Reimagine education through our revolutionary World Schooling Journey in Siwa, where ancient desert wisdom meets contemporary learning theory. This transformative family experience is built on the Dynamic Maslow Framework, which treats human needs not as a rigid pyramid but as an interconnected web that honors cultural diversity and individual pathways to fulfillment.

In this immersive journey, your family will explore Siwa's breathtaking oasis environment while engaging in activities that simultaneously address multiple dimensions of growth from basic survival skills to transcendent purpose, from cultural belonging to creative expression. 

Guided by local mentors and educational facilitators, you'll discover how desert adaptation strategies connect to universal human needs, how traditional knowledge systems offer solutions to contemporary challenges, and how different cultures express similar values through diverse practices.

Available in both 5-day and 15-day formats, this experience offers a flexible yet comprehensive approach to world schooling that respects your family's unique learning style and time constraints. Throughout your journey, our innovative Growth Web assessment tool will help you track development across all need domains, creating a visual representation of your family's expanding capabilities and insights.

Join us for an educational adventure that goes beyond conventional learning to nurture the whole child—and the whole family—in one of Earth's most extraordinary environments.

* 5-Day Dynamic Maslow World Schooling Journey*

Day 1

- Grounding in Place Begin your journey with a traditional Siwan welcome ceremony and tea ritual. 

- After orientation to the Dynamic Maslow framework and Growth Web journals, your family will create visual maps of your current need priorities.

- An orientation walk through Siwa town introduces key resources before a shared lunch with program staff and local representatives. 

- The afternoon features desert safety training and sensory exploration of the oasis environment. 

- Evening brings a traditional dinner with local families, cultural sharing, and stargazing under the desert sky.

Day 2

- Desert Wisdom & Survival Explore Siwa's ancient water systems with local experts, participating hands-on in water conservation practices while discussing water values across cultures. 

- At midday, harvest and prepare traditional desert foods with local families, documenting diverse food traditions. 

- The afternoon includes visits to traditional Siwan homes to learn microclimate design principles and create mini shade structures using local techniques.

- Evening brings a storytelling session with community elders, reflecting on desert adaptation across cultures.

Day 3

- Community & Heritage Engage in traditional craft workshops with Siwan artisans, comparing craft traditions across cultures while creating personal adaptations that honor tradition and express individuality. 

- Midday features collaborative mapping of community resources and networks over lunch with community leaders. 

- In the afternoon, conduct oral history interviews with elders, documenting traditional knowledge and reflecting on connections between ancestral wisdom and contemporary challenges. 

- The evening celebration features traditional music and dance, sharing creative works from the day's activities.

Day 4

- Personal & Collective Growth Embark on a half-day expedition to a significant natural site (salt lake, hot spring, or sand dunes), with family members taking rotating leadership roles. 

- Enjoy a picnic lunch in this natural setting with storytelling and creative response to the environment. 

- The afternoon is dedicated to participation in a community-identified service project, with cross-cultural dialogue about service traditions. 

- Evening brings a guided reflection circle on personal growth across need domains, sharing insights and transformations.

Day 5

- Integration & Continuation Engage in a final cultural exchange activity with local partners, collaboratively creating a cross-cultural resource. 

- A special farewell lunch includes a recognition ceremony for contributions and growth.

- The afternoon focuses on creating personal/family continuation plans and completing Growth Web documentation. 

- The journey concludes with a final reflection and gratitude circle, ceremonial closing with local community members, and departure or transition to extended stay options.

Through this experience, you'll:

- Engage in hands-on desert survival skills that connect physiological needs with higher understanding, including traditional water harvesting, food preparation, and shelter design.

- Participate in cultural workshops with local artisans, learning traditional crafts while exploring how different cultures express similar values through diverse practices.

- Conduct oral history interviews with community elders, documenting wisdom that connects ancestral knowledge to contemporary challenges.

- Contribute to community-identified service projects that balance individual achievement with collective well-being.

- Create a personalized Growth Web that visually maps your family's development across all need domains, from basic survival to transcendent purpose.

- Engage in daily reflection practices that integrate learning across physical, social, intellectual, and spiritual dimensions.

- Meet Your Guide: Your guides will be a diverse team of professional educators and local cultural mentors, each bringing unique expertise to your journey. 

- The educational team includes facilitators trained in both contemporary learning theory and traditional knowledge systems, while local mentors represent different aspects of Siwan culture and desert wisdom.

- Each family is supported by a primary educational guide who helps navigate the Dynamic Maslow framework and Growth Web assessment, ensuring learning experiences address multiple need domains simultaneously.

- This guide works alongside local cultural mentors who share traditional practices, stories, and perspectives, creating a rich dialogue between different knowledge systems.

- All guides are trained in cultural responsiveness, recognizing that need priorities and expressions of fulfillment vary across cultures. They facilitate rather than direct, creating space for authentic growth that respects both individual journeys and cultural contexts. Most importantly, they model the integration of multiple need domains in their own lives, demonstrating how physiological, safety, belonging, esteem, self-actualization, cognitive, aesthetic, and transcendence needs can be addressed simultaneously rather than sequentially.

- A transformative educational framework that treats human needs as an interconnected web rather than a rigid hierarchy, applicable long after your journey ends.

- Practical desert wisdom that connects ancient survival strategies to contemporary challenges, from water conservation to sustainable food systems.

- Cross-cultural understanding that recognizes diverse expressions of universal human needs, fostering both global citizenship and appreciation of local traditions.

- Family bonding through shared challenges and discoveries, creating memories and insights that strengthen relationships across generations.

- Documentation of growth across all need domains through the innovative Growth Web assessment tool, providing visual evidence of development.

- Ongoing connection to the Siwan community through digital resources and relationship networks, extending the learning journey beyond your time in the oasis.

5 days/4 nights accommodation in traditional Siwan guest houses (15-day option available) 

All meals featuring traditional Siwan cuisine with options for dietary requirements 

All local transportation, including airport transfers and expedition vehicles 

Dynamic Needs Mapping Journals for each family member 

Desert Wisdom Field Guide and Cultural Perspective Cards 

Digital access to program resources for continued learning 

Professional photography of your journey 

Contribution to community development projects

5-Day Program: $1,750 per adult, $1,350 per child (ages 6-16) 

15-Day Program: $4,850 per adult, $3,750 per child (ages 6-16) 

*Family packages and group rates available upon request