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=Welcome to ISN Model United Nations!=

Model United Nations is an extracurricular activity that is held every Monday afternoon. Some aspects of what you will be learning about are:

Click on the links below for a more detailed description of the objectives and procedures of The Hague International Model United Nations, the conference in which you will be participating which runs from 22nd January until the 28th. Please can you ensure that you have given me a passport photo as soon as possible if you haven't already. The overall cost of the trip will be €780. Flights and hotel are now reserved. We shall be flying with KLM to Schipol and staying at the Bilderburg Europa in Scheveningen. Please use the links and resources below to find out more and keep up to date with resolutions and projects.
 * how the United Nations and other international organizations function,
 * parliamentary procedure and debating skills,
 * development of UN resolutions,
 * lobbying,
 * current events around the world,
 * government policy statements.

[|The Hague International Model United Nations]


 * Factsheet for completion and ppt from lesson on Mon 14th Nov with links.
 * Policy statement background and ppt explaining task for Monday 28th Nov.

Please come to see me if you have any questions about this.




 * ====Great work this evening folks. Some really well researched and thought through policy statements. Well done. Here's the ppt from today with links to Malawi in the news and resolution writing. Please come to see me if you'd like any advice on the other two policy statements.====




 * 5/12/11 - Thanks for all your policy statements. Your ideas are impressively well researched and formulated. Please prepapre your draft resolution on one of your issues for next week and bring in a festive treat (mince pies, 3D Bugles, bacon flavour) for nest week's final session of 2011. Also, please sing up and contribute to the discussion forum. There is already a great link on there for the Env Commission provided by one student. Remeber, sharing is caring (ahhhh).




 * 12/12/11 - Thanks to Antonia for the celebrations. One lonely mince pie lives on from the festivities. Please find the presentation from today's session below. Click here for the [|Lobbying blog MUN 2012]where you can begin lobbying and form links with other countries regarding certain issues.
 * Your draft resolution needs to be completed for the first session after Christmas Jan 9th. Use the discussion forum here to help where needed.
 * Have a very happy Christmas.


 * 9/01/12 - Happy New Year!
 * Welcome back. See the presentation below for anything from today's session. Useful links in there include Malawi newspaper and the link to the research reports which are now available for you and will be very helpful when writing your draft resolution. Thanks to all those who worked hard on their draft resolutions for today. Please can you ensure that they are ready for next Monday.
 * Monday 16th Jan will be a 'dress rehearsal' day. Please wear you MUN formal clothing for the day. See the guidelines on the ppt for guidance with this.
 * Please return any outstanding expectations and medical forms asap.


 * Presentation preparation
 * Thanks to all who attended Monday nights gathering. Those who couldn't need to see me asap. See Ppt below for your role in the presentation that we will be delivering on Tuesday the 21st Feb at 3:00 pm. We have another meeting on Friday at 12:15 to discuss progress and then a rehearsal after school on Monday the 20th.
 * The movies and photos are all on the student network at school. Follow this file route: Students on chicago>MUN.
 * Wikispaces is not letteing me upload today so I'll print out a few of the slides and hand them to you all.