• Andrew Duncan
• Elina Hart
• Owen Kunce
• Eva Gerhart
• Nolan Meier
• Rohan Tatlow
• Sophie Katz
• MJ Webb

Ms. Trenkle, Advisor: amy.trenkle@k12.dc.gov

All students, 6th-8th grades, novice or veteran, curious or expert, academically or socially motivated, are invited to participate in Model UN. We meet on Wednesdays from 3:30-4:20 pm (but NOT the third Wednesday of each month). We meet in the Reno Multipurpose Room.

11/6: Resolution Writing

11/13: Guest Speaker

11/15: Ms. Forgue's Pre-Lesson, SDG #12: Consumption, in Ms. Trenkle's Room (W104), 3:30-4:20 pm

11/16: SDG Youth Summit at Georgetown University

11/20: No MUN--Faculty Meeting

11/21: Ms. Forgue's Field Trip, SDG #12 to NMNH (10:45 am to 3:15 pm)

11/22: Ms. Forgue's Post-Lesson, SDG #12: Consumption, in Ms. Trenkle's Room (W104), 3:30-4:20 pm

11/27: No MUN--Happy Mashed Potato Day

12/4: Power Delegates

Model UN is a simulation of the UN General Assembly and its other multilateral bodies where students perform an ambassador role while debating topics such as gender equality, climate action, global health, and more. Through public speaking, critical thinking, and in-depth research, the Model UN experience allows students to cultivate skills and enrich their global affairs knowledge.

Model UN at Deal has had a rich and successful history. Students have been active in the club locally and nationally. Some students want to learn about global topics and countries while others like to hone their conference skills of speaking, writing, collaborating, and researching. In 2017 middle school students at Deal planned and executed their first run-by and for middle schoolers conference. This was not only the first in the area, but one of the first in the country! When the pandemic hit, the secretariat took their planning virtual and for both of our 2020 and 2021 conferences, hosted an online conference. We hope to host our conference again this April and hope you will be a part of it!

A Special Thanks to Mr. Robert Duncan (dad of Andrew Duncan!!) for being the first on our Speakers List this year! Mr. Duncan shared the similarities and differences between the UN and the US Senate! We loved hearing from you Mr. Duncan! Thank you!

The Speakers List was created to tap into the wealth of global expertise and experience at Deal.

Each week a speaker shares about their own experiences, professionally and globally, with our club members.

Students are encouraged to come with an open mind and ask questions. All students are welcome! No experience or registration needed! Join us!

Interested in signing up for a date? Please do so here:

Ms. Trenkle will be in touch with follow up information closer to your speaking day. Generally, it is suggested to provide a short bio (to introduce you with on the day of your talk), a powerpoint presentation, and a talk of about 30 minutes with 10 minutes or so of questions.

Congratulations to the Model UN students who stayed after school on November 1 for a mini sim to practice their skills. Students discussed adding a permanent seat for Africa on the UN Security Council. A special thanks to our chairs and co-facilitators: Nolan Meier, Elina Hart, Andrew Duncan, and Eva Gerhart. And a shout out to Jackson Reed students who jumped in as the UK!

Awards were earned by:

• Verbal Commendation: Zeren Brannon
• Honorable Mention: Zender Brodsky and Alex Elton-Melzi
• Outstanding: Evelyn O’Flaherty-Horr and Anjali Dave/Max Washington (double del)
• Best Delegate: Hannah Flavelle and Maddy Stowe (double del)

It is my pleasure to invite Alice Deal Middle School to Georgetown International Relations Association (GIRA)'s second ever Sustainable Development Goal Youth Summit, to be held November 16th, 2024 on Georgetown University’s campus.

The SDG Youth Summit will offer both educational workshops on a select set of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals as well as opportunities for students to learn how to apply the SDGs to their local communities and create meaningful action plans to "bring it home," engaging with local partner organizations and completing leadership exercises. This iteration's summit will be facilitated by Georgetown students and professional speakers, focusing on the following five SDGs:

SDG 3: Good Health and Well Being

SDG 4: Gender Inequality

SDG 7: Affordable and Clean Energy

SDG 8: Decent work and economic growth

SDG 14: Life Below Water

The SDG Youth Summit aims to further GIRA Local's mission of promoting youth International Relations (IR) education while carving a space for students to explore their IR interests in an engaging and accessible manner. Not only will it challenge students to think creatively, collaborate, and challenge themselves, but it will empower them to become leaders in their own communities on the issues that are important to young people globally. Most importantly, though, we are committed to making it a safe, engaging, and enjoyable conference for all of those involved, as the SDG Summit builds on nearly six decades of experience running premier conferences and will be staffed by Georgetown students enrolled in one of the most respected International Relations programs in the world.

The SDG Youth Summit is open to middle and high school students (grades 6-12). Regular registration will include a $20 per student fee.

Registered students are:

1. Eva Gerhart
2. Nasser Sabahi
3. Eddie Williams
4. Alexander Elton-Melzi
5. Evelyn O’Flaherty-Horr
6. Phoebe Ricksecker
7. Matilda Carliner
8. Kira Krainak
9. Lare Adelekan
10. Lola Adelekan
11. Simon Mitchell
12. Leila Lipton
13. Daniel Smolar
14. Jonah Allen
15. Hannah Lopez
16. Andrew Duncan
17. Jake Maretich
18. Owen Kunce*
19. Caroline Kern

9:00 am - 9:30 am: Opening Ceremonies & Keynote (CCAN)
9:45 am - 11:00 am: SDG Workshops
Lunch/Break
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm: Presentation from the Alice Ferguson Foundation
1:15 pm - 2:15 pm: Advocacy Group Rotations
2:30 pm - 4:20 pm: Advocacy Activity
4:30 pm - 5:00 pm: Closing Ceremonies

Participants must complete this form which also asks you to rank which SDG you would like to be in a working group for. Please complete this no later than November 8: Student form must be completed by November 8:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfXS6TVu4z8VBbu5qRW99zG-QjzwapKtpHbBBJO21a4HUlGuQ/viewform

Ms. Forgue is interning at Deal with Team Berlin and MUN. She will create a pre lesson, museum lesson, and post lesson for our students around SDG 12: Responsible Consumption and Production.

Students MUST commit to attending the pre visit, the museum visit, and the post visit.

The dates are as follows:

--Friday, November 15, 3:30-4:20 pm in W104

--Thursday, November 21, 10:45 am to 3:15 pm (National Museum of Natural History)--school approved absence

--Friday, November 22, 3:30-4:20 pm in W104

There is no cost for this program. Students will bring a lunch to eat at school before leaving for the museum.

If you are interested, complete the permission slip and return it to Ms. Trenkle. The trio of experiences is limited to 15 students.

GWCIA is held at The George Washington University in the Elliot School Building. It is the largest one day conference we will attend. There are roughly 800 middle school students from up and down the east coast who attend.

Students must arrive no later than 8:45 am and must be picked up at 5:00 pm.

Lunch is provided.

The cost is $75 per delegate.

Alice Deal has 7 spots available.

To secure your spot, please submit your permission slip and either cash or a check made out to ADCA for the full amount.

Winston Churchill Model UN Conference (WINMUNC) is a great conference for both novice and veteran delegates.

The conference must arrive between 8:15 and 8:30 am and the conference will conclude at 5 pm. Students must commit for the full day's conference. Lunch is provided. Our assignments are below. We have 20 spots for Alice Deal. If you are interested, please turn in the permission slip and $20 cash to Ms. Trenkle and then select the committee and assignment. The date of the position paper writing workshop will be posted at a later date.

Conference permission slips will be available and announcements in club and in this newsletter will be made about a month prior to each conference.

The people have asked! If you missed out on ordering our MUN Tshirt for SY 24-25, you can now purchase one for $25.00. Ms. Trenkle ordered 4 small shirts, 4 medium, and 2 large. These tshirts are in her room and have this re-order has arrived!

Shirts are in! If you ordered one and didn't get it at Wednesday's meeting see Ms. Trenkle in W104 after school.

Ready for the next steps? Get your binder! Download the contents here---table of contents provided and all handouts (in order). Print, punch holes, assemble, and be ready to MUN! :)

HIGHLY recommended---and a great start for our in-club mini sim!

As students are across all three grade levels and I do not always have access to contact information for all delegates, please consider signing up for Remind push notification. What will be shared in Remind? Remind will be used to remind of upcoming MUN meetings, conference deadlines, position paper writing workshops, and any last minute changes prior to a conference or during a conference.

To sign up, please follow this link: https://www.remind.com/join/ke9c692

Students and parents may sign up!

Please know that Remind is largely used for conferences. The best way to receive information is this newsletter!

1. Choose country and committee
2. Read background guide
3. Do country research
4. Complete position paper draft
5. Type position paper final
6. Put in list of citations at end of position paper
7. Get binder for MUN
8. Get final conference updates

Attire for all MUN Conferences is business casual. This means that one should wear khakis or dress pants, a button down shirt, a tie, and you may wear a jacket. Or one could wear a skirt or dress pants and a button down shirt and nice shoes. In MUN students do NOT dress in clothing from the country they are representing.