The 8th summer of Al-Bustan Camp was held with 49 children and teenagers having a fantastic time in music, science, dance, art, drama, poetry, Arabic, and video. Abu Ali Al-Hasan Ibn Al-Haytham was the cool 11th century scientist whose story permeated throughout the camp activities, from investigating light rays and optics; exploring the history of Iraq through films and poetry; to singing Arabic songs from Iraqi and Egypt – the two countries where Ibn Al-Haytham lived.
Watch a 10-minute video overview of camp in photos with audio of campers singing three Arabic songs: Fog il-Nakhl, Yalle Zara’atu El-Burta’an, and Toba, led by musicians Hanna Khoury and Hafez El Ali Kotain, singer Layal Brown, and cellist Sara Gabalawi. . .
And view a 7-minute video, edited by Corey Chao, highlighting the first week of music at camp. . .
To see an array of photos, go to our Camp 2009 Photo Archive.
For an overview of Al-Bustan Camp, click here.
