The Italian Excursion to the UN in Victoria

The senior Italian students at Kolbe College were privileged and excited to attend the Model United Nations Association of Australia - Victorian Division, at the Victorian Academy School of Leadership in North Melbourne.

On Tuesday 1st August, students were asked to prepare a speech about the adoption of a new UN resolution addressing Ocean Conservation. The students acted as Assembly Delegates, who stepped into the shoes of a country ambassador to the UN, to discuss global issues on the UN’s current agenda and find ways of addressing these pertinent issues. Prior to the model UN, students were allocated a country, and their role as a country delegate, together with their fellow country team members, were to represent this UN Member State.

The Year 11 students represented Mozambique and the Year 12 students represented the United States of America. Therefore, throughout the course of the assembly, the students expressed and represented the countries’ position, not their personal point of view. The model UN comprised of four key sessions:

1. Position Statements
2. The Caucus 
3. Amendments to the Draft Resolution and Vote
4. Final Resolution

We congratulate the following studnts on a highly succesful day:

• Ardelina Zinghini - Year 11
• Celestina Soares - Year 11
• Zacharia Samuels - Year 11
• Noah Gullifa - Year 12
• Jessica Yarranton - Year 12
• Christian Galvan - Year 12 

Their speeches in Italian were very well presented and executed. Tanti auguri! Best wishes for your final oral exams in October. A big thank you also to our Language Assistant, Caterina Bosco who assisted the students with their persuasive speeches.

Claudia Russo
Languages and Culture Learning Leader