FRENCH CONFERENCE

French United Nations Conference

Our Team of Year 12 students including Angela Bocquet, Andrea Marsic, Kate O’Dwyer and Nikko Riazi participated in the French Model United Nations Conference on Monday 23 July on the very important topic of Asylum Seekers and Refugees: A Global Humanitarian Crisis. The event was held at Treasury Theatre in Melbourne.

The Model UN Conference is a creative simulation of the UN General Assembly in which students represented member states of the UN. Each school represented a country and tried to negotiate a new UN Resolution. The Model UN Conference was an opportunity for students to learn about the UN system, discuss global issues and practice their diplomacy skills in a fun, dynamic environment, while developing key negotiation and public speaking skills. All that speaking in French!

There were more than thirty other schools who participated and Angela, Andrea, Kate and Nikko represented Kew High School very well. Their opening statement was lauded and they made sure their voice was heard during the caucus and for the final resolution.

Well Done to the team who participated, it was a very successful day.

Xavier Ndour

French Teacher