Misr American College

Misr American College
Learn for Life
Location
Cairo Egypt
Information
Type	Private
Established	2001
Middle & High School Principal	Dr Sanaa Sabet
Elementary School Principal	Dr Ralph Farnsworth
Grades	Pre-K to 12
Gender	Co-educational
Enrollment	420 students
Language	English
Website	Official website

Misr American College (MAC) a private Egyptian school based in Maadi, Cairo. This school was established in 2001.^[1] The curriculum follows American education, provided by the Massachusetts regulations, from Pre-K to Grade 12 and is accredited by the CITA board of education and the Ministry of Education in Egypt.^[2]

Established in 2001, MAC is catering mainly Egyptian students from nursery to 12th grade, backed by the full accreditation of the AdvancED.^[3]

About MAC

Misr American College, (MAC) is the American division of Orouba Language School.^[2]
Established in 2001, MAC is the Rashidy's family's latest addition in their quest for educational excellence in Egypt. ·^[2]
Misr American College provides the American curriculum from the Massachusetts regulations to all students starting from Pre-K to 12th grade.·^[2]
The language of instruction is "Standard Edited American English" (SEAE), although MAC also follows the Egyptian Ministry of Education in the following three subjects: Arabic language, Arabic Social Studies and Religion (Islam and Christianity).·^[2]
MAC school is located in the New Maadi neighborhood of Cairo and it is fully accredited by AdvancED, the largest accrediting organization worldwide.^[2]
Assignments are posted on on.mac-eg.com for students to browse at home.

History

The founding family, the Rashidy, has been in the field of education for over 50 years. ·^[4]

In 1960, Mr. Hussein ElRashidy initiated the Orouba educational institutions with Orouba Language School in Dokki neighborhood
In 1996 the Rashidy family was among the first to start a private university in Egypt, Misr International University.·^[4]
In 2001, the American division (MAC) was founded in New Maadi.^[4]

Campus

Located in Tunis Street in Maadi, Misr American College's is adjacent to Orouba British Schools and Orouba Language Schools.·Refer to the facilities heading on this page for details about the building of Misr American College.·^[5]

Academics

Elementary School: Nursery – Grade 5.·^[6]
Middle school: Grades 6–8.·^[6]
High School: Grades 9–12.^[6]

Books are from the Holt Rinehart Winston Series.
Students are obliged to take all classes until senior year, when they're allowed to pick or drop subjects based on their aimed-for faculty. Mentors from MIU have individual parents' meeting in order to guide the student and the parent into this process.

A new mandatory course, Personal, Social and Health Education, has been added.^[7] This program, also referred to as the Building Pioneers Program, works to nurture the students minds and develop their social skills.^[7]

Student Support Services Center

This Learning Support Center (LSC) at MAC is responsible for receiving inquiries and special requests directly from parents. ·^[5] Working with the school's counselor, administration team, and teachers, it makes sure to take corrective actions according to school regulations and policies.·^[5]

Also, after school tutoring and lunch tutoring is available for students to sign up for. Some students may be put under probation, which means they'll spend extra time with the teacher during free times in order to catch up.^[8]

An individual education plan (IEP) is developed for each of these students, indicating specific goals and objectives required to develop the student's individualized academic skills.·^[5]

Letters of concern are sent at the end of every semester, warning the parents of students at risk. Detention is also given for misconduct.

Facilities

Basic

Six floors. ·^[9]
Smart boards·^[9]
Mosque·Room^[9]
10,000 square meter campus^[9]
Clinic (with full-time physician)·^[9]
LSC (Learning Support Center)·^[9]
Air conditioned classrooms·^[9]
Three Playgrounds (Senior, Junior, Main)^[9]·
Transportation (air-conditioned, modern and comfortable buses)^[9]
Three Canteens from where students buy lunch. Menus are posted there.^[9]

Studying Areas

Media and Technology center·^[9]
Two Art Labs (Junior and Senior)·^[9]
Two Computer Labs (Senior and Main)·^[9]
Two Libraries (Senior and Junior)·^[9]
Three Science Labs(Chemistry, Physics, Main) ·^[9]

Sporting Facilities

Two Soccer Fields on campus^[9]
Pass to Olympic Village of Maadi in which students practice in olympic football, volleyball, basketball, and handball courts during PE classes.^[9]

Extra-Curricular Activities' Areas

Ballet Area^[9]
Photography Studio·^[9]
Band and vocal music rehearsal and performance rooms·^[9]
Clubs·^[9]
Music Room
Senior Lunch Area

School Houses

From the beginning of the year, students are divided into four houses:

Egypt Eagles
Cairo Cobras
Nile Crocodiles
Desert Foxes

All of the students work to collect tokens for doing good deeds and exceptional work in class to be rewarded at the end of each month.

Activities

---> School Clubs For club logos, please visit: http://www.mac-eg.com/new/school-clubs/

Student Council
Helping Hands
Press Club
National Honor Society and National Junior Honor Society (Exclusive to Straight A students)
Forensics Club
Hip Hop Club
Choir Club
French Club
Drama Club
Science Club
Instruments Club
Book Club

All clubs are expected to have a public performance at the end of the semester. Once the semester ends and the club has demonstrated their work, students can either change the club they're in or stay and get a chance at competing with other schools or being promoted from Junior Member to Senior Member and finally, chief.

---> Off-Campus Trips:

Animania Zoo
Abdeen Palace
Dream Park
Paintball
Circus
Kidzania
Fagnoon
Pharaonic Village
Sun Bird
The Ranch
Plein Air
Wadi Degla
Ain Sukhna
Sharm Sheikh
Barcelona (For Seniors)
Paris (For Seniors)
Rome (For Seniors)
Gouna (For Soccer Team)

--> On-Campus Activities

BBQ Day
Hat Day
Red Day
Twin Day
Art Week
Green Day
Book Week
70's Party
Pajama Day
Sports Day
Prom Party
Health Week
Art Carnival
Thanksgiving
Alumni Reunion
Halloween Party
Christmas Bazaar
International Day
Galabeya Day Party
Cartoon Character Day
Christmas Celebration
Mother's Day Performance
Fun Day (Last Day of School)

Staff

--> Administration:^[10]

A few pictures: http://www.mac-eg.com/new/717-2/

Mr Hussein El Rashidy : Director of the Board
Eng Hussein H. El Rashidy : Director of Schools
Mr Mike Pavlos : Superintendent
Dr Azza Naguib : Middle and High Schools Principal
Dr Ralph Farnsworth : Director of Curriculum and Elem. School Principal
Ms Iman Ahmed : Administration Manager
Dr Azza Naguib: Head of Student Support Center
Mr Steve Riddell : School Councelor

--> Teachers:^[10]

http://www.mac-orouba.com/teacher.html

Click on the grade level and a list of all teachers will be shown.

Official Videos

MAC Presentation: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6ANipIVh18
MAC Info Presentation:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFUXTxX-Bvg

Road to the States Championship

The boys compete in the Road to the States Championship for soccer.

2011-2012:^[10]

In El Gouna for the championship, MAC's boys played against

ACC and lost 3 to 1.
Elite School and won 4 to 2.
El Hayat Academy and tied 1 to 1.

This match qualified Misr American College's soccer team into the semi-finals.

Alsson and lost 3 to 1.
Narmer School and tied

MAC ended up winning third place in the whole tournament. www.roadtothestates.com

2013-2014:^[10]

The boys competed in el Gouna for the Road to the States Competition. They received 6th place, beating Narmer American College and British Rehab School.

References

External links

Official website

http://www.mac-orouba.com/