Middle school students from Monroe’s Meadow Montessori School recently traveled to New York City.
Students, led by middle school teacher Whitney Hardin, attended the four-day intensive Montessori Model United Nations (MMUN) program. Meadow Montessori has been part of the program for more than 20 years.
This year, Meadow students joined more than 2,000 other students from Africa, Asia, Europe, North America and South America.
The program began in September, when students registered as delegates representing various countries. Then they researched specific topics so they could craft a working resolution at the conference.
“Students from Meadow Montessori sat on the committees of DISC (Disarmament and International Security) and FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization),” Pietrina Guy, the school’s director of admissions and advancement, said. “On the last day of the conference, the students presented their resolution in the General Assembly of the UN Building.”
The Montessori UN program is an international program that immerses students in the big questions of the day, the school said in a news release. The multicultural engagement develops global awareness, collaborative experience, and problem-solving skills.
This article originally appeared on The Monroe News: Students from Meadow Montessori and five continents attend UN program
