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Vlog by a tourist who visited in June 2019

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SYRIA | What's It Like to be a Tourist in Damascus in 2019?

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Learning Arabic (48) shopping | تعلم العربية - التسوق4

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Interviews with some of the Little Entrepreneurs about their favorite activities in camp

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Learning Arabic (45) shopping | تعلم العربية - التسوق1

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Learn about the different arts in the Syrian markets and hear their stories.

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The campers rehearsed a skit that they will be performing.

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Today the campers participated in a traditional Arabic dance type called debke. They learned some of the basic moves, and began planning a choreography.

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Every day the campers enjoy an outdoor playtime after their lunch break. Playing in the campus courtyard is one of their favorite activities.

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While the campers wait for the morning activities, they review many of the objectives they’ve learned through games and song.

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Today the campers completed their final yoga session of the camp.

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The campers used balls of clay to create various shapes. Once these shapes were molded the campers echoed their name in Arabic into the wet clay with a stylus.

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After mastering playing circle games as 1-10, the campers transitioned to counting from 1-100 in increments of ten.

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The campers built robots out of cups and glowing lights.

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The campers have designed backdrops for their souqs this Friday. These will be displayed along with all the other work they’ve completed over the past few days.

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The campers are sifting through recyclable products to design and create showcases for their Souq presentations this Friday.

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After learning the basics or our worlds geography and continents, the campers have begun building a puzzle composed of the entire worlds map, with each country's borders, and name labeled.

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The campers have begun to learn about the geography of the world, specifically the countries and climate surrounding the countries that make up various portions of the Arab world.

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The campers designed jewelry boxes made out of tin and decorated them with various decals and stick-on shapes.

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The campers are continuing to work on their Souq projects and are further developing their presentations with signs and banners to pave along shops.

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The campers have begun designing their mosaics. Using bottle camps and colored paper the campers wrote words in Arabic along large portions of poster paper.

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Campers are enjoying sliding on potato sacs at Butler’s Orchard!

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The campers are learning how to make sheep crafts out of newspapers, cotton balls, wooden sticks, and other materials. These sheep are demonstrating a tradition that many Arab families participate in around the time of Eid.

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The campers are learning how to make traditional Arabic Eid cookies at the Arabic House. They are enjoying molding their cookies into very beautiful designs.

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Three of the campers are running their own ice cream store. They are making ice cream sandwiches, popsicles, and much more to sell in their  shop.

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The campers are designing their own products and stores for the open Souq Diorama

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Today we went outside for yoga time. The campers enjoyed the fresh air and fun activities.

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The campers are presenting their favorite method of transportation and describing it.

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Campers are further developing their Souq plans through more discussion and sketch drawing.

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The campers have moved into playtime. Playtime today was a game where the campers were split into two teams and had to try to carry as many orbees as they could and to deposit them into their respective containers.

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For the next daily activity the campers began to work on their custom bookmarks. Each bookmark is made out of different colors of tape with various patterns.

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The campers are continuing to work on the street diorama they began yesterday. This will be decorated with cardboard boxes for buildings, and tape for road signs.

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Once the morning activities were completed the campers participated in a story time.

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The campers learned a new game today. The objective of the game was to hide a small token in somebody’s hand, and have a seeker walk around the campers in a circle while the campers said warm or cold in Arabic to indicate the seekers distance from the person with the token. Once the player was found, the seeker had to also guess which hand the token was hidden in, also in Arabic.

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The campers have begun their new painting assignment. Using stencils, mini canvasses, and paint pens, the campers designed custom works of art to be displayed at the Souq next Friday.

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The campers have been earning stickers for good behavior and got to choose prizes today for their reward.

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The campers had a presentation about different logos and learned about how they worked. They are now designing their own logos for the souq.

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The campers are continuing to work on their Souq projects. They participated in a presentation explaining different advertising techniques such as logos.

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The campers have begun to make lentil plants. These weren’t grown with normal dirt but rather cotton and water. With some time these will grow into great plants for each of the groups.

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After their playtime outdoors, the campers returned indoors and split into small groups for rotations. The rotations included interpersonal conversations, Skype calls with other teachers, videos, and an assessment on what the campers have learned so far.

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The campers are enjoying the summer heat! No better way to cool off in the hot summer sun than having a water balloon fight!

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The campers designed these posters to describe the cycle of products from their start in factories and farms to our homes. Along with all the other crafts, these posters will be displayed at the showcase at the end of the camp.

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Campers began their day today by beginning to work on their names in Arabic. They used paint and templates to write their names in Arabic calligraphy. The decorated their names with decorative templates such as  flower and mosaic prints.

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The campers learned about the different different types of products we can find at the market.

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The campers learned about the product cycle starting at the factory with production and packaging.

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The campers have started building their bracelets. The projects are coming along well.

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The campers have begun to learn to write in binary code. They are working to write the first letter of their names in binary code. They’ll use this to design a bracelet with the first letter of their name along it using beads.

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After creating the frames, the campers used paper mosaics to decorate the boxes to mimic traditional African tiles. These tiles will be later displayed at the market showcase.

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By using their math skills to match corners, the campers made their own cube templates and followed the pattern to build their own cube.

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Campers are busy decorating their very own masks to sell at the showcase Souq on 8/16

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Campers will be visiting the farmers market every Wednesday to enjoy some lunch from the food trucks and explore what a Souq looks like nowadays.

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Campers are very excited about and busy working on creating their own products to sell at the showcase Souq on 8/16

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Every Monday and Wednesday

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At the Souq...one of the stories we'll read at camp.

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At the Souq...one of the stories we'll read at camp.