Best MUN ever!
Of the 21 KES students who travelled up the motorway to attend the Model United Nations conference at Cheadle Hulme School on the outskirts of Manchester, 11 came home with honours.
Debating topics as diverse as the disappearance of the honey bee, the scarcity of water in the Middle East and the use of child soldiers, the representatives of MUNKES excelled themselves in open competition with 30 schools from around the UK and Europe.
Commended
The following students were Commended for their debating: Ieuan Tranter, Natalie Rubner, Ric Claydon, James Glendennan and Daniel Hunt (who took his place on the high-powered Security Council).
Highly Commended
Sam Lin and Alasdair Cresswell were Highly Commended.
Best Young Delegate in the Economic and Social Committee
William Neaverson did exceptionally well to be recognized as the Best Young Delegate in the Economic and Social Committee.
Outstanding delegates
Achieving the highest accolade, Nadeem Shad and Oliver Schofield were acknowledged as THE outstanding delegates in their fiercely debated committees of Disarmament and the Middle East respectively.
KES in the top four schools
But beyond this, for the first time in recent years, King Edward's School was among the top four schools at the conference and won the prestigious Highly Commended Delegation for the team representing Lebanon: Ambassador: Nadeem Shad, Alex Bigwood, William Neaverson, Sam Lin and Oliver Schofield.
Anyone interested in MUN should come along to our regular meetings in N34 on Thursday lunchtimes. See Mr Thomas for details.
Best Delegate at Bath International Schools Model United Nations (BISMUN)
Three days of intense debate, argument, lobbying and disaster aversion. KES MUNers, or MUNKES, disported themselves with maturity, wit and increasing confidence.
The KES team were both privileged and daunted by representing the new Obama administration as the
In all, twenty delegates from King Edward’s also represented the
Mr Thomas would like to add his own commendation to all 20 MUNKES and thanks them for their spotless behaviour and commitment.
Pupils learn about United Nations
|
Pupils from King Edward's attended the recent Model United Nations held at St Laurence School in
Model United Nations, is a form of debating for young people from years 10 - 13, which allows students from different schools, different backgrounds, and even different countries, to work together in discussing the world's problems. Debates folow, as closely as possible, the style of the real United Nations, with students taking on the role of countries and debating highly topical international issues.
KES students represented
Pupils from King Edward's attended the recent Model United Nations held at St Laurence School in Bradford-on-Avon.
Model United Nations, is a form of debating for young people from years 10 - 13, which allows students from different schools, different backgrounds, and even different countries, to work together in discussing the world's problems. Debates folow, as closely as possible, the style of the real United Nations, with students taking on the role of countries and debating highly topical international issues.
KES students represented Georgia, India, Iraq and Uganda and took part in some very interesting debates on a number of topics ranging from Modern Terrorism, Human trafficking, How to combat the price of oil and Globalisation.