by Sarah Schwartz | Nov 18, 2022 | MUN 101
What are Blocs? When you first walk into your committee room, it can be easy to be overwhelmed with the number of people in the room competing with you. Thoughts about who is trustworthy and who you want to avoid at all costs may swirl around in your head. The...
by Sarah Schwartz | Oct 25, 2022 | MUN 101
What is effective preparation? Like any activity, there is a distinction between being prepared and flying on the seat of your pants. You never want to just wing it all the time and go into something unprepared. However, it’s also easy to prepare ineffectively or...
by Frank Pobutkiewicz | Sep 11, 2022 | Coach's Corner, Feature Article, MUN Articles
Model United Nations underwent a stress test for two years to see if our community could endure a pandemic-induced global lockdown. Forced onto our screens, Model UN conferences and teams adopted to the new reality with marked determination to continue. High school...
by Gabby MacKay | Aug 28, 2022 | Community, Editorial, MUN Articles
As I look forward to the 2022-2023 school year, I cannot help but look back on what was a memorable year for many reasons. The first year of full-scale in-person Model UN since the beginning of the pandemic, a year-long individual awards rate of over 95%, and the...
by Sarah Schwartz | Aug 24, 2022 | MUN 101
An Introduction to General Assembly Before diving into the specific procedures and techniques used in General Assembly committees of Model United Nations, let’s start by discussing what the General Assembly is in the first place. In the United Nations, the General...