Thirty Nova Pioneer Tatu Girls Secondary School students were given the opportunity to spend time at the Sub Saharan Africa International Model African Union held at the United Nations Office in Gigiri in July 2018. This was part of Nova Pioneer’s efforts to expose young students to opportunities beyond the classroom.
Are we ready for what the future holds?
When you think about how the future will look like, a few questions may to mind. Perhaps you wonder how prepared students will be for that future? Or maybe you’re just curious if what they learn in the classroom will be enough for them to thrive? What about what they are exposed to… are there any other ways students can be exposed to real-life situations? Situations that will enrich their experiences and enable them to know better and do better?
Exposure = Opportunity
Nova Pioneer always strives to ensure that there’s a myriad of options and avenues for learning through action to happen within and outside the classroom. We had 30 young ladies spend time at the Sub Saharan Africa International Model African Union held at the United Nations Office in Gigiri in July last year.
All about the Saimun Conference
Sub Saharan International Model United Nations (SAIMUN) is a five-day international relations simulation for both high school and university/college students that is held annually in Nairobi. The international conference is attended by more than 500 students from all over the world and seeks to inculcate the global development agenda in youth based on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
Preparing students beyond the classroom
Our young ladies, as delegates of different countries, were expected to produce position papers on the topics to be debated in their committee. With the theme being “Humanity at Crossroads: Global Action for Sustainable Development.” A position paper is a brief document that outlines your country’s views on the issues at hand and recommends some policy responses to tackle the problem. Producing the position papers enables the performance of structured research on respective countries and topics, ensuring that the delegates are better informed to participate actively and insight-fully during the debate. All delegates are then given access to other team’s papers, enabling them to identify views held by other ‘countries’.
Loud shouts and snaps
One of our students got a full-page feature on the conference daily for her contributions. A round of hearty snaps to our young ladies for a great demonstration of high expectations and servant leadership as they continue to forge forward with bravery curating their future paths and shaping conversations that will build the great continent of Africa.
