American University in Cairo

Description:

The Future Me (Green edition) Winter Camp is an exciting and innovative camp designed specifically for participants aged 8 to 16. This exceptional camp takes a unique approach to tackling sustainability through technology. Students will gain valuable 21st-century skills that are crucial for success in the modern world. They will foster critical thinking, allowing them to analyze problems and find innovative solutions. The program's focus is to blend education with fun-filled activities through an experience that combines learning, hands-on projects, and friendly competition. Participants will identify how to design and develop Mobile Applications and Websites to promote and spread awareness about renewable energy and its importance in our rapidly changing world. By applying creativity and technical skills, campers will develop exciting campaigns that will captivate and inspire others to join the sustainability movement 

Program outcomes:

1.    Analyze problems and make informed decisions
2.    Practice communication skills, including public speaking and active listening, to become more effective communicators
3.    Identify different sources of energy and the importance of energy conservation
4.    Assess the impact of energy consumption on the environment
5.    Identify the environmental impact of electricity on the generation
6.    Evaluate the benefits of renewable energy sources
7.    Identify the causes and consequences of climate change
8.    Compare innovative ideas to address climate change
9.    Utilize technology and programming to serve humanity in the future world
10.    Define solar energy uses
11.    Design practical applications of solar energy
12.     Define sustainability and its importance in tackling climate change
13.    List ways to utilize wind energy
14.    Desing a practical application of wind energy
15.     Define web development as one of the programming fields
16.     Identify ways to design mobile applications as one of the programming fields
17.    Design practical websites or mobile applications to spread a sustainability awareness campaign