Step 4 · Intermediate · Ages 10–13 · 14–17
Model UN Resolution Writing and Award Strategy Course
The endgame: resolutions, amendments, voting, and what the dais actually scores.
- The ladder
- 1. Beginner I
- ·2. Beginner II
- ·3. Intermediate I
- ·4. Intermediate II
- ·5. Advanced I
- ·6. Advanced II
- ·7. Scholars
About this program
Committees are won and lost in the endgame, and the endgame is what Intermediate II trains. Students learn to write operative clauses that actually do something, carry a working paper through dais approval into a draft resolution, attack and defend amendments, and count a room before the chair calls the vote. Award strategy is taught from the chair’s side of the table: what dais teams really track across a conference, and why the most visible delegate is not always the most effective one. The term closes with a full mock General Assembly, opening speeches to final roll call, scored on a chair-style sheet. Graduates leave competitive in mainstream committees and ready for the faster world of crisis in Advanced I.
Is this the right fit?
- Who it's for
- Intermediate I graduates ready for the drafting and voting endgame · Delegates who reach the final session and watch other people’s resolutions pass · Students who want to compete seriously for committee awards
- Prerequisites
- Intermediate I, or solid caucusing and bloc experience from real conferences.
- Where it leads
- Graduates step up to Model UN Advanced I.
Class schedule
Each course offers a Middle School and a High School band, and every band has two weekly slot options, all on weekends. The schedule below displays in your own timezone automatically; the selector lets you view a different one.
Middle School
Ages 10–13One 1.5-hour class per week, 12 weeks
Option INTERMEDIATE-II-MS-AMDXB · Americas + Dubai
Sundays
11:30 AM – 1:00 PM EDT
Option INTERMEDIATE-II-MS-ASIADXB · Asia + Dubai
Sundays
6:30 AM – 8:00 AM EDT
High School
Ages 14–17One 2-hour class per week, 12 weeks
Option INTERMEDIATE-II-HS-AMDXB · Americas + Dubai
Sundays
11:00 AM – 1:00 PM EDT
Option INTERMEDIATE-II-HS-ASIADXB · Asia + Dubai
Sundays
6:00 AM – 8:00 AM EDT
What students achieve
- ✓Draft operative clauses that are specific, funded, and actionable
- ✓Take a working paper through dais approval to draft resolution
- ✓Write and defend amendments, friendly and unfriendly
- ✓Count votes and time the endgame: closure, division, roll call
- ✓Plan a full conference arc the way dais teams actually score one
- ✓Co-author a draft resolution and steer it to a final vote in simulation
What a session looks like
Every class runs the same loop, so students always know the shape of the session.
- 0:00
Clause drill
A timed exercise: fix a weak clause, draft an amendment, or spot the flaw in a sample draft.
- 0:15
Drafting lesson
The week’s craft focus: clause writing, amendment strategy, voting procedure, or arc planning.
- 0:45
Drafting lab
Blocs write and revise live, with the coach editing over shoulders the way a sponsor would.
- 1:20
Floor time
Papers presented, amendments moved, votes taken: the endgame practiced at real pace.
- 1:45
Chair’s debrief
The coach scores the session the way a dais would and tells each student exactly where points were won and lost.
Curriculum
01What passing looks like
Students dissect real UN resolutions and strong conference drafts: which clauses do something, which are decoration, and why the dais can tell at a glance.
02Operative clause craft
Writing clauses that are specific, funded, and actionable: who does what, by when, with what money, and reporting to whom.
03From working paper to draft resolution
The formatting, the sponsor and signatory lists, and the dais approval that turn a bloc’s paper into Draft Resolution 1.1.
04Amendments
Friendly and unfriendly amendments: how to write them, how to defend them, and how to use one to fix a rival draft or fracture its support.
05Voting procedure
The endgame rules: closure of debate, roll-call voting, division of the question, and counting the room before the chair does.
06The endgame clock
Timing: when to motion to close debate, when to stall, and how the last twenty minutes of committee decide everything the first day set up.
07What the dais scores
Taught from the chair’s side of the table: how dais teams track a room across sessions, and the difference between being visible and being effective.
08The conference arc
Planning a whole conference like a campaign: first-session impressions, mid-conference consolidation, and final-session delivery.
09Simulation: draft and amend
A full session run from working papers to amended drafts, with hostile amendments in play and the clock running.
10Simulation: the contested vote
Two rival drafts, one committee. Division of the question, whipped votes, and a floor that could go either way.
11Conference planning
Assignments for the final simulation, plus each student’s written game plan: bloc targets, clause priorities, and the voting math.
12Full mock General Assembly
A complete GA simulation from opening speeches to a final roll-call vote. Every student receives a chair-style scoresheet with written feedback.
What's included
- ✓Twelve live small-group sessions with a dedicated coach
- ✓Chair-style scoresheets with written feedback after every simulation
- ✓A term portfolio of drafted clauses, amendments, and one full draft resolution
- ✓Weekly drafting and floor-time labs
- ✓A full mock General Assembly to close the term
- ✓An end-of-term evaluation mapping each delegate against what dais teams score
Who teaches it
Shaurya Chandravanshi · Argumentation & Strategy Coach
Model UN Head Chair and top-10 speaker, World University Debating Championship
Amaan Ibrahim · Model UN & Public Speaking Coach
Six-time TEDx speaker
Meet the full coaching team on the coaches section.
How enrollment works
- 1
Enroll and pay
Secure checkout takes a minute. Pick the age band and time slot, enter each student’s details, and pay for the term.
- 2
We reach out in 24-48 hours
A coach contacts you to welcome the student, confirm the band and time slot, and answer any questions.
- 3
Placement and first session
We place the student in the right class and send the class link and materials before the first meeting.
Frequently asked questions
Does Intermediate II guarantee my child will win awards?+
No, and no honest program can. What it does is train the specific skills dais teams score, resolution craft, amendment play, endgame timing, and coalition leadership, then show each student exactly where they stand on a chair-style scoresheet.
Can a student take Intermediate I and II in the same school year?+
Yes, that is how the ladder is designed: one rung per term, two terms per school year. Intermediate I in the autumn and Intermediate II in the spring is the standard path.
Which committees does this course prepare students for?+
Mainstream General Assembly and ECOSOC-style committees: DISEC, SOCHUM, ECOFIN, WHO, and their equivalents. These are the large policy committees where most delegates compete and where resolution craft decides outcomes.
My child already writes resolutions at their school club. Will this repeat what they know?+
Almost certainly not. School clubs usually cover resolution format; this course covers the competitive layer above it: clause quality, amendment strategy, vote counting, and the endgame timing that club sessions rarely reach.
How big is the final mock General Assembly?+
It runs with the class cohort of 6–10 delegates, which puts it at the size of a small specialized committee. That is deliberate: a smaller floor means every student sponsors, amends, and votes rather than hiding in a crowd.