The International Festival is a long held beloved tradition at Cairo American College. In many ways it represents what our School is truly about, celebrating diversity and offering an opportunity to learn about and explore other cultures. The Festival gives our community the chance to showcase their Culture through cuisine, performance and activities.
Our guests started their journey at the festival walking through a pathway decorated with flags representing all the countries that we proudly host at CAC. They were then welcomed to the field by a whiff of freshly cooked food from all around the globe. Our community got to explore and sample a variety of delicious foods; from the classic American Hotdog to the Syrian Shawerma, you got a taste of the world in one place.
Food wasn’t the only standout at our Festival. Everyone also got to enjoy activities like learning to write their name in Japanese calligraphy and practicing their football skills at the Brazilian booth. Not to mention the many photo opportunities around. Our guests got to give us their very own Mona Lisa smile, or take a selfie in a Palestine shaped mirror, and even get to be Arminian for a photo. There were also beautiful performances from our community members. The South American group performed a mesmerizing dance that merged different styles from the region and the Palestinians gave us an emotional spoken word poetry performance.
The day drew to a close with the raffle prizes and winner announcements. Our community came together to bring fun, diverse and exciting raffle prizes. The raffle items ranged from country baskets that brought so much excitement, delicious snacks you could win and of course the TV that everyone wanted a chance at.
Our wonderful PTO did an amazing job organizing and planning the Festival giving everyone a chance to enjoy different cultures, food and of course prizes!
