Sherbourne MUN
On Wednesday, the Model United Nations team travelled to Sherborne for a day of debate, collaboration and challenge.
Working together, pupils tackled four global topics including the South Sudan conflict, tropical rainstorms, marine life and the management of artificial intelligence. Discussions were lively and thoughtful, helping to build confidence in public speaking while encouraging pupils to think critically and respond to different perspectives.
The General Assembly brought an added level of excitement, as pupils debated a hypothetical scenario involving two ships colliding and the conflict that followed. Each delegation proposed a clause, with selected ideas taken forward into a dynamic and engaging debate.
A rewarding experience for all involved, with pupils leaving feeling proud of their contributions and the way they represented Queen’s.
Mid-Somerset Festival
After an eventful journey to Bath, the Year 6, 7 and 8 public speakers participated in the Mid-Somerset Festival. The Year 6s presented individual speeches on topics of their choice, whereas the Year 7s and 8s were in groups of three and presented debates on whether insects should be a commonplace food source, whether electric cars should replace diesel cars and whether robots should replace teachers! Our public speakers enjoyed presenting their speeches, which represented a term’s worth of work during our co-curricular club.
Following constructive advice from the judges, our public speakers did not walk away empty handed. Ruby won the Year 6 competition with Poppy coming in second. Meanwhile, Jack, Antonin and Charlie won the Year 7 and 8 competition and in doing so, came away with a trophy steeped in history and tradition. The competition was one centred around environmental debate, but has since been widened to cover more topics, however, the original trophy, pictured below, still remains and our team were rightly proud to receive it!
