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模拟联合国俱乐部全美排名Top 25

博安博顿学院的模拟联合国俱乐部

Model United Nations Club (MUN) 

2016年被评为北美最佳代表团之一

2018年全美排名Top 25

Ranked in the top 25 MUN clubs in the country, 2018! 

博安博顿学院的模拟联合国俱乐部2018年全国排名前25。俱乐部由 Kendra LaRoche 和 Tom Von Allmen领导。据估计，每学年每州有25万多名学生参加模拟联合国项目， 有250多场会议提供独一无二的富有深刻见解的体验。

模拟联合国是一个学生模拟联合国模式的项目。学生，被称为代，被分配到一个国家，作为其联合国的委员，并根据预先设定的议题进行辩论。他们研究代表国家的背景，议题中的立场，并根据可能面试的问题准备解决方案。然后，召集学生召开联合国示范会议，与代表其它国家的学生讨论设定的议题。与真正的联合国一样，目标是通过谈判和协商找出解决方案，促使多数国家达成一致。

我们有很多国际学生参加了这个俱乐部，大大提高了他们的演讲技能，锻炼了与同龄人协作的能力。我们俱乐部经常去常青藤学校参加会议，比如普林斯顿大学和布朗大学，我们的团队经常在这些会议上获得一些最高奖项。

教练Kendra Laroche采访摘要

1，What do you feel is most important in effectively leading a Model UN program?

你认为在有效领导模拟联合国项目中，什么是最重要的？

Most conferences call us ‘advisors’. I am not an advisor; I am a coach. I approach my MUN team the same way an athletic coach interacts with their team. We practice frequently, we push each other, knowing it will make us better, we do team building, and I insist on holding students to a high standard. In addition, leading a MUN program traverses the spectrum from academic to emotional, to psychological. MUN conferences are times of high anxiety, and my team produces better work for me knowing that I am going to be there for them when they are struggling.

 大多数会议都叫我们“顾问”。我不是顾问，我是教练。我和俱乐部成员与运动教练和他球队队员的互动方式一样。我们经常练习，互相鼓励，这会让我们变得更好，我们进行团队建设，我坚持让学生达到一个高的标准。另外，领导一个模拟联合国项目，涉及到学术到情感，到心理的各个领域。一般模拟联合国会议是高度焦虑的时候，但是我的团队会做的更好，因为他们知道当他们拼搏的时候我会一直在。 

2，What advice would you give other coaches who are starting out and don’t necessarily know how to familiarize students with MUN?

你对刚刚开始，并且不一定了解如何让学生熟悉模拟联合国的教练有什么建议呢？

The first several years I coached the MUN team, much of my work was trial and error. It was only through the process of attending numerous conferences with my team that I realized what good MUN looked like. At first I focused solely on research, thinking that if the delegates knew what they were talking about, they would do well. Next I focused them on public speaking. At conferences I started to realize that while my team had great ideas and communicated them well during moderated caucuses, they didn’t know how to lead and got lost during unmods. I now spend much of my time teaching the soft skills necessary to lead. In order to to this, I must have consistent, authentic practice. We hold committee sessions three days a week. I chair the committees and frequently interrupt the session to discuss the soft skills students are using, or should be using, so they will develop an eye for opportunities. They push each other, vying to be the ones to introduce working papers, while also recognizing that they are a team and when it comes to conferences, we work for, not against, each other.

在我最初执教模拟联合国俱乐部的几年里，我的大部分工作是反复尝试。只有通过与我的团队一起参加很多会议，我才认识到一个好的模拟联合国俱乐部应该是怎样的。最初，我只专注于研究，认为团体成员知道讨论什么就能做好。接下来，我把重心放在公开演讲上。 在参加会议的过程中，我开始意识到，在会议期间虽然我的团队有很好的想法和良好的沟通，但是他们不知道如何如主导话题，容易迷失。我现在侧重教授主导/领导的软技能。为了做到这一点，我们必须持续，实际的练习。我们每周举行三次委员会议。我担任主席并且经常打断会议，讨论学生正在使用或者应该使用的软技巧，这样他们就会有机会去观察。他们互相鼓励，争相做介绍工作文件的人，同时他们也意识到同属一个团队，参加会议的时候，我们为对方工作，而不是对抗。

I also hold a high moral standard for my delegates. After years of attending conferences, I recognize that strong schools have reputations associated with them. I am thoughtful about our own reputation and want to ensure that we are seen as great facilitators, not as power-hungry delegates. In that light, we actively practice diminishing the power of delegates who don’t listen to others in the group in favor of a more collaborative approach.

我对团队代表也有很高的道德要求。在参加了很多年的会议之后，我认识到有实力的学校是和荣誉息息相关的。为了我们的声誉，并确保我们是很好的服务者，而不是渴望权利的代表团。在这方面，我们积极的实践并减少代表团成员不听取其他成员的影响，支持更具协作性的方式。

3，What additional advice would you give to coaches and/or delegations in more rural places with less conferences and less general MUN activity in their area?

你对在处于偏僻地区的教练和/或代表团有什么额外的建议呢? 这些地方的会议和模拟联合国的活动比较少。

We have never attended a conference in our own state. We attempted to host a conference for other high schools and junior highs to try to increase interest in Vermont, however, we have not had any luck in attaining the interest of other schools. Instead, we understand that we must travel. We go to five conferences a year. Two of the conferences everyone on the team is required to attend, giving us large delegation status and a chance to bond as a team. The other three are optional and are often attended by only our most committed delegates. In addition, we choose our conferences carefully. Our first conference needs to be friendly to new delegates, being less competitive with a focus on collaboration. As we move into the second semester, our conference schedule increases competitiveness. I continue to seek out conferences that value collaboration not just in their mission statement, but in their awards as well.

我们从未在自己的州参加过会议。我们尝试邀请其它高中、初中一起在佛蒙特州举办活动，但是没有引起其它学校的兴趣。因此我们知道，我们必须走出去。每年我们参加五次会议，其中两次是每个成员都必须出席的，以保持大代表团的状态和团队协作的机会。另外三个是可选的，通常是核心成员参加。另外呢，我们精心挑选会议。我们第一个阶段的会议要求对新代表团友好，合作第一，比赛第二。随着我们进入第二个阶段，我们的会议竞争越来越激烈。我继续寻找不只是在宣言中重视协作，在评奖过程中也同样重视协作的会议。

4，How can an advisor get and keep students interested in MUN?

一个导师如何引起和保持学生对模拟联合国项目的兴趣呢？

It is essential to brand your program and yourself. The reputation of the program will do its own advertising for you. We started small, with a handful of committed individuals. As we found success, others wanted to be a part of it. I intentionally limit our size so that students feel like they earn a spot on our team and therefore it increases their sense of belonging.

这对项目品牌和自己都是至关重要的。这个项目的声誉也是为自己做广告。我们从只有几个忠实成员的小团队开始。当我们获得成功的时候，其他人也想成为其中一员。我有意识的控制俱乐部的规模，保证学生能感受到自己再团队中赢得了一席之地，增加他们的归属感。

5，How does MUN enrich the lives of students who participate (i.e. why should they do it)?

模拟联合国俱乐部如何丰富参与学生的生活（比如，他们为什么应该这么做）？

The most important skills students can learn in high school are leadership skills, and yet very few classes intentionally teach these skills. In Model UN we microscopically examine these soft skills so we can recognize them in others and use them on command. They graduate from the MUN program with a toolbelt to use in any collaborative endeavor.

领导力是学生能在高中时代能学习的最重要的能力，但是很少有课程有意识的教授这些技能。在模拟联合国项目中，我们从细处考察这些软技能，以便我们识别并有意识的使用。学生离开模拟联合国项目的时候会拥有可以在任何协作中使用的技能。

俱乐部成员经历分享

“The best skill she taught me wasn’t to be the best delegate, but to be my best delegate.”

- Kevin Dernier,  Class of 2018

“她教给最好的技能不是成为最好的代表，而是成为我最好的代表。”

- Kevin Dernier, 2018级学生

“MUN taught me how to speak confidently and gave me a global education that no class could give me. The best thing about having Kendra as a coach was that she was also our friend and our mentor. She knew when to be hard on us and when to give us a hug. MUN and her style of teaching challenged how I thought and taught me to work hard.”

- CeCe Szkutak, class of 2018

“模拟联合国项目教给我如何自信的演讲，给我一个没有其它班级可以给我的全球化的教育。Kendra做为我们的教练，最好的是她也是我们的朋友和导师。她知道什么时候对我们严厉，什么时候给我们拥抱。模拟联合国俱乐部和她的教学风格挑战了我的思维方式，并教会了我努力工作。“

- CeCe Szkutak, 2018级学生

“Model UN has built up my confidence levels immensely … MUN is so much more than just public speaking skills and awards. It creates a space for students to think critically and collaboratively about how to problem solve and, when the rules and toolkit skills of Model UN are taught in the right way, this extracurricular is the key, in my opinion, to fostering world change through the building of thoughtful, passionate, and empathetic leaders.”

- Trinity Delano, class of 2019

“模拟联合国项目极大的提高了我的自信心... ... 模拟联合国不仅仅是公共演讲和获奖。它为学生创造了批判性思维和如何协作解决问题的空间，当模拟联合国的规则和技能被正确示范时，我认为课外活动是关键，通过建设有思想，有激情，有同情心的领导人来促进世界变革。”

- Trinity Delano, 2019级学生

“Whenever I talk about Kendra’s merits as a leader to other people I always mention one thing; she knows how to push us. I remember countless times when I felt like committee was absolutely hopeless and I talked to Kendra. She would let me wallow for a few minutes and then tell us it was time to problem solve. She never let us give up; giving up wasn’t even allowed to be in our vocabulary … She creates a warm, inclusive environment where I feel comfortable to fail in. I’m never afraid to fail because she’s there to catch me when I fall. It’s okay if we get killed in crisis or lose our blocs; we have her support as long as we’re trying our hardest.”

- Zoie Brooks, class of 2019

“每当我向其它人说起Kendra作为一个领导人的优点时，我总会提到一件事：她知道如何鼓励我们。我记得无数次，我觉得委员会毫无希望时，我和Kendra谈话。她给我几分钟的放纵，然后告我们是时候解决问题了。她从不让我们放弃；放弃不允许出现在我们的字典里... ... 她创造了一个温暖，包容的环境，很容易让我感到舒适，并沉浸其中。我从不害怕失败，因为我跌倒时她会扶住我。如果我们在危机中失败或者失去了领地；只要我们尽了最大的努力，就会得到她的支持。”

- Zoie Brooks, 2019级学生

“[Mrs. LaRoche] pushes her students by consistently taking them far outside their comfort zones and never shies away from promoting accountability and integrity.”

- Zane Zupan, class of 2020

“LaRoche夫人通过不断的将学生带到远离舒适的区域，并毫不回避促进问责制和公正性来推动学生。”

- Zane Zupan, 2020级学生

“While MUN does teach you about world issues and critical thinking, it also teaches you how interact with people. I have found that MUN has handedly fixed almost every social anxiety issue that I’ve ever experienced, just because you have to talk to so many people that you have never met before. It’s crazy how I can see the effect that MUN has had on my day to day life; I notice I’m not as nervous for job interviews anymore and I can interact with professional people in a mature way. I’ve learned how to express my opinions in a sophisticated fashion and respect the opinions of other people, even when they are wildly different than my own.”

- Katelyn Hemmer, class of 2020

“当模拟联合国项目教授我们世界问题和批判性思维的同时，也教会你如何与人互动。我发现，模拟联合国几乎亲手解决了我经历的每一个社会焦虑问题，仅仅是因为你必须和很多你从未见过的人交谈。真是太疯狂了，我能看到模拟联合国项目影响了我的日常生活；我注意到我不再对工作面试感到紧张了，并且我可以用一种成熟的方式和专业人士交谈。我学会了如何用复杂的方式表达我的观点，尊重他人的意见，即使他们的意见与我完全不同。”

- Katelyn Hemmer, 2020级学生