Florida International University received Best Delegate in 12 committees and the Outstanding Delegation award
NMUN split into two venues several years ago, but this was the first year it held two separate closing ceremonies for each venue so that all delegates would have a chance to sit in the UN General Assembly Hall — meaning the conference featured four closing ceremonies!
The NMUN staff aims to de-emphasize individual competition and promote teamwork by not giving individual awards, only delegation awards. However, NMUN delegates get to vote for who were the Best Delegates in their respective committees — this does not impact delegation awards, but the Best Delegates receive the honor of standing to be recognized in the middle of the UN General Assembly Hall.
At closing ceremonies for the Sheraton venue, the NMUN staff recognized many schools with delegation awards, but NMUN delegates recognized one school in particular — Florida International University students were named Best Delegate in 12 committees, in addition to receiving the conference’s highest award of Outstanding Delegation.
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The 2011 National Model United Nations Conference (NMUN) kicked off yesterday!
Over 5,700 students are in NYC this week to attend the conference, which is so big that it’s split up into two venues with two separate schedules — April 17-21 at the Sheraton and April 19-23 at the Marriott — and each schedule features two closing ceremonies, held at the UN General Assembly Hall, so that every delegate has a chance to get into the UN — intense!
Check out the opening speech by Secretary-General Ronny Heintz below!
Today’s guest post is by Camille Moro, a MUNer at Seton Hall University who is also a Montessori alumnus. Camille helped me live blog this weekend’s Montessori MUN conference, and in the article below, she reflects on her experience as a student of Model UN and the Montessori educational philosophy. After a childhood of being [...]
Today, I had a chance to interview Montessori MUN executive director Judith Cunningham. In the video below, we chat about: How Judith became involved with Model UN and how it complements the Montessori educational philosophy (1:17) A key principle that Montessori and Model UN share in common — they motivate students to learn (4:20) How [...]
Montessori MUN strives to embody the principles of the Montessori educational philosophy, which makes MMUN different than most Model UN conferences. There are no awards in order to emphasize cooperation and consensus-building between delegates. These are the youngest delegates I’ve seen participate in Model UN — they range from 4th to 9th grade. And some [...]
The 2011 Montessori Model United Nations Conference (MMUN) has drawn 1,500 4th grade to 9th grade students from around the world. The first day of the conference was designed to get students actively involved in the conference and engage them in an international experience from the beginning. Click “Learn More” below to read about the conference!
This weekend’s Stuyvesant Model United Nations Conference (StuyMUNC) features a number of innovative crisis committees ranging from the ancient — including simulations of the Peloponnesian War and the Aztec Empire — to the futuristic — such as a fictional Solar Energy Conference where sunlight has replaced oil as a key global resource. A number of [...]
