MUN 101: Introducing the DP 1 Students to Model United Nations

 With the new academic year beginning, the new DP 1 students were introduced to the idea of Model United Nations

 (MUN) for CAS on August the 13th. MUN is an academic simulation of the United Nations, with students acting 

as delegates, Secretary-Generals, committee staffs and committee chairs. MUN aims to educate young minds about

 current global events, diplomacy, international relations and how the United Nations operates. Delegates need to 

collaborate with other delegates to support each other's resolutions, sharing knowledge of their own ones and 

listening to others proposals. Through MUNs, we as students can develop a multitude of skills, including: 

presentation, public speaking, persuasion, research, critical thinking and situation analysis. 

 

The sessions are taken by both Mr. Asad, our CAS supervisor, along with Mr. Mahfuz, a teacher here at 

Australian International School who has experience in hosting MUNs in other educational institutes and has

 trained students in the past as well. The CAS activity acts as a club in which all of us are members. The club

 also has its own set of authoritative figures (president, vice-president, treasurer, etc.), but currently, these

 roles are set for re-election with the DP 2 students in the running.