Padma Seshadri Bala Bhavan, T. Nagar, recently organised a Model United Nations (MUN) with the objective of teaching its students the importance of diplomacy and the value of friendship.
MUN simulates the practices of the United Nations, and in the process creates simulated versions of international bodies. So, from Emergency Response Committee to European Union, a raft of groups were represented by around 200 students from 10 city schools. As they had to play the roles of delegates from various countries, the event served as a window to the world and international politics.
Girija Seshadri, one of the teachers, said, “MUN is especially meant for students from class IX to class XII; children are told in advance about the agenda. This way, they are in a position to come up with resolutions during the contest.”
This contest helps them hone their debating and diplomacy skills, she added.
S. Vasanthi, principal of the school, said, this was an engaging way of introducing students to current affairs and political developments across the world.
“One of our students, Maanya Rao was exceedingly well at MUNs. She has just completed her class XII with excellent grades is now off to New York University. Students develop leadership qualities after participating in MUNs,” she added.
Tejas Sudarshan, a class XII student of the school, said, from someone who never read newspapers, he had turned into an avid reader who closely followed all developments.
