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New York Model United Nations ReportKumon Students take part in a Model United Nations conference in New York. The conference features a voting session in the actual United Nations headquarters. |
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The Model United Nations in The HagueAn 8 minute video showing Kumon Students at the Model United Nations in the Hague. Commentary is in Japanese. |
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| Megumi | Tsubasa | Natsuko | Sarah |
KKG's most ambitious program; The "Model United Nations Program" (MUN) is aimed at students who would like to take their knowledge of English and world affairs to the highest level.
Students apply for the program and, if successful, become part of a team that will participate in a Model United Nations conference held overseas.Successful participation requires months of researching specific world issues and preparation of proposals. Selected team members also make speeches in English in front of hundreds of delegates from all over the world.
KKG's Model United Nations Program started in 2002 with the first group of students attending The Hague International Model United Nations (THIMUN) in January 2003. This was the largest Model United Nations in the world and KKG was the only representative from Japan. A Kumon student was selected to be the Model United Nations chairman in 2007. KKG now participates in two or three conferences every year.
MUN is usually open to students from junior high school third grade and above. There are however, other activities for younger students to do as preparation for overseas conferences. The most successful of these has been the conference held at the school: MUNK.
| History of The Kumon Model United Nations Programme | |
| 2002 | The Hague (The Netherlands) |
| 2003 | The Hague (The Netherlands), Saint Petersberg (Russia) |
| 2004 | The Hague (The Netherlands), Saint Petersberg (Russia), Athens (Greece) |
| 2005 | The Hague (The Netherlands), Saint Petersberg (Russia), Singapore |
| 2006 | The Hague (The Netherlands), Los Angeles, |
| 2007 | The Hague (The Netherlands), Singapore |
| 2008 | The Hague (The Netherlands), Singapore |
| 2009 | The Hague (The Netherlands), Singapore |
| 2010 | The Hague (The Netherlands), New York |
| 2011 | The Hague (The Netherlands), Havard University |