Model UN

On Friday 7th May, the Year 10 Humanities Electives classes of International Studies and Rights, Refugees and Radical Regimes joined together in an incursion, run by UN Youth Australia.  Two of the UN staff who came to MGC were ex-students, Eirene and Scarlett, and it was great to see them back.  MGC students made the following observations about the day:

We learned:

• How a UN convention is formulated, and how different countries converse to pass resolutions for issues at an international level. I had never learnt about the specific processes countries had to take to propose and pass resolutions, so while it was hard at the start, it became easier as the day went to pick up the language and processes used.

• It takes time as everyone gets a turn and demonstrates how people divert to each other, it's good teamwork.
• Small countries can contribute just as much as large countries, but that the United States of America has a lot of say over a lot of the decisions. 
• How to improvise a speech after noting down main points.

The Year 10s enjoyed the day, reporting that it was fun debating and being passionate about the resolutions with friends.

It was a unique opportunity for us to directly involve ourselves in processes that we have discussed in class and can observe in the real world. I think it helped reinforce my understanding of what the UN is and does, which is a vital part of this class (and other classes, like my Unit 1/2 Politics class). It also allowed us to practice our public speaking skills in a supportive environment. Every contribution and discussion mattered, and I definitely noticed everyone's confidence grow throughout the day.

Overall, we learned that The UN is much more interesting and complicated than we thought.

Year 10 International Studies

Year 10 Rights, Refugees and Radical Regimes 

Ms Nikolovska and Ms Gibson