MUNKES at the 29th Bath International Schools’ Model United Nations Conference

Last weekend four teams from KES arrived ready to debate it out at the 29th Bath International Schools’ Model United Nations Conference (BISMUN) held at Kingswood School. 

KES represented four countries: Austria, Fiji, Nigeria and the big one, China. Debate was fierce and very current with plenty of discussion about China and the Coronavirus. We had lots of new delegates at the conference who did brilliantly in the more rigorous level of debate often found at BISMUN, all holding their own and arguing the points with confidence. 

Well done to:

• Sophie Lawrence, Lollie McKenzie, Ally Darnton and Matthew Marshall for winning Commended in their committees
• Theo Aldridge-Stone winning best young delegate (again) in his committee
• Tallulah Brady, James Purser, Alice Mumford and Louis Bush for winning Highly Commended in their committees
• And very well done to Archie McKenzie for winning Commended in the highly contested Security Council.

Our China delegation won Commended overall – which is a fantastic achievement and a great way to celebrate and acknowledge the contribution of our Year 13 delegates in their last conference representing KES in Model United Nations.   

Dr Wainer

About Model United Nations

Model United Nations is an educational simulation in which students can learn about diplomacy, international relations, and the United Nations. MUN involves and teaches participants speaking, debating, and writing skills, in addition to critical thinking, teamwork, and leadership abilities. It is meant to engage students and allow them to develop deeper understanding into current world issues.

Participants in Model United Nations conferences, known as delegates, are placed in committees and assigned countries to represent, or occasionally other organisations or political figures, where they represent members of that body. Delegates are assigned countries before the conference, along with receiving a topic, or topics, that their committee will discuss. Delegates conduct research before conferences, formulate positions and come up with policy proposals that they will then debate with their fellow delegates in the committee, staying true to the actual position of the member they represent. At the end of a conference, the delegates will vote on written policies, called “draft resolutions”, with the goal of passing them with a majority vote. The best-performing delegates in each committee, as well as delegations, are recognised with awards.