Model UN: Scandi – 2016. Afterword

On November 25 the Opening of VIII Regional Conference “Model UN: Scandi-2016” took place at Scandinavian Gymnasium. The theme of the conference was “Transformation of our World: Reaching Global Goals of Sustainable Development until 2013”.

Among the guests there was Juha Virtanen, the Ambassador of Finland, Peter Liden, the Defenсe Attaché from the Embassy of Sweden, Yuriy Pyvovarov, the Ambassador-at-large from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Zurab Topuria, Cultural Attaché from the Embassy of Georgia, Vadym Nozdria, the Deputy of Kyiv City Council, Oksana Fedorenko, the Representative of the Deputy of Kyiv City Council Ihor Balenko, Georhii Momtselidze, the Principal of Tbilisi School.

Model UN is an international role-play game that imitates the activity of one of the most important organizations of the modern world. The participants of the Model play the role of international diplomats and politicians, and thus get an idea how the UN works “from inside” and have an opportunity to be in the shoes of the world leaders. During the conference the students learn how to present their own point of view, prove it, refute other delegates’ statements.

Our team consisted of the students from 11-A form: Arten Tyhonenko, Viktor Shandra, Valeriia Reva, Valeriia Oliinyk, and from 10-B form: Daniil Ostashov, Karina Prylepska. The Vice-Principal of our Gymnasia Halyna Leonidivna Korniienko was together with our students. The most unforgettable thing was the Ball, where our students learnt thirteen kinds of ballroom dance. The ball finished at about 9 p.m. Everybody was tired, but very excited. The FCG team represented our First City Gymnasia worthily and got unforgettable experience in leading debates, giving public speeches and made many new friends.