Global Classrooms

Have you ever heard of Global Classrooms?

What do you know about it from your

friends from cuarto or bachillerato?

What is Global Classrooms?

Simulation conference

Institution being simulated: United Nations

What is the United Nations?

International organization whose goals are to facilitate international law, security, economic development, social progress, human rights and world peace

Cannot make laws, can only draft agreements for the international community

What is your role?Global Classrooms conference is a

simulation conference, held in Madrid, that is just like the real United Nations

Students, in pairs, represent various countries

Everyone debates 2 different topics

A Few ExamplesFor the purposes of this

conference, Eva is not Eva. Eva could be Portugal or Syria or South Africa.

Very important: Eva does not represent Spain!

A Few Examples, Continued

In this conference, let’s pretend Eva represents South Africa.

Let’s also pretend the topic of the conference is violence against women.

The purpose of the conference is to create an international agreement (or resolution) about violence against women for all countries.

What is it important for Eva to know?

What is it important for Eva to know?

General information about her country: geography, history, demographics (population), climate, government

Her country’s policy about violence against women

Skills: how to research, how to debate, how to write

Position Papers!

Timeline and Requirements

November/December: PreparationOverview of United NationsCountries and Topics: how to do research on

your assigned country and its position on the topic

January/February: Position PapersEarly March: Madrid ConferenceMay: World Conference in NYC

If you work hard enough, you could go here… for

free:

This year, in Global Classrooms

Countries:El SalvadorGreeceJapanRwandaCambodiaGermanyTunisia

Topics:Sports for peace

and developmentDemocratic

governance

Your HomeworkWrite a paragraph-long summary of

today’s presentation answering this question:“What is Global Classrooms and what will be

your role in it this year?”Write 2 questions you still have about

the project.