A mixed team of year 11,12 and 13 students had a fantastic day at the Devon Model United Nations at County Hall in Exeter yesterday, debating global action on climate change. The students acted in role for the whole day as diplomatic delegations from China, France, Nigeria and Bangladesh as they sort to forward their country’s views.

The day began with each nation presenting a position statement on its stance on climate change followed by a period of intense lobbying where each country sought to gain support from other countries for its views and to win support for amendments to the draft resolution. After lunch the draft was debated and voted on clause by clause until the final resolution was passed at about 3pm. Devon MUN will now be sending this to the real UN in New York.

Teachers present from other schools and the organisers all said how impressed they were by the knowledge, eloquence and passion of the students, not least HCC students, of whom Mr. Hall was most proud! 

Students involved were:

France: Andy Moth, Ella Symonds, Jessica Hall, Katy Burnell and Beth Norris

Bangladesh: Charlotte Miller-Ratcliffe and Dan Nellist

Nigeria: Sam Johnson and Conor Murphy

China: Jordanna Broom, Auriel McShaw, Harry Prince and Shania Mills