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ALS at HAGUE 2012                                                                                                  Go to Photo Gallery for more pictures

Advanced Learning Schools at The XLIV Hague International Model United Nations, The Netherlands

Thousands of delegates from all over the world came together in January 2012 to participate in the XLIV Model United Nations in The Hague, The Netherlands. The ALS was present there for the first time as a country delegation of ten students.

Al Jowhara Khalid Abdullah Abu Nayyan, Modhi Abdullah Fahad Al Gheshayan, Al Jawharah Mansour Abdulaziz Al Degaither, Sarah Abdulaziz Fahad Al Saud, Turki Ahmed Khalid Al Saud, Abdullah Khalid Mohammed Al Saud, Khalid Faisal Abdulaziz Al Saud, Saud Turki Abdulrahman Al Saud, Hassan Ali Moussa Al Omran, and Salman Abdulaziz Fahad Al Saud represented Guyana in the THIMUN 2012.

The theme of the XLIV THIMUN was Seas and Oceans and our students represented Guyana as delegates: Hassan, Khaled and Turki in the General Assembly, Salman and Saud in the Disarmament Commission, Abdullah and Al Jawharah Mansour in the Environment Commission, Modhi in the Human Rights Protection, and Sarah and Al Jowhara Khalid in the Special Commission for Seas and Oceans. In the opening and closing ceremonies, Salman, our delegation’s ambassador marched, along with all the flag bearers, in the processions.

During the day, all the commissions met, discussed and lobbied and then finally merged their resolutions. Our delegates did not miss a chance to participate and even succeeded in contributing to resolutions that eventually passed; thus, making this particular experience a very worthwhile one.

On a similar related note to this year’s THIMUN theme, Saudi Aramco, the main sponsor of the conference invited us along with the British, American & Jeddah Knowledge International Schools on a tour of the UNESCO International Institute for Infrastructural, Hydraulic and Environmental Engineering (UNESCO-IHE). A prominent Dutch professor of Water Management commenced this visit with a very informative lecture on water management in The Netherlands.

Finally, it needs to be mentioned that our students represented ALS and Saudi Arabia in the most positive manner worthy of praise. They interacted socially and exchanged experiences with other participants in this internationally acclaimed conference. We only hope now that this experience will be the first of many for our young leaders!

For more information on the conference, please visit: http://www.thimun.org/              

Suhair Ghandour

ALS at THIMUN Qatar                                                                                               Go to Photo Gallery for more pictures
 

Qatar was the destination for some of our ALS students in November 2011 to join around 1200 other school students from 71 countries to participate in The Hague International Model United Nations (THIMUN) on Crime and Punishment at the Qatar National Convention Center.

Sarah Mashhour Al Noman, Reema Ahmad Al Salem, Modhi Abdullah Al Gheshayan, Al Jawharah Mansour Al Degaither, Sarah Abdullah Shaker, Turki Ahmed Al Saud, Hassan Ali Al Omran, and Salman Abdulaziz Al Saud were the ALS delegates representing the Czech Republic in the THIMUN Qatar 2011.

The key issues our delegates tackled were related to human rights, protection of the environment, economic development, disarmament, the problems of youth and of refugees and the critical subject of conflict resolution. The delegates spent many hours discussing, lobbying and then merging their resolutions. Afterwards, they voted for them and those that passed were finally sent to the United Nations Headquarters. This learning experience was definitely beyond successful, since it provided a chance for students to play the roles of country representatives and ambassadors.

An added bonus to the Qatar Trip was our scheduled visit to the Education City of Doha. We passed through the whole city but specifically visited Georgetown University at the request of Salman. The GT Admissions Office gave us a warm welcome and took us on a tour of all the state of the art facilities. At the end, since the visit exceeded our expectations, we wished that we had time to visit the other five universities at the Education City.

Finally, on behalf of all the ALS community, I would like to thank our THIMUN Qatar delegates for the impressive representation of ALS at the conference!


Suhair Ghandour

ALS at DIAMUN 2011- Dubai        Go to Photo Gallery for more pictures

In March 2011, 22 ALS 10^th & 11^th grade students participated in the Dubai International Academy Model United Nations (DIAMUN) Conference in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

The Dubai International Academy Model United Nations is one of The Hague International Model United Nations’ (THIMUN) affiliated conferences, in which students are given the opportunity to hone their talents and skills as ambassadors of member-states of the United Nations in a context that closely parallels the real world.

Around 416 future global leaders representing 28 schools from nine countries gathered at DIAMUN 2011 between March 23 and 26. This year's DIAMUN was held under the theme, "The Advancement of Technology". DIAMUN used this theme as a vehicle to discuss the impact of technology on topics such as: disarmament and international security; social, humanitarian and cultural concern and issues surrounding the economic and financial health of the world community.

Our ALS students were successful in learning vital skills in research, writing, speaking, consensus building and conflict resolution as they stepped into the role of delegates for the countries they represented.

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