Global Ties Akron's global education program "Know Your Community-Know Your World" part of the #KYCKYW project. #21st century skills, #6th, #core #curriculum, #global education, #middle school

1. EgyptEgypt
KNOW YOUR COMMUNITY –KNOW YOUR COMMUNITY –
KNOW YOUR WORLDKNOW YOUR WORLD

2. INTERNATIONAL SPEAKER PROFILEINTERNATIONAL SPEAKER PROFILE
• Name, Photo of yourself, family if possible
– Topics:
– Why are you in Akron
– What are you studying
– What city are you from
– Career- future plans

3. COUNTRY MAPCOUNTRY MAP

4. COUNTRY MAPCOUNTRY MAP

5. COUNTRY QUICK FACTSCOUNTRY QUICK FACTS
• Full name: Arab Republic of Egypt
• Population: 82.5 million (UN, 2011)
• Capital: Cairo
• Largest city: Cairo, Alexandria, Giza
• Area: 1 million sq km(386,874 sq miles)
• Major language: Arabic
• Major religion: Islam, Christianity
• Life expectancy: 72 years (men), 76 years (women)
• Monetary unit: Egyptian Pound
• Main exports: Petroleum, petroleum products, cotton
• GNI per capita: US $2600 (World Bank, 2011)

6. LANDFORMS OR HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANTLANDFORMS OR HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT
EVENTSEVENTS
What you can see in Egypt
* Ancient Egyptian monuments
* Historic Places
* Religious Places
* Entertainment
Important Cities
Cairo (The Capital), Giza , Alexandria, Sharm El Sheikh, Hurghada,
Aswan, Luxor.

7. THE PYRAMIDSTHE PYRAMIDS

8. THE SPHINXTHE SPHINX

9. ABU SIMBEL SOUTH OF ASWANABU SIMBEL SOUTH OF ASWAN

10. Temple of Philae Aswan

11. Egyptian Hieroglyphics

12. Hieroglyphics Symbols

13. King Tut

14. Camel Ride

15. Citadel of Salah Eldin

16. Cairo Tower

17. The Nile

18. Alexandria

19. Sarm El Sheikh

20. Egypt Water Park

21. Hurghada

22. Red Sea at Hurghada

23. LANGUAGE:LANGUAGE:
• HELLO GOOD BYE YES NO
• THANK YOU YOUR WELCOME
• PLEASE I LOVE YOU HOW ARE YOU
• EXCUSE ME I AM SORRY
• DO YOU SPEAK ______?
• MY NAME IS _______
• I AM __________( NATIONALITY).

24. COUNTRYCOUNTRY
•LEADER: Mohammed Morsi
•GOVERNMENT:
•VOTING AGE:

25. CURRENT EVENTS OR KEY ISSUESCURRENT EVENTS OR KEY ISSUES
• January 25, 2011 Revolution
• Against the dictator regime.
• Under this regime:
• No freedom, corruption,
poverty, and
• neglect of people basic needs
for food, education, and health
services.

26. ECONOMICSECONOMICS
Tourism (Historic, Religious, and
Entertainment).
Oil Industry and Natural Gas.
Manufacturing (Clothing, Appliances,
and others).
Agriculture (Cotton).

27. EVERYDAY-ECONOMICSEVERYDAY-ECONOMICS
• Currency- Banking- Cultural Financial Literacy-
loans, credit cards, cash…
• Jobs – what age do young people start working -
kinds of jobs- ?
• Students and money- Impact for this age group?-
do kids get an allowance? Work?

28. RELIGION(S)RELIGION(S)

29. GENDER- ROLE OF GIRLS / BOYS –GENDER- ROLE OF GIRLS / BOYS –
MEN/WOMENMEN/WOMEN
• How is it growing up as boy or girl in family and
society
• Dress
• Gender rites / rituals
• Education- College-Grad
• At Work
• At Home
• Roles in Society

30. NATIONAL FESTIVALS-HOLIDAYSNATIONAL FESTIVALS-HOLIDAYS
EVENTSEVENTS

31. FOODFOOD

32. CONTEMPORARY CUSTOMS- MUSIC - DANCE – SPORTS &CONTEMPORARY CUSTOMS- MUSIC - DANCE – SPORTS &
TRADITIONSTRADITIONS

33. EVERYDAY LIVINGEVERYDAY LIVING
• Typical Day- schedule
• A School Day/Week- 11-12yrs old
• Study-Homework
• Extracurriculars
• Family Life- traditional housing- extended family-
• Pets / Wildlife- Attractions to visit-amusement
parks-zoos-parks etc.

34. SIMILARITIES-DIFFERENCESSIMILARITIES-DIFFERENCES
• Wrap up with what they notice- similar their
country to us- different-
Future- Where do they see themselves- 5-10 years
from now
Why is the international exchange important to them
Conversation- what has the class learned from their
presentation- most surprising-

35. LINKSLINKS
• Learn more- social media in their country-
websites with more info- music- city- travel
• News Media