Montessori Model United Nations (MMUN)
MMUN 2011 will be held April 13 - April 16 2011 at the Brooklyn Marriott and United Nations Headquarters. Register your school today!
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Maria Montessori supported the work of the United Nations as a forum where peace could be created. In Model UN, students step into the shoes of ambassadors to debate current issues. Currently more than 200,000 high school and university students participate annually in the program. Many of its graduates have moved into leadership positions in every walk of life, including two US Supreme Court Justices, a High Court Commissioner and even an Academy Award© winning actor.
MMUN 2011 will be held April 13 - April 16 2011 at the Brooklyn Marriott and United Nations Headquarters. Register your school today!
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UN News
Ban ‘encouraged’ by start of direct peace talks between Israelis, Palestinians
Sep 1st, 23:00
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says he is "very much encouraged" that direct peace talks between Israeli and Palestinian leaders have been launched today and called for those talks to tackle core issues so that a lasting peace can be reached in the Middle East.
UN agency warns of tragedy unfolding in southwest of flood-hit Pakistan
Sep 1st, 23:00
The United Nations refugee agency today called for boosting relief efforts in the flood-hit province of Balochistan in south-western Pakistan, where some 2 million people have been affected by the recent disaster and the humanitarian situation is deteriorating.
UN report on human rights violations in DR Congo to be released next month
Sep 1st, 23:00
The report documenting the most serious human rights violations committed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) between 1993 and 2003 will be made public on 1 October, the United Nations announced today.
September 3rd, 2010
Montessori MUN Latest News
MMUN NEW TEACHER WORKSHOP OCT 15-16 2010
Registration is now closed for the 2010 Teacher Workshops. We have reached capacity. If interested in future training please send your name and email to Heidi Walters at hwalters@montessori-mun.org. We will place you on an email list to share with you the next available training dates.
One Schools Experience with MMUN - School of the Woods
School of the Woods shares their experience with Montessori Model UN
MMUN Chinese Teacher Training
The following letter from Mr. Zhou of the Henan Province Ministry of Education expresses the historic collaboration between MMUN and the Henan Provincial Public Education District. From July 30 through August 2, fifteen Chinese Middle School teachers participated in interactive learning sessions that included a tour of the UN, a briefing with the Project Manager of the UN Global Education Program and simulations and presentations by the MMUN team of Lalit Ecka, Greg Dahlin and Judith Cunningham. This happened because of the efforts by the participating Montessori teachers, students and parents. They share in this historic moment.
MMUN Partners with NAIS for Free Global Classroom Exchange
Now, you can partner with a school around the world to tackle a global problem without leaving your classroom!
MMUN is collaborating with NAIS to bring this opportunity to all Montessori schools. There is no cost to participate in this exciting learning experience.
NAIS’ Challenge 20/20 program enables students to form authentic bonds with students from around the globe and learn first-hand about cross-cultural communication. Together the teams tackle a real problem and their interaction opens up new perspectives and networks. Partnerships can continue after the Challenge 20/20 project and linkages such as teacher and student exchanges may develop.
This is an Internet-based program, free of cost and requiring no travel. Working together, the schools develop globally based, experiential curricula.
Students from Secundaria Montessori de Puerto Rico share their desire for Independence of their Country
The students from Secundaria Montessori De Puerto Rico, performed this presentation on March 3 at the closing of MMUN 2010, sharing their desire of independence for their country.
To read the text of their presentation click here
MMUN 2009 Students in the Washington Post 02/19/09
Debating Issues of International Importance:
Students short on cash to attend Model U.N.
By Liz Skalski, Gazette Staff Writer
Thursday, February 19, 2009; Page PG05
Since November, students in Robert Goddard Montessori School's Model United Nations program have pulled out all the stops to raise money to attend a national conference in New York next month. But to get there, students at the Seabrook school might have to invoke the power of the organization they're modeled after, as they try to find nearly $7,000 in just a few weeks.
TO READ FULL ARTICLE, CLICK HERE.
Poem from Montessori Student Rachael Zisk
Rachael Zisk, a 4th year student at Adams Montessori School in Quincy, MA, wrote the poem "Problems" after attending her first MMUN Conference. To read Rachael's poem, click below:
