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CURES FOR THE SUMMERTIME BLUES BY SARAH BROBERG Parents often have as much trepidation about summer vacation as they do about the school year. While the idea of spending more time with their kids is appealing, keeping the kids entertained for the entire summer is a full-time job in itself. Fortunately, there are a number of diverse options for parents who need a little breathing space, but at the same time want to ensure their children aren’t getting shortchanged in the process. Business Monthly found a number of summer camps and programs operating in and around Cairo – all of which keep children active and parents sane. Learning made fun Cairo American College (CAC) offers a summer enrichment program that provides a wide range of activities for children aged 1 to 17. From pre-school to mid-teens, science to literature, acting to dancing, computers to ceramics, the à la carte program ($100 or equivalent in £E for each two-week, two-hour daily enrichment class) allows parents and children to choose their activities to make the most of the summer months. And having made the decision to enroll their children, parents can rest easy – highly-trained instructors from the Sports Academy of the Hague, CAC Day Camp and the Ontario Institute of Studies in Education (OISE) are on hand at all times to ensure a safe learning experience. Cairo American College Tennis anyone? It’s not Wimbledon, but your child will enjoy it just the same. Spend the summer on the courts at the Katameya Heights Tennis Center, located on a sprawling ranch on the outskirts of Cairo. The ranch features a number of amenities including 10 clay tennis courts, three squash courts, four swimming pools, a fitness center and poolside café to name a few. Its tennis center offers a summer program for beginners (£E 500 for one week of truncated activities, ages 4-7), intermediate (£E 700 for one week, age 7+) and advanced players (£E 900 for one week, age 7+). Discount rates are offered for multiple weeks of instruction. Katameya Heights Tennis Center Strike a pose Think your kid’s got the million dollar look? It’ll take more than that to make it in the exciting world of modeling. The En Vogue Modeling School and Agency will improve your child’s chances with an innovative and exciting summer course on the ABCs of etiquette and modeling. En Vogue Modeling School Add a language For a more international experience, the French Cultural Center provides an intensive French language course for children aged 7+. The one-month course (£E 450) meets four days per week from 9am to 12:30pm to teach kids conversation in French using games, role-playing techniques and practical day-to-day experiences. The center focuses on three methods of teaching, stressing oral communication, active student participation, and dynamic teaching and activities. Students can work out of training handbooks (with audio or video support), use audio equipment for help with grammar and phonetic communication, and make use of the center’s media library, which is chock-full of French media. French Cultural Center Keep ’em busy Kids these days have the attention span of ferrets, so keep them thoroughly entertained this summer with a varied menu of activities at the Integrated Care Society’s Culture Center. Integrated Care Society Shaping creativity At the Pottery Workshop, children aged 5+ can learn to manipulate clay and use it to express their ideas while mastering basic techniques. They will learn to pinch, coil, slab and glaze, before moving on to wheel techniques such as centering and forming basic shapes that can be used to make mugs, pitchers and covered jars. Courses are offered two or three days per week and timing is flexible. Each course costs £E 30 for up to 10 sessions at a time. The Pottery Workshop |
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