Global Classrooms info

1. Global Classrooms
Ana Moral and Ben Likis

2. What is Global Classrooms?
• Conference
simulating the
United Nations

3. 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

4. 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

5. Hypothetical Simulation
• You could represent Portugal, Syria,
South Africa, etc.
• For the purposes of this simulation,
you represent your assigned country,
not Spain

6. Hypothetical Simulation
• Assigned Country: South Africa
• Topic: Violence Against Women
• Purpose: Create an international
agreement (i.e. resolution) about
violence against women for all
countries

7. What information must
you know?

8. Necessary Information
• Country Profile: geography, history,
demographics (population), climate,
government, etc.
• South Africa’s current policy about
violence against women
• Skills: research, debate, writing

9. Position Papers

10. Timeline 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

11. If you work hard, you could
win a free trip to NYC!

12. Previous Global Classrooms
Assignments
• Countries:
• El Salvador
• Antigua and
Barbuda
• Japan
• Cambodia
• Germany
• South Africa
• Trinidad and
Tobago
• Topics:
• Sports for peace
and development
• Democratic
governance
• Water resources

13. Homework
• 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