lmuna

From 4-6 October, ISH students attended the MUN conference in Lorentz Lyceum, Arnhem. LmunA is a major MUN with three days of twelve committes , including NGO’s, focusing on amplifying voices. The conference was a major event towards student initiative and ISH stood out with six chairs attending and three best delegates! We are immensely proud of these students and their contributions. Thank you, to the LmunA board of directors for making this event possible and for working so hard on making it the fascinating learning experience that it was.

“Having attended LMUNA 2023 I had high hopes going this year. LMUNA 2024 did not disappoint” – Stanislaw Borkowski, HSC

As previously stated, the conference was set in Arnhem in Lorentz Lyceum. The conference was opened by Lothar Smith, the guest speaker, who is a professor at Radboud university. As the theme of the conference is amplifying unheard voices, the professor introduced the conference with discussing the importance of communication in modern times which related back to the theme of the conference. Secondly, the delegates were welcomed with a poetry recital and a piano piece performed by a student of the school, Lucia Leia. The opening conference engaged the students in expanding their thinking about current events and had a wide impact towards their awareness and understanding.

“ The LmunA opening conference was probably the best one I’ve ever been at due to the variety in guest speakers and media ” –(Kriti Das) “

LmunA is a major MUN conference which all students can look forward to.

” LMUNA was definitely one of a kind this year. The atmosphere was cozy and welcoming, perfect for second time chairing!” – (Zofia Sobotowska- Chair)

With twelve different committees, including NGO’s, delegates of various skills and interests can find a place where they will enjoy learning through debate for the course of three days. Students engage through writing resolutions, discussing their perspectives and listening to others, all while putting themselves into a UN representative’s shoes. Many different perspectives were heard, varieties of issues were brough up ranging from climate change to equality in policies to food security.

However, LmunaA is not just about debate, This years conference had over four hundred students from various schools attending, isn’t that a great place to meet new people?

“Meeting others in my committee was not only fun but they also inspired me. Their strong speeches motivated me to improve my own public speaking skills.” – Seger Korteweg on his social experience in the conference showing how learning and meeting new acquaintances can be joined together through MUN.

“It was lovely, There were people in my committee from Germany, Austria and Spain”- Kriti Das - Chair- on meeting delegates from various countries.

Thank you ,to our school’s delegates and chairs for representing the ISH. 27 ISH Students attended the conference in the various committees that LmunA has to offer. Congratulations to the 7 students who were new delegates! We continue to encourage all students from our school to join the various MUN opportunities that our school participates in! MUN can develop public speaking skills, formal writing and vocabulary, problem solving, self awareness and awareness towards world issues and many more! Students of various ages and skills can develop and benefit. Our new delegates have greatly enjoyed engaging with MUN procedures over the course of LmunA .

We hope that you enjoyed the conference and that you continue to speak your voice.

We would furthermore like to congratulate our best delegates; Stanislaw Borkowski – HSC, Johan Zijderveld – SC and Nicole Shmakova – CSW. These are great results, and we are immensely proud of our students! We recognize their contribution to the community and participation and hope that they continue performing so well.

The conference had a welcoming atmosphere and was definitely a productive three days. We thank the board of directors for the hard work and for all the delegates gathered for making it so eventful.

 

Written By: Pola Borkowska