Model UN winter camp, online and live

Day by day

1. 1

   How committee works

   What Model UN is, roles in the room, roll call, the speakers’ list, and the formal register. Every student speaks in the first hour, and countries are assigned for the week.

2. 2

   Procedure in practice

   Moderated and unmoderated caucus, the motions that open them, and the points a delegate can raise, drilled in short practice rounds until they are automatic.

3. 3

   Research and the position paper

   Finding a country’s real record with UN voting data and official statements, then turning it into a one-page position paper. Papers are submitted before the holiday break.

4. 4

   Speeches

   Opening speeches built on a hook, policy, and proposal skeleton, delivered on the clock and reworked with coach feedback. Returning to written position papers with comments.

5. 5

   Blocs and clauses

   Caucusing with purpose, forming blocs, and drafting preambulatory and operative clauses into a working paper, with amendments taught through live examples.

6. 6

   Full mock committee

   A complete simulated committee from roll call to voting procedure, chaired by a coach. Each student receives written feedback and a recommended next step on the course ladder.

Why a winter camp works

Many school conferences run between January and April. A short course over the break means a new delegate walks into their first committee knowing the procedure and holding a finished position paper, and a first-year delegate gets reps and feedback before the conferences that count. Two hours a day leaves the rest of the holiday free.

New to the activity? Read what Model UN is first, or browse the conference directory.