Model United Nations (MUN)

I have been in model united nations for about a month and a half now and the club takes place on Fridays after school from 3:10 to 4:15.

here is a brief description of what we do in the club:

The participants role-play as diplomats representing a country or NGO in a simulated session of a committee of the United Nations, such as the Security Council or the General Assembly. Participants research a country, take on roles as diplomats, investigate international issues, debate, deliberate, consult, and then develop solutions to world problems. More recently, simulation of other deliberative, such as the United Nations Security Council, has been included in Model United Nations, even if they are completely unrelated to the UN or international affairs as a whole. In general, the participants that the executive panel considers to be most contributing are given awards, such as 'Best Delegate award'.

When in the club, participants must employ a variety of communication and critical thinking skills in order to represent the policies of their country. These skills include public speaking, group communication, research, policy analysis, active listening, negotiating, conflict resolution, note taking, and technical writing.

Signatories include: miss Catherine Meyer, miss Liz Charsley

The club is a great place to interact with other people and really learn about what its like to be in the united nations. also it teaches you how to work collaboratively with others because your are often put into groups representing a country or a political group and it forces you to work along side different people. 

In the club i work collaboratively with other people to do things like write policy statements or talk about the political front that i represent within my group. Position papers should explain an issue from their country's point of view. It is also good practice that they include statistics about the issue that would support the cause they defend. The paper would also try to convince the other countries of the committee to their view of the issue. It would have ways to solve the situation.