German Model UN

On Wednesday 23 July senior students of German went to the German Model UN, held at the Bastow Institutes' North Melbourne centre. The German Model UN simulates a General Assembly meeting of the United Nations in New York and is conducted completely in the German language. 

This year's focus was efforts to end global poverty and hunger, and our students in two teams represented the views of South Korea and of the United States of America. There was quite a bit of spirited debate, with some national delegates gently having a go at another nation's point of view, and it was great to see students eagerly mixing with others from other schools, when the unmoderated caucus enabled them to find possible allies and negotiate with them for support for an amendment to the draft resolution. 

A great opportunity to use the German language with other students in a guided setting. 

One of our students, Benny (Year 11), says: "The German Model UN experience is like no other, a great way to improve your language skills and explore different countries in a new view. From debating different amendments to creating your own. We highly recommend getting involved."

David Nutting

German Teacher