Thursday – RaffaMUN Day 1
Day four in Milan! The first official day of RaffaMUN*. Everybody put on their most formal outfit, took their self written position paper, and walked into Liceo San Raffaele like a real professional delegate!
The day consisted out of 4 sessions. A whole day of discussing many different matters. From 8:30 until 16:45 we were having these debates. Between the sessions, the delegates could enjoy some time outside to eat and drink something. We had a sweet snack at 10:40, lunch at 13:00 and some dessert at 15:45… we were treated very well, I’d say!
When the first day of RaffaMUN was officially over, everybody went home to their host family to freshen up and get changed to go to Simone’s house. There everybody got together to end this day with a party. All of the parents cooked a very nice and delicious dish famous from Italy. They made us a whole buffet! We are so grateful for tonight!
*RaffaMUN refers to San Raffaele and MUN refers to ‘mundial’, or over the world. It involves Liceo San Raffaele, our Klein Seminarie Roeselare, some students from Lodi, Milan and of a Gymnasium in Munich. An international gathering, indeed!
A simulation of the United Nations makes the students reflect, do reasearch, be well prepared by writing a position paper, and it enables them to acquire and professionalize skills such as negotiating, making compromises, defending their position and thinking about global issues.