This is a guest post from Nora Radtke, a staffer at GC London. Nora previously served on the Secretariats of conferences organized by UNA-USA and the University of Chicago and was featured in our How Model UN Can Help You Get Into College book.
Opening Ceremonies of GC London took place at the main hall of the IMO
The Global Classrooms: London two-day Model UN Conference kicked off on December 9 at the International Maritime Organization Headquarters in West London, just across the Thames from Parliament. The Conference is hosted by The Mulberry Centre for Global Learning at the Mulberry School for Girls, in partnership with the Global Classrooms program of the United Nations Association of the United States of America. Conference staff members were primarily students from the Mulberry School for Girls, as well as a handful of volunteers from other local secondary schools.
The Global Classrooms International Model United Nations conference (GCIMUN) is the culmination of the year-long Global Classrooms program around the world. The conference is different not only because it can draw Ban Ki-moon to Opening Ceremonies or that its volunteer staff are enthusiastic about leading an educational conference, but because you can see how much fun the staff and delegates are having as they learn from the conference. Check out our photos below!
You can also check out the Press Corps coverage of all the committees at munchronicle.org. Also, the Press Corps interviewed Ryan and Kevin from Best Delegate — check out the interview!
Delegates from Spain, Mexico, and New York City meet at GCIMUN
Chair Nicholas Barkley (Seton Hall University) helps delegates from Japan out in the UN Population Fund
Global Classrooms veterans Elizabeth (GC DC/Georgetown), Elaine (GC LA/UCLA), Secretary-General Sam Lichtenstein, and Anthony (GC Tampa/University of Central Florida) unite to staff at GCIMUN
The 2011 Global Classrooms International Model United Nations Conference (GCIMUN) ended at the United Nations this past Saturday and it looks like everyone had a great time — check out the videos in this post to see for yourself!
But first, the GCIMUN staff wanted to share their thoughts on why more students should participate in Global Classrooms. Featured in this video are:
GCIMUN Secretary-General Sam Lichtenstein from Johns Hopkins University, a graduating senior who will join Teach for America in Houston next year
Marco Alberti of Seton Hall University, who is studying to be an English teacher
Bryce Jarvis of George Washington University
Sarah Shadeed of Seton Hall University
Nicholas Barkley of Seton Hall University
Nida Nizam of McGill University
Miles Greengard of Michigan State University
Asad Ramzanali of UCLA
Click “Learn More” below to see more videos of GCIMUN!
A stylish middle school delegate representing the United Kingdom talks about North Korea in the Security Council
I took a red-eye bus from NYC to DC on Wednesday morning to check out the Global Classrooms: Washington, DC conference! I was a little groggy but otherwise excited to be at the Department of State and see Model UN students in action!
I’ll be at next week’s Global Classrooms: Washington, DC conference held at the State Department on May 4. I staffed several Global Classrooms conferences when I was in college but this will be my first time checking out GC:DC and I’m excited! The 2009 conference featured a keynote speech by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton: Click [...]
We have a lot to recap this week: the Model UN Standings series – America’s Best High School MUN Teams and the Best College MUN Teams completed this week, plus we have recaps from Global Classrooms: Middle School, Cornell CIAC, and StuyMUNC, plus results from UCLA LAMUN and Northwestern NUMUN. This weekend kicks off the last [...]
The 2011 Global Classrooms International Middle School Conference ended on Saturday in a packed ballroom at the Grand Hyatt New York. Click “Learn More” below to see pictures of closing ceremonies, and also check out Global Classrooms’ photos on their Facebook page.
The Global Classrooms International Middle School Conference kicked off earlier today! Opening ceremonies featured speeches by Secretary-General Karen Woodin Rodriguez from Columbia University, UNA-USA Executive Director Patrick Madden, and UN Foundation senior advisor Gillian Sorensen. Click “Learn More” below to see videos of opening ceremonies and pictures of delegates and staff in action!
The 2011 Seton Hall University Model United Nations Conference (SHUMUN) kicked off today Opening ceremonies featured speeches by Secretary-General Marco Alberti, former Global Classrooms conference organizer Karla Fuentes — and me! Check out my speech, “Model UN Makes a Difference,” below:
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