Model United Nations
Annually, Boulder Country Day middle school students participate in a Model United Nations exercise. Students represent member countries by researching issues from the perspective of that country, writing resolutions on current issues, and defending those resolutions. Throughout the process, students learn about international relations, develop empathy, and gain a better understanding of how issues across the world affect us all. As an authorized IB Middle Years Program (MYP), BCD uses this curricular enhancement to teach decision making, effective communication and critical thinking while supporting the IB goal of developing globally minded students.
"It helps you to be more aware of the world around you so that you know more than just what’s happening the U.S. - you know about the entire world. It also teaches you that history effects everything and it’s not just something you learn because you have to."
- BCD 8th Grade Student
- BCD 8th Grade Student
"I was so impressed! The exposure alone at such a young age is amazing!! The country presenters I saw can be very proud of all their hard work and courage. Well done, Bulldogs!"
– MS Parent
– MS Parent
"Model United Nations is an engaging, comprehensive middle school project in which students work in teams to research the domestic and international issues related to their assigned country. Incorporating awareness of current events, statistical research, and writing skills, students prepare resolutions and present them to their peers, who ask questions, debate, and vote on the resolutions. On Model UN day, several teams present their resolutions to the entire middle school, in a simulation of the UN General Assembly. In representing other countries, students learn to consider global issues from varying perspectives, and realize the benefits (and complexity) of diplomacy. They build skills in research, writing, presenting, working on a team, questioning, and critical thinking.
This year, students debated six resolutions about topics such as biodiversity, refugees, gang violence, and the war in Ukraine. These involved an enormous amount of research, which the students used to form questions, write formal statements, and determine their votes on the resolutions. They exhibited excellent critical thinking and inquiry! Over the three years that students participate in this project, their skills develop and sharpen, which is so exciting to witness. They gain expertise in writing, using in-text citations, forming and defending arguments, speaking and presenting in the microphone, maintaining a global perspective, and considering conflicting arguments when voting. Students begin the next chapter of their school careers with these tools to foster their success. We are so proud of their commitment to their learning and their accomplishments!"
- Tricia Pezdek, Head of Middle School
- Tricia Pezdek, Head of Middle School
Boulder Country Day School 4820 Nautilus Court North • Boulder, Colorado 80301 • Phone - 303.527.4931 • info@bouldercountryday.org
Boulder Country Day School, where academic distinction meets education with character. BCD is a top rated, accredited private school in Boulder, Colorado where every child has the opportunity to discover their own unique excellence. Distinguished by small class sizes, outstanding faculty, engaging academics and a focus on community, our preschool, elementary and IB middle school teachers strive to create a well-rounded educational environment that balances traditional subjects with the arts, world languages, athletics and knowledge based units.
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