本校はスクールミッション「地球市民として、Society5.0における持続的なより良い社会の創造と自らの幸せを紡ぐことのできる人材の育成を目指す」ために、模擬国連にも特に力を入れています。本校生徒の英語力と探究の学びが最大限に活かされるのが、この模擬国連です。

今年度も2023年12月の立命館宇治中学校・高等学校主催模擬国連（立命館大学びわこ・くさつキャンパスでの実施）へのチャレンジに続き、12月26日、27日には、毎年恒例の大妻模擬国連（大妻女子大学千代田キャンパスでの実施）にも本校、高校2年生がチャレンジしてくれました。その参加レポートを紹介します。

本校の指導教員から –  Supervisor: J.V.

I was very impressed with all the participants at the Model United Nations event facilitated by Otsuma Chiyoda high school. The conference was attended by many kinds of schools and students which allowed for diverse ideas to be shared. Though they were acting as adult diplomats resolving issues; it gave me a glimpse of how their generation saw the world and our problems.

It was interesting to listen to how they resolved things differently from my generation’s views, and those before mine as well. What I saw was highly informative in understanding students better, and I want to use what the participating students taught me in the future as a teacher.

本校の指導教員から –  Supervisor: S.S.

I had the pleasure of seeing the students on the second day of the competition.  They arrived energetic and ready to finish strong.  It was great to see them participate in something while thinking about their future.  I am sure they learned a great deal about the issues at the conference and their own future.

While Model UN is an exercise in international affairs, one of the core aspects of this activity and international institutions is making connections.  Our students engaged with others in conversation not only during the competition but afterwards as well.  Seeing them make those sorts of connections is what I consider to be the greatest feat of all.

H2  C. K.  さん

今回の大妻模擬国連は、私にとって2回目の模擬国連の参加となりました。前回は、今回のと比べて規模が小さく、また初めて参加する人が多かったため、会議のペースもゆっくりでしたが、初めての参加で緊張してしまい、自国の政策以外あまり発言できませんでした。こうした経験から、さらにもっと発言できるようにという思いで今回の大妻模擬国連に参加しました。

今回の模擬国連は、防災とレジリエンスがテーマです。この議場から私は多くの視点から物事をみることの重要さを認識することができました。たくさんの国がいるからこそ、そのすべての国にとってより良い政策を出すことが重要になります。これから多様性をより大切にし、様々な視点から物事を見る意識を常にしながら、自分の取り組みや大学受験に活かしたいと思います。

This is the second time I have participated in a Model United Nations. The last Model United Nation was smaller in scale than this one, and since many of the participants were beginners for MUNs, the pace of the meetings was slower than this MUNs.   I had been so nervous the first time that I could not speak out much except for my country’s policies.  Therefore, I participated in the Otsuma Model United Nations with the high motivation to speak up more.

From this Model United Nations, I learned the importance of looking at things from many different perspectives. Because there are so many countries, it is important to come up with policies that are better for all of them. From now on, I would like to always be aware of diversity and the need to look at things from various perspectives, and I would like to make use of this awareness in my school assignments and university entrance exams for the coming future.   Thanks for all who supported me!

H2 　M. K. さん　　

大妻模擬国連MUNsに参加しました。今回の議題は防災とレジリエンスでした。私にとって、初めての模擬国連だったこともあり、何を準備していいのかわからず、浅い情報しか集めることしか出来なかったことが後悔する点だと思います。

私がこの会議に参加した一番の理由は、留学で培った英語力の維持、向上をしたいと思ったからです。模擬国連に参加しいくつかのこと学びました。一つ目は、会議の進行のスピードがまるで本物の国連に参加しているようだった点です。私より下の学年の学生が多い中、各国の大使たちが自国の防災に関する政策を発表し、LGBＴQ・イスラーム教すべての人に配慮した決議案を作り上げたことに非常に驚きました。ほかにも、どの国際機関がどのような役割を果たしているかをしっかり理解し、だからこそ何が必要なのか、と現状を踏まえたうえで討論していた点が印象的でした。

二つ目は、参加していた学生達の英語のレベルが非常に高かったことです。自分たちで英文の決議書をつくり、またスピーチも各国に今自分の国が置かれている状況をユーモア混ぜつつ英語で話していた点です。留学で英語力を磨いてきたつもりでしたが、自分が越えられていない壁がいかに大きいかを実感させられました。

このことを踏まえ私は、英語力を上げることはもちろんながら、今世界がおかれている状況、また大人たちがその世界状況をどのように変えようとしているのかにもっと関心を持つ必要性があるなと考えました。現実社会において防災は非常に大きな課題となっています。現実的に世界規模での防災力を上げることは高校生である今難しいことだと感じましたが、同じ高校生同士の防災意識を高めることは私にもできるのではないかと感じました。

I was participated in the MUNs (Model United Nations) in Otsuma University.  Tt was my first time to join a MUNs conference.   The topic of this conference was how to prepare for disasters and resilience. I had no idea what I had to do  to prepare for this MUNs because this was the first for me, so I regretted that I had collected superficial information about the topic.

The reason why I decided to join this MUNs because I would like to enhance and improve my English skill which I cultivated when I studies abroad in Canada. I learned numerous things from the participation in the MUNs this time. First of all, the speed and pace of the meeting was so quick that discussions in the MUNS made me feel like I was attending a real United Nations meeting.    I was so surprised at the conference because many students in the grade below me discussed each other on behalf of the country as its delegate and announced their country’s disaster prevention policies.   Also, they created their own resolutions considering of people such as LGBTQ and Muslim people.  Furthermore, I was very impressed by the fact that the discussion was based on a clear understanding that which international organizations have which roles and therefore what is needed in the current situation.

Secondly, these students’ English proficiency was so high. For example, we created some resolutions in English, also the speeches were held in English. They were humorous and referred to the current situation in each country. It made me realize that there is a wall in my way that cannot be crossed, even when studying abroad.

Based on this, I think that, as well as improving my English, I need to pay more attention to the current situations in the world today and how we all should give our best try to change them. Disaster preparedness is a very big issue in the real world. I felt that it was difficult to raise disaster preparedness on a global scale now that I am a high school student. However, I felt that I could do something to raise disaster awareness among high school students.