Montessori Model United Nations (MMUN)

Imagine thousands of Montessori students from all over the world coming together at the United Nations to discuss global issues and try to find solutions to some of the world's most pressing problems.

Montessori Model United Nations students formulate, present, debate, and revise positions on current issues that are affecting people of the world.  By assuming the perspectives of a citizen of their selected countries, MMUN students not only develop an understanding of the needs and rights of others, but also learn to respect the cultures, political views, and belief systems of others.  Taking on their ambassadorial roles in a Model UN simulation, students research the issue that their UN committees will address.  Model UN participants learn how the international community acts on its concerns about topics including peace and security, human rights, the rights of the child, child labor, the environment, food and hunger, economic development, and globalization.  Model UN delegates also look closely at the needs, goals, and foreign policies of the countries they will represent at the event.  The insights they gain from their exploration of history, geography, culture, economics, and science contribute to the authenticity of the simulation.             

When they arrive at the MMUN Conference, students transform themselves into UN Ambassadors and assume the rights and responsibilities of world leaders.  Their imaginations propel them to collaboratively create resolutions to our world's most pressing problems.  MMUN encourages students to know that they can make a difference.