Tag: Jesuit Model UN

Students representing countries from around the world convene in an assembly room, drafting resolutions, negotiating compromises, and engaging in heated debates over the merits of strategies to resolve pressing global issues. The mass of high school students taking the roles of diplomats from a multitude of nations could pass for a conference of the world’s largest intergovernmental organization. This is...

The wood doors of the old chapel open, revealing eight Jesuit students and their chaperone, all clad in black suits. Timidly sitting in the pews, waiting for the day to begin, they quietly converse amongst themselves about how to handle their first conference. For the Jesuit Model UN delegates, the ambiance around them was one of anxiety and anticipation....

One student had a goal, to create an elite group of Jesuit students who share a common love for politics. The Model UN club is a newly founded organization, started by President Henry Ainsworth '16, whose goals are to "receive recognition for the prestige of the Jesuit Program," and to "compete on an international level." The club was started this year...