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GLOBAL CITIZEN
What advice would you have for anyone
and policy statement. Furthermore, as
it was everyone’s 昀椀rst MUN conference,
thinking about taking part? My advice
we didn’t have the experience to know
would be to get involved and take every
exactly what was expected of us as
opportunity in terms of MUN. It is a
delegates, so we had to adapt quickly to
valuable and fun experience that allows
the rules and procedures when taking part
you to meet a wide range of people.
in the conference.
Following on from the trip to The
International School of the Hague, there
How has being involved in the MUN
was a keen appetite amongst our pupils
helped you? This has given me the
who were new to MUN conferences to
opportunity to develop a range of
昀椀nd out more about what they entail and
key skills such as communication,
how they are run, so we hosted our 昀椀rst in-
diplomacy, public speaking, leadership
house MUN conference in January 2024
and teamwork, all in a fun and friendly
which was open to all pupils across the
environment.
Senior School. Pupils debated and sought
to 昀椀nd resolutions to two global issues:
What did you learn that you didn’t know
assessing and mitigating the dangers
before? I learnt more about how the UN
of cyberattacks, and the reduction and
works including the processes it follows
disarmament of nuclear weapons.
in order to pass a resolution. I also learnt
how to properly write a speech and policy
Our Senior School pupils then visited
statement, and how to e昀昀ectively lobby
friends at Felsted School for the Spring
with other delegates.
2024 Model United Nations conference.
Representing Belgium, Ethiopia and
How important is the understanding of
Croatia, our pupils addressed key global
international a昀昀airs and politics? I think
issues including con昀氀ict, mental health,
that the understanding of international
children’s health, and politics.
a昀昀airs and politics is indispensable
today. It widens your perspective and
By participating in MUN conferences,
understanding of signi昀椀cant events that
pupils can expand their knowledge and
impact so many lives across the world.
skills of independent political research,
This is especially important now more
helping to develop their con昀椀dence in
than ever, as we are living through
public speaking, debating and analytical
unprecedented political and economic
skills.
events on a national and global scale.
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