Are you ready to discover your hidden talents and reach your full potential? Summer@AUC's Creative Drama bootcamp is just what you need to unleash your creativity and showcase your talent! In collaboration with Sereira Creative Academy for non-traditional education, this bootcamp will nurture your self-confidence and inner strength, helping you believe in yourself. You will engage in creative drama activities, go on a journey of personal development and change how you see yourself and the world around you. You will learn how to share your experiences through creative writing and express them in theatrical pieces.
Learning Outcomes
Duration and Location
All the boot camp participants will receive a certificate of participation from The American University in Cairo.
The AUC Bus Service is available for an extra fee. Details on the schedule will be shared before the program's start date.
Accommodation is offered at the University Residences in case needed.
Aliaa Hamad serves as a senior instructor, theme leader and chair of the writing minor advising committee within the Department of Rhetoric and Composition at The American University in Cairo. Her teaching portfolio spans foundational courses such as Freshman Seminar and Research Writing to specialized professional subjects including Business Communication, Public Speaking and the creative craft of Writing Children’s Literature.
Hamad holds a PhD in linguistics alongside master’s degrees in both Teaching English as a Foreign Language and migration and refugee studies from The American University in Cairo. Her interdisciplinary expertise is bolstered by graduate diplomas in gender and women’s studies and international human rights law, as well as a career certificate in legal translation. Beyond the classroom, she has served as a Cambridge-certified oral examiner, freelance translator, editor and curriculum design specialist.
In addition to her leadership, Hamad is a prolific author who has published four significant works since 2017. Her publications include her debut collection of short stories, “Be Careful What You Wish For,” followed by impactful children’s books such as Sammy Has a Secret, Where is Grandpa? and her 2024 release, Heidi is NOT Afraid.
Nahla Anwar is an Egyptian visual and performing artist, humanitarian and certified creative facilitator. With accreditation in visual arts from the Accademia d’Arte in Florence, Italy, she has been working with different communities in Egypt and the Middle East.
Anwar developed the first curriculum for nontraditional education in Egypt to take people on a transformative journey from the inside out through arts and provide them with the tools necessary to heal and find their inner value.
Refund Policy
A 100% refund of the program fees will be granted if the request is submitted at least two weeks before the course start date, or if the request is due to one of the following reasons:
A 75% refund will be granted if the request is submitted within the last two weeks before the course start date.
No refund will be issued if the request is submitted after the end of the last working day (4 pm) and before classes begin, including the weekend prior to the course start date, or after the course has begun.
Prices range from EGP7,565.00 to EGP8,900.00 (price depends on options selected)