Sustainable Thinking for Everyday Life

Starting with the 3Rs+U (reduce, reuse, recycle and upcycle) notion, this bootcamp introduces students to sustainable thinking concepts and everyday life practices. Students learn through various activities that include presentations, storytelling and round table discussions, allowing them to practice ideas that help improve their habits and immediate surroundings for an enhanced overall quality of life.
Students explore the holistic sustainable process and its correlation and interrelated implications in their communities. Reflecting on the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) students will participate in design-games and perception tests on the sustainable thinking principles, and then connect these principals with architectural learnings. After understanding the SDGs, students will apply their learning by producing small architectural models and posters. Through a pinup and a jury simulation, students present and debate their projects effectiveness in solving long-term-built environment problems. Join us this summer for an immersive architectural bootcamp focused on sustainable development.

Learning Outcomes:
Acquaint students with sustainability-related terminologies
Introduce the United Nations 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
Identify daily sustainable practices for young adults
Promote for enhancing the quality of life through urban planning and home design
Develop critical thinking skills
Enhance problem solving skills
Acquire sketching, designing, and model-making capabilities
Encourage debate and persuasion competencies
Develop verbal and visual presentation proficiencies

Duration and Location:
One week: August 10- 14, 2025
Sessions will run daily from 9 am to 3 pm
AUC New Cairo campus
Fridays and Saturdays off
AUC holidays will be compensated for with extra hours

Fees:
EGP 4,000 (price including materials needed)
The following discounts are offered:
10% discount for siblings
10% discount for AUC faculty and staff
15% discount for AUC alumni

Who Can Apply?:
Students aged 12 - 18 years.

Certification: All the bootcamp participants will receive a certificate of participation from AUC.
Transportation: The AUC bus service is available for extra fees. Details on the schedule will be shared before the program's start date.
Accommodation: is offered at the University Residences in case needed. 

About the Instructors: Heba Safey Eldeen is a professor of architecture and design at The American University in Cairo (AUC) and Misr International University (MIU). She is the director of the architecture and children work program at the International Union of Architects and director of the house of Egyptian architecture of the Ministry of Culture’s cultural development fund. Among other activities, she organizes workshops, campaigns, training courses, and awards for schools, institutions, and individuals who help children and youth learn about the built environment, architecture, design, history, heritage and sustainability. Safey Eldeen is passionate about developing young architects to be.
AUC Refund Policy: 100% refund of the program fees will be offered in the following cases. If reported at least three weeks before the program's start date.
Course cancellation 
Medical withdrawal
Visa denial