Our pupils were highly commended at MGSMUN
QMUN ‐ 3 welcomed over 230 students
Queen’s has a tt ended MGSMUN , and the posi ti ve and suppor ti ve atmosphere allowed everyone to get fully immersed into the debates, as well and mee ti ng old friends and making new ones. Our team of highly commi tt ed delegates exemplify much of what is best about MUN, with Izabele Valan ti ne and Gowri She tt y in Year 11 being Commended in the Special Commission on Women’s Rights and the Poli ti cal Commi tt ee respec ti vely, as well as Elizabeth Edwards in Year 11 being Highly Commended in the Human Rights Commi tt ee . MUNHigh In February, Queen’s represented Greece and Japan at MUNHigh , hosted by Manchester High School for Girls, with Year 12 student Maahi Chauhan having the honour of serving as guest chair in the Disarmament Commi tt ee . The intensive two ‐ day conference demanded excep ti onal stamina and perseverance from delegates, and a commendable e ff ort was made by all who rose to the challenge. Special men ti on to Simran Sambhi in Year 11, who was awarded Best Young Delegate as Japan in the Disarmament Commi tt ee , and to Catalina Solan in Year 11, who was Commended for represen ti ng Japan in the Poli ti cal Commi tt ee . ShrewsMUN To close a strong year of MUN, 13 students from Years 9 ‐ 13 travelled to Shrewsbury School for the annual ShrewsMUN conference. The team included 10 delegates represen ti ng India and Yemen, as well as three students who had been invited to act as guest chairs. Beyond the formal proceedings, ShrewsMUN’s ever ‐ popular Saturday night disco provided an opportunity to foster new and
exis ti ng friendships with students from other schools. The highlight of Sunday’s general assembly was undoubtedly the debate surrounding the ad ‐ hoc Crisis Scenario, where our students seized the opportunity to ar ti culate their view ‐ points before a larger audience. In a moment of pride for our delega ti on, Izabele Valan ti ne in Year 11 was awarded the ti tle of Best Delegate for represen ti ng India in the Health and Social Commi tt ee , and Simran Sambhi in Year 11 was Commended for her representa ti on of India in the Security Council . "The posi ti ve and suppor ti ve atmosphere allowed everyone to get fully immersed into the debates."
Year 9 ‐ 13 students at Shrewbury MUN
QMUN ‐ 3
Year 10 ‐ 13 students a tt ended The King's School fi rst MUN conference
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