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to help with the understanding of the agenda. An entire list of dos and don'ts was released to establish the ethics
and principles to be followed during the online event. The trial session was a mock event which essentially
helped the students to have a glimpse of the actual conference and prepared them for the same.

Students were extremely energised and delighted to have been a part of this esteemed event. The day started
with the opening ceremony in the presence of the school leadership team. Throughout the day, student delegates
were involved in debates and discussions. There were fresh ideas and perspectives presented that would help the
participants to grow, and also enable them to contribute towards a better and brighter future. The event ended
with the declaration of the best delegates and reflections shared by one of the members of the DIAS. This year a
small group of students also prepared an online Newsletter highlighting the important aspects of the conference.

Overall it was a very enriching and fruitful experience for all. Activities like MUN not only help to inculcate
public speaking and problem-solving skills among the students but also enables us to prepare today's students to
be tomorrow's leaders.

Model United Nations

In today's era of globalisation augmenting skills of persuasiveness,
debating and negotiating have become obligatory. The
educational institutions across the world are striving to provide a
plethora of opportunities to young minds to cultivate and nourish
the qualities of mental agility, confidence and commitment to the
cause.

Model United Nations is an annual feature of our school activity
calendar. MUN is an activity that empowers students with
knowledge and skills to solve global issues. This year the entire
world is in the grip of the pandemic, COVID-19. Hence there was
a need to investigate possibilities to conduct a virtual MUN
conference and accordingly an online event was held on 24
December 2020. It was a one-day event and around 40 students
from classes 9-12 participated in it. This year we had simulated
one committee, namely, the Disarmament and International
Security Committee and the agenda for discussion was 'Tackling
usage of chemical weapons in Syria'. The entire event was
conceptualized, organized and executed by the members of an
executive board under the leadership of student leaders, Pranav
Rao and Aditya Deshpande from class XI.
Every new task comes with its own set of challenges but the trial
session and several meetings held before the conference prepared
organisers and the delegates well to conduct the conference
online. Student delegates were first made familiar with the
fundamentals of a MUN event. They were then given study guides

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