UN Day Celebration a Success!
Many thanks to all of the Civitas students who came to the International Institute this past Saturday evening to enjoy good food, entertainment, speakers, and awards all in celebration of the founding of the United Nations on October 24, 1945. This year marks the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which was also a part of Saturday's highlight, focusing on people in the St. Louis area promoting Equality, Freedom & Justice For All. Several area advocates were honored with awards, including Robyn Davies, a high school sophomore at MICDS. Robyn was highlighted for her Model UN enthusiasm, service involvement, and the creation of a Little League of Nations for younger students to learn about the United Nations.
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All Delegates Need to Sign Up for High School Model UN!
Delegates voting at a HSMUN session last April.
The first Model UN sessions for high school students are only 3 weeks away! Since we have so many schools with additional students on a waitlist, delegates need to sign up soon. Civitas will notify schools by Monday, November 6 if it looks like there will be room for more students at any of the three sessions. Please let us know if your numbers have dropped. And if a student signs up who can no longer make it, have them email us so we know of the opening.
Click here to reach the signup form (same form for all 3 sessions).
In addition to researching countries between now and your session, delegates should begin considering resolution topics. This year each session has 12 or more schools participating, so we can only accept two resolutions per school. We encourage students/countries to collaborate with resolution writing. Please contact Stephanie (gavinstephanie89@gmail.com) if you would like a school visit to talk about resolution-writing. Final resolutions are due NO LATER THAN MIDNIGHT on the Tuesday before your session so we have plenty of time to create the master copy and send it to FedEx for printing. The deadline to submit resolutions for the November 18 sessions is Tuesday, November 14 by midnight. As we receive resolutions, they will be posted on the Civitas website for delegates to review in advance.
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Middle School Class Visits Underway!
Delegates voting at a MSMUN session last April.
Middle School Model UN class visits are currently underway! In the past few weeks we've been to a number of schools including Holman Middle, John Burroughs, St. Louis Homeschool Network, and Crossroads College Prep. Students are thinking about what countries to represent and looking at international issues through the lens of the Sustainable Development Goals. There have also been a lot of conversations about the ongoing conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza. Middle school students are engaged and concerned about current events.
In the next few weeks we will be visiting a ton of other schools to help student delegates prepare for spring field trips. If you would like a classroom visit, please contact our middle school coordinator, Bobbi Kennedy at bobbidkennedy@gmail.com.
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Join our Remind Classroom for additional reminders and a direct link to sign up for Civitas events this school year: 9k64d6h
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Friday, November 10 & Saturday, November 11, 10:00 am until 2:00 pm at the MO History Museum (MAP)
Come visit the Civitas table at the November Exploration Days Event about Civics and Government.
Click here to find out more.
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Saturday, November 18, 9:00 am until 12:00 pm at Webster University (MAP)
HSMUN Session A
Sign up here.
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Saturday, November 18, 1:30 pm until 4:30 pm at Webster University (MAP)
HSMUN Session B
Sign up here.
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Saturday, December 2, 9:00 am until 12:00 pm at Webster University (MAP)
HSMUN Session C
Sign up here.
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