2月6日, 15 韦德娱乐app下载地址 students traveled to Baltimore, 参加第23届年会 Johns Hopkins University Model United Nations Conference. In preparation for this four-day national conference at which they work cooperatively to solve the problems of the world, 比如国际冲突, 灾害, 和事件, 索利伯里的学生一直在做研究, 模拟仿真, 练习他们的说话技巧.

Some Solebury students served on United Nations committees such as the World Health Organization, 国际货币基金组织, or the United Nations Industrial Development Organization, learning about major issues facing the global community while using their skills and intelligence to collaborate with delegates from other schools to create solutions. Others took on the roles of leaders during various world crises, 比如波音公司的执行局, the United Nations Security Council during the Humanitarian Mission in Rwanda in 1993, or as leaders of four nations involved in the Yom Kippur War of 1993, working to re-imagine the outcomes of these historical events and create unique solutions.

Some found themselves slightly out of their comfort zones, "The most challenging part is finding the cour年龄 to give your initial speech,20岁的朱莉安娜说, "After finally overcoming my fears and mustering up the strength to speak at the podium, I realized that this step opened the doors to collaboration with my peers to draft working papers and gave me the boost to talk even more."

其中一个亮点是21年的蒂姆·卡罗尔, who acted as Senator William Alden Smith in the Historical United States Senate of 1918, receiving an Honorable Mention during the awards ceremony on the last day of the conference. He shared, "It was one of the most fun, yet also empowering experiences I've ever had. 我们对决议草案进行了几个小时的辩论, arguing over competing definitions of American liberty, 财政政策的细微差别, and the balance between security and freedom. 给 fiery speeches to sway the senate vote tested my impromptu public 说话 skills, and compromising between different groups tested my interpersonal skills. Model UN is hands down one of the best things you can do to broadly sharpen your research, 说话, 以及外交技巧."

The 韦德娱乐app下载地址 delegation threw themselves into the conference, participating strongly throughout the entire weekend. 那是一段美妙的时光! 下面是他们旅行的照片...