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