CAC’s philosophy is to push for a balanced use of age-appropriate technology and innovation to enhance and support the education/learning experience. Technology today offers a virtual window to the outside world with endless learning resources. For this reason, they are used in a way that encourages student agency over their own learning process, while coaching students to be responsible creators and discerning users of information.

CAC Technology

CAC Technology

CAC Technology

CAC Technology

CAC Technology

CAC Technology

CAC LAPTOP PROGRAM

One of the many aspects that make the learning experience so unique at Cairo American College is the firm belief that learning extends well beyond the classroom walls. Learning is based on encounters and experiences and this is what our two projects at middle and high school are based on. Week Without Walls for our high schoolers, and the PRIME Trips program for our middle schoolers. These are two uniquely-tailored programs that enable the students to travel each year to a different location where they learn, explore and have fun.

WEEK WITHOUT WALLS

WWW has always been a very popular and busy week for the students. While this had to be put on hold for the past two years due to Covid-19 measures,  this year we were successfully able to bring it back, bit by bit. Due to the relaxation of some of the Covid-19 measures, CAC was able to host local trips this year to : Alexandria, Aswan, Fayoum, Marsa Alam, Hurghada and Siwa. These ranged from culture and society trips to adventure and scuba diving experiences. 

It is through these types of trips that students learn to partake in service and become engaged in experiential learning, which is one of the essential components in the development of the “whole child” and one of the major building blocks in helping each student reach his or her personal potential.

To learn through hands-on projects and to work as members of a group to achieve major goals enhances the learning experience. When students can internalize learning, they begin to develop lifelong learning skills. Moreover, when they have the opportunity to serve others, it touches their hearts and minds in ways that can’t be measured through tests and exams. It is that human touch that students learn in programs such as Week Without Walls that defines them and guides them toward future ideals and decisions that will impact their world in ways that we may never be able to quite describe in words. 

Below is a glimpse of some of the amazing memories that the students will be able to cherish and reminisce about as they grow older.

PRIME TRIPS

The same applies to the middle school PRIME Trips. This off-campus activities-based program offers students the opportunity to extend the curriculum beyond the classroom walls in exciting ways in a new environment.  They are also able to develop new friendships, try new experiences, and build self-confidence.

Students will be able to extend and apply curriculum work in an authentic and exciting environment, improve physical and mental health, develop a sense of personal involvement, deepen their relationships with their friends and colleagues, develop a fuller understanding of their environments, and develop self-reliance skills as well as self-esteem. 

This year, our middle schoolers were eager to have the opportunity to go on these trips back again, and the campus was buzzing with excitement as they all gathered with their different groups to start their trips. The day trips included day visits to Wadi Degla, Sakara and Dahshur, Abdeen Palace, Museum of Civilization, Pottery Factory, Islamic Arts Museum and Ain Sokhna, 

Below are some of these unforgettable moments that the students got to experience.

Students are often deeply impacted by these kinds of experiences, fondly remembering them long after their days at CAC are over. These encounters help to define CAC students and may guide them toward future ideals and decisions that will shape their world in ways that we may never be able to measure on paper. 

PREK-2 
School Owned  iPad Program

Each student in PK - grade 2 is assigned one iPad for their learning in the classroom. Teachers use them to provide activities that promote exploration of the concepts and skills that are being taught.

Grades 3-5 LAPTOP PROGRAM
School Owned Laptop Program

Students in grades 3-5 are assigned an appropriate device to use in their classrooms to support them with research, exploration and other tech related educational needs.

Grades 6-7 LAPTOP PROGRAM
School Owned Laptop Program 

Students in grades 6-7 are provided with a Macbook Air for them to use during the year. The students can take it home to aid and support them in their learning inside and outside the classroom, and return them to the IT department at the end of the year.

 GRADES 8-12 LAPTOP PROGRAM
BYOD (Bring Your Own Device)

As we continue to streamline the use of technology in the classroom we will be phasing in a Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) program in the middle school. Starting from grade 8, onwards, the laptop program shifts to BYOD. This step provides more flexibility in device selection based on personal preferences. In addition the laptops are not turned in for the summer, and the students are local administrators and can install software of their choice. This also means that one computer can be used to serve both home and school needs, and that the students have a larger responsibility to care for their own devices.