A round table of 60 grade 10 students tackled climate change, terrorism and women’s rights at last weekend’s Model United Nations Assembly in Deloraine.
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Thirty countries were represented at the assembly, with delegates required to speak on behalf and dress in the style of their represented country.
Deloraine Rotary Club MUNA co-ordinator Annette Viney said the event had done wonders for students’ public speaking skills and global understanding.
“The main thing is that they need to know the political views of their country, who their country would align with and a little bit of a background into the issues of the country,” Mrs Viney said.
“It's certainly a challenge for them to do that and it's thinking about whether their country would be for whatever's written in that resolution.”
Mrs Viney said students made a cautious start to the assembly but were in full swing by the second day.
“Once we reached Sunday, when they'd had time to have the social event on the Saturday night, we saw a big change in them.
“By that stage they've all made friends so they're more open with their debating and their overall interaction is greater on the Sundays.”
Marist College’s Jean-Paul Hii and Aaron Woo, representing the United Kingdom, were named assembly winners and will now represent the state at the national assembly in Canberra later this year.
