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Stuyvesant Model United Nations Conference (StuyMUNC) Brings the Crisis Experience to High Schools

by KFC April 23, 2012 0 comments

Stuyvesant High School hosted around 300 students from the Tri-state area at its Stuyvesant Model United Nations Conference (StuyMUNC) this past weekend. Eight of the thirteen committees that were simulated were small crisis committees and several of them were actually joint crisis simulations. The smaller committee sizes allowed many newer delegates a chance to participate [...]

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North America’s Best High School Model UN Teams: 2011-2012 Spring Rankings Top 25

by KFC April 19, 2012 65 comments

Which high schools have the best Model UN team in North America? We devised a rankings system that answers this question in order to recognize the top teams on the circuit for their accomplishments. Please read the methodology article first before jumping into the rankings. We clarify in the article our purpose for doing rankings, our philosophy [...]

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The Best High School Model UN Teams 2011-2012: Best International Delegations

by KFC April 17, 2012 1 comment

While we were developing our rankings for the Best High School Model UN Teams in North America, we wanted to take note and recognize several teams from outside North America. This list is not meant to be a ranking of the best teams in the world — there are plenty of good teams that participate [...]

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North America’s Best High School Model UN Teams: 2011-2012 Spring Rankings Top 50

by KFC April 15, 2012 5 comments

Which high schools have the best Model UN team in North America? We devised a rankings system that answers this question in order to recognize the top teams on the circuit for their accomplishments. Please read the methodology article first before jumping into the rankings. We clarify in the article our purpose for doing rankings, our philosophy [...]

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North America’s Best High School Model UN teams: 2011-2012 Spring Rankings Top 100

by KFC April 11, 2012 5 comments

Which high schools have the best Model UN team in North America? We devised a rankings system that answers this question in order to recognize the top teams on the circuit for their accomplishments. Please read the methodology article first before jumping into the rankings. We clarify in the article our purpose for doing rankings, our philosophy [...]

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North America’s Best High School Model UN Teams: 2011-2012 Spring Rankings Top 150

by KFC April 10, 2012 1 comment

Which high schools have the best Model UN team in North America? We devised a rankings system that answers this question in order to recognize the top teams on the circuit for their accomplishments. Please read the methodology article first before jumping into the rankings. We clarify in the article our purpose for doing rankings, our philosophy [...]

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High School Model UN Rankings 2011-2012: Purpose, Philosophy, and Methodology

by KFC April 10, 2012 13 comments

Which high school Model UN teams are the best in North America? We saw many benefits to creating a High School Model UN Rankings system and are about to release the Spring rankings update for the 2011-2012 school year (results up through April 1, 2012). The Final rankings for the 2011-2012 school year will be [...]

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Chicago Model United Nations (ChoMUN) 2012: Solving the World’s Crises

by KFC April 9, 2012 0 comments

The Chicago Model United Nations (ChoMUN) conference hit its 15th anniversary this year and had record attendance with over 800 delegates, but it has kept the same values that it started with many years ago: to deliver the best and most fun crises on the college circuit. After also delivering one of the most prominent [...]

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National Model United Nations (NMUN) – New York 2012 Delegation Awards

by KFC April 9, 2012 1 comment

The National Model United Nations (NMUN) New York conferences took place at the Sheraton and Marriott hotels this past week with over 5,000 college delegates attending — NMUN is the largest conference in the world and the only college conference with a session at the UN headquarters. Delegates spend months preparing for this conference and [...]

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Bonus Interviews: 5 Takeaways from New Delegates at the National Model United Nations (NMUN)

by KFC April 9, 2012 0 comments

The National Model United Nations (NMUN) is the world’s largest conference with over 5,000 delegates. It’s so big that it’s technically split into two conferences with two separate dates and hotel venues since no hotel can hold that many delegates. NMUN was not an official stop on our tour but I decided to drop by to [...]

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