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Global Classrooms
Ana Moral and Ben Likis
What is Global Classrooms?
What is Global Classrooms?
• Conference simulating the United Nations
• Conference simulating the United Nations
What is the United Nations?
What is the United Nations?
• International organization whose goals are to facilitate international law, security, economic development, social progress, human rights and world peace
• Cannot make laws, can only draft agreements for the international community
• International organization whose goals are to facilitate international law, security, economic development, social progress, human rights and world peace
• Cannot make laws, can only draft agreements for the international community
What is your role?What is your role?
• The Global Classrooms conference in Madrid simulates the United Nations
• Students represent various countries in pairs
• Students participate in the conference through debate and public speaking
• The Global Classrooms conference in Madrid simulates the United Nations
• Students represent various countries in pairs
• Students participate in the conference through debate and public speaking
Hypothetical SimulationHypothetical Simulation
• You could represent Portugal, Syria, South Africa, etc.
• For the purposes of this simulation, you represent your assigned country, not Spain
• You could represent Portugal, Syria, South Africa, etc.
• For the purposes of this simulation, you represent your assigned country, not Spain
Hypothetical SimulationHypothetical Simulation
• Assigned Country: South Africa• Topic: Violence Against Women• Purpose: Create an international
agreement (i.e. resolution) about violence against women for all countries
• Assigned Country: South Africa• Topic: Violence Against Women• Purpose: Create an international
agreement (i.e. resolution) about violence against women for all countries
What information must you know?
Necessary InformationNecessary Information
• Country Profile: geography, history, demographics (population), climate, government, etc.
• South Africa’s current policy about violence against women
• Skills: research, debate, writing
• Country Profile: geography, history, demographics (population), climate, government, etc.
• South Africa’s current policy about violence against women
• Skills: research, debate, writing
Position PapersPosition Papers
Timeline and RequirementsTimeline and
Requirements• September-November: Preparation and
Skills Acquisition• Overview of United Nations• Research Countries and Topics• Practice Public Speaking and Debate
• December: Position Papers• January: First Madrid Conference• February: Second Madrid Conference• May: World Conference in NYC
• September-November: Preparation and Skills Acquisition• Overview of United Nations• Research Countries and Topics• Practice Public Speaking and Debate
• December: Position Papers• January: First Madrid Conference• February: Second Madrid Conference• May: World Conference in NYC
If you work hard, you could win a free trip to
NYC!
If you work hard, you could win a free trip to
NYC!
Previous Global Classrooms Assignments
Previous Global Classrooms Assignments
• Countries:• El Salvador• Antigua and
Barbuda• Japan• Cambodia• Germany• South Africa• Trinidad and
Tobago
• Countries:• El Salvador• Antigua and
Barbuda• Japan• Cambodia• Germany• South Africa• Trinidad and
Tobago
• Topics:• Sports for peace
and development• Democratic
governance• Water resources
• Topics:• Sports for peace
and development• Democratic
governance• Water resources
HomeworkHomework
• What excites you about Global Classrooms, and why? (One paragraph)
• What concerns you about Global Classrooms, and why? (One paragraph)
• Write two or more questions you still have about Global Classrooms
• What excites you about Global Classrooms, and why? (One paragraph)
• What concerns you about Global Classrooms, and why? (One paragraph)
• Write two or more questions you still have about Global Classrooms