truly exceptional set of experiences for our students. On your behalf as parents, I take this opportunity to acknowledge and thank the High School Faculty, supported by an incredible administration team, and led by Miss McCall, for the successful completion of this year’s Week Without Walls trips. I am sure you are happy to have your kids back home if they traveled and you will enjoy the next week as an opportunity to catch up on their stories. If it is not already apparent, it soon will be, that lifelong memories have been made this week.
And to use the old cliche, “a picture paints 1000 words”, please enjoy the selection of WWW photos included in this issue.
WWW Golf 2023
WWW Sinai 2023
WWW Diving 2023
Thank you to Booster Club and PTO
I would also like to thank the hard work and dedication of our wonderful parent teacher organization and Booster Club for providing all the hungry teenagers in the building with a wonderful breakfast spread this morning. Delicious food provided by Fresh & Co was available for everybody and judging by the energy and excitement in the air, students were very pleased and impressed with the food on offer. Thank you again, Booster Club and PTO. We truly appreciate your support and partnership.
Parent Coffee overview and promo
We enjoyed hosting our parent coffee on the topic of parenting in the digital age this week. Parents collaborated with us to generate questions and topics for further discussion later in the year. As always, I’m sharing the slides that we used during this presentation. Look out for more opportunities to join us in the High School to learn more about your teenagers and their technology use in the near future.
Take a break – holiday time
Spring Break is upon us and it’s time for families to disconnect from school for a week and enjoy some time together. Please encourage your child to take some time out in order to reflect on the wonderful week of experience they have just had and I hope you enjoy being together again for this week. School resumes on Sunday, the 12th of March and as always, we have a busy schedule ahead of us for Quarter 4.
I wish you all a happy and peaceful holiday.
WWW Croatia 2023
WWW London 2023
WWW Senior Seminar 2023
WWW Activity Zone / Explorer Service 2023
WWW Photography 2023
Dates for your Diary
• 3-11 Mar: Spring Break
• Sun 12 Mar: Back to school. H Day.
• Mon 20 Mar: Early Release Day. Students dismissed at 11:30 a.m.
• Mon 20 Mar: Quarter 3 report card issued in Skyward
• Wed 22 Mar: First day of Ramadan (subject to change)
• Mon 27 Mar: IB Art Exhibition Opening (5:00 p.m.)
• Mon 27 Mar: NHS Induction Ceremony 6:00 p.m.
• Tue 28 Mar: Parent-Teacher-Student conferences. 3:30 – 5:30 p.m.
• Wed 29 Mar: Parent-Teacher-Student conferences. 7:45 a.m. – 4:10 p.m.
• Thu 30 Mar: HS Talent Show 6:30 p.m.
• Sun 9 Apr: Western Easter Holiday
• Sun 16 Apr: Eastern Easter Holiday
Andrew Buckman Rachel McCall
HS Principal HS Assistant Principal
Counseling Department Announcements
Week of March 2, 2023
Grade 11 families- Please schedule your college meeting (student, parent and counselor) to occur by April 20th (we ask that you calendar the meeting by March 13th).
Upcoming College Visits:
March 15- 11:15-12 noon: Glion & Les Roches Swiss Hospitality Institutions & Loyola Marymount, Los Angeles
March 30th- 11:15-12 noon- Rider University, Embry Riddle, & Alma College
Grades 9-11: Summer Programs
Immersing yourself in a summer program is one of the best ways to use your time away from CAC to gain valuable experience. There are thousands of summer opportunities and programs being offered around the world each year. Click HERE to check out a few we have come across.
ACT Test information:
Students may register for the upcoming 22-23 test dates at CAC, or other test locations in Cairo. Please go here to find out more.
Claudia Bean, Jody Stiles, Kasey Semler
HS Counseling
General Announcements
The MHS Library will be closed over Spring break. We will open again on March 12th.
Coming Soon – Visiting Author Kate Messner
Best selling author will be visiting CAC on April 3 – April 6th. She will offer presentations to parents and students. Stay tuned for more details.
Meghan Ennis
MS/HS Library
From The Aquatics
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Aquatics Office
ES After-School Activities
The ES students always leave each session with big smiles, Thanks to the wonderful High School students who generously donate their time, knowledge, and kindness.
The ES Activities office greatly values the support and dedication you have demonstrated throughout the program and recognizes the significant contributions and impact you had.
We are extremely grateful and excited to have such a fantastic group of students and eagerly anticipate collaborating with you in future ASA seasons.
Mahmoud Abdel Fattah
ES Activities Coordinator
Joy for Janitors Drive
Dear CAC students and families,
We have received donations from many students/families at this point, but we need more donations to achieve our goal.
As a reminder, here is what we need:
What: sugar, dried fruits, shredded coconut and dates and honey in plastic jars.
What: books in English or Arabic for children ages 4 – 12 (picture books are the best)
OR if you prefer to donate cash, (all 5 items cost about 200 LE, but any amount would be appreciated) look for the cash box in the elementary office.
When: Now until March 21st.
Where: The red donation boxes by the front gate, cash box in the ES office or Third Grade resource room 203 in the ES building (Look for the signs in the third grade hallway).
Thank you so much for what has already been donated! We know we can meet our goal of one Ramadan bag per janitor and at least one book per child, keep the love coming!
Grade 3 Students
CAC PTO
Chopin Piano Competition for Children and Youth in Egypt 2023
We kindly inform you that the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Cairo and the European Foundation for Education and Culture Zielona Góra are organizing the next edition of “Chopin Piano Competition for Children and Youth in Egypt 2023”, addressed to the young pianists living in Egypt.
The Competition is held in Cairo from March 17th to 20th 2023.
We would like to spread the information so anyone willing to participate could join. More information and registration are available on the web page https://www.chopin-competition-in-cairo.org/.
We cordially invite you to participate!
With kind regards!
Parenting Together With Positive Discipline (Tweens & Teens) – Starts March 28
Join Carey Harris for a parenting course designed for all CAC parents!
The 8-week long course meets weekly to…
• address real issues for parents of today’s tweens & teens
• learn over 50 long-term, take-away tools for parenting during the adolescent years
• create a support network for parents of the Cairo American College community
To learn more about the course visit: https://parentingtogether.edublogs.org/
Space is limited! Save your spot – register here!
Carey Harris
ES Guidance Teacher / School Counselor
Positive Discipline Parent & Classroom Educator
NESA Parents as Partners Series
ON-DEMAND LIBRARIES OF WEBINAR RECORDINGS
2020-2021 / 2021-2022 / 2022-2023
You may access the libraries and their over 35 webinar recordings at this link.
Parents as Partners: Bringing Out the Best
WITH JOY MARCHESE
March 21, April 4, 2023
Sessions, Tuesdays 4:00-5:00pm (Athens GMT+2/+3)
VIEW INFOSHEET | VISIT THE INFOHUB
REGISTER NOW
Note: There is no cost to register. Register at any time before the session you wish to attend. You will receive a link to join in an email shortly after completing the form. You may use the same link to join all three sessions, or register again to receive a new link.
*Please note: Daylight savings time begins in Greece on March 26, 2023. This will affect local session start times in areas that do not observe daylight savings.
Recordings will be uploaded to the InfoHub after each session.
Bring Out the Best in Yourself, Your Child and Your Home
Continue to develop community practices within the home to increase your confidence as a parent and develop a plan for those (inevitable) challenging times. Learn practical tools and habits that anyone – a caregiver or not – can apply to their lives.
This 4-part series will explore effective communication, child development, wellbeing, behavioral psychology, and positive parenting as a way to create an environment where children (and adults) are encouraged and engaged, and feel a sense of connection, value and belonging.
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About Joy Marchese
Joy Marchese is founder and director of Positive Discipline UK and co-author of Positive Discipline for Today’s Busy (& Overwhelmed) Parent. She runs a successful global educational consultancy and coaching practice, and develops SEL courses and products to teach social-emotional skills in homes, schools, and multiple organizations throughout the world.