Model United Nations
The event
Model United Nations events engage students in current
world affairs and support the development of communication skills
and how to deal with controversial issues. The MUN events also tie
into the Citizenship curriculum for students from Year 9 to Post –
16. Taking on the role diplomats in the UN students
participate in individual and collective action that includes
decision making, negotiating and presenting the ideas of their
delegation on issues such as, ‘The Rights to Education of the Girl
Child’, ‘The HIV-AIDS Pandemic’ or ‘Child Soldiers in
Rwanda’,
Skills and curriculum links
Model United Nations events tie into the
Citizenship curriculum from Year 9 upwards and can be used to
develop students’ personal, learning and thinking skills.
Model United Nations events are a great way
for students to engage with current world affairs, attempt to deal
with global crises and to explore controversial issues.
- The events involve students in debate and, in so doing, help
them to consider the legal, moral, economic, environmental,
historical, social and cultural dimensions of world affairs.
- Students are given the opportunity to develop a host of skills
including research, critical analysis, communication, public
speaking and co-operation, teamwork, problem solving and
decision-making.
- The events also provide students with the opportunity to take
on the role of diplomats and represent opinions that they might not
hold themselves.
What next?
SLN will run more Model United Nations events
nationally as well as taking a delegation of students to America.
The programme will provide students with the opportunity to
participate in a Model United Nations event in the heart of
international diplomacy – the UN Headquarters in New York.
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