In the Model United Nations (MUN) course in Dalian American International School and Huamei School Secondary students develop an understanding of global issues and current events by simulating the committee work of the United Nations through attending MUN conferences. In March 2023, our students have been able to participate in two full-scale conferences in Shanghai and Dalian.
The DAISMUN XIII Conference was held successfully on March 24 and 25 on Dalian American International School campus. Congratulations to all 102 delegates and chairs from DAIS, SAS, and Maple Leaf. A big thank you to the DAISMUN instructors and the secretariat team: Mr. Flanagan, Mr. Hopkinson, Charmain Xu, Ein Sel, Eileen Wu, Rebecca Lyu, and Rebecca Yu for the incredibly large amount of work they have done behind the scenes.
This year we had six committees:
Congratulations to the students who received
UNEP
Best Delegate: Ethan Rana (Mexico) (SAS PX)
Outstanding Delegate: Kevin Chan (USA) (SAS PX)
UNICEF
Best Delegate: Wenxuan Jiang (Cuba) (SAS PX)
Outstanding Delegate: Yiting Wang (Poland)
UNHCR
Best Delegate: Mathis Miao (Kenya)
Outstanding Delegate: Jongwoo Lee (Senegal)
UNESCO
Best Delegate: Hyunjeong Lee (Italy) (SAS PX)
Outstanding Delegate: Jillian Wan (Peru) (SAS PX)
UNSC
Best Delegate: Sean Rana (United Kingdom) (SAS PX)
Outstanding Delegate: Kevin Xu (Russia)
JCC USA
Best Delegate: Julius Chen (President John F. Kennedy)
Outstanding Delegate: Maya Tan (Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy) (SAS PX)
JCC USSR
Best Delegate: Chelsea Choi (Premier Nikita Khrushchev) (SAS PX)
Outstanding Delegate: Ashton Liu (Officer Georgi Bolshakov)
Ein Sel: "During DAISMUN XIII I had the honor to serve as the Deputy Secretary-General and oversee the 6 committees offered at our conference. This conference was the first time after the COVID-19 pandemic that we got to invite outside schools to our conference, and we were lucky to host the Shanghai American School Puxi Campus and the Dalian Maple Leaf International School on our campus. Having new faces at our MUN conference made it so much more interesting, and from what I heard from our students, I can say they felt the same.
I’m super excited that we are able to go to other schools for MUN and invite other schools to our campus as well. I think next year our conference will be even better since this year, the COVID-19 restrictions were lifted at the last minute, so we didn’t have much time to prepare. Next year, we will have a whole year to set up the best conference DAIS will have ever seen. I’m super excited to see everyone enjoy DAISMUN XIV next year!"
Charmain Xu: "Since this was my last MUN conference in high school, I wanted to make sure I did the best I could during the preparation process for the conference. Once the conference began, what really kept it running was everyone’s contribution to it. We had very supportive and cooperative student officers and teachers, and their efforts are very much appreciated. The secretariat was excited to have other schools come for the first time since the pandemic began, and I can confidently say this was a great finale to my MUN experience in high school."
