The Renaissance International School Students Attend Montessori Model United Nations In China

OAKLAND, Calif. - Nov. 19, 2014 - PRLog -- In November 2014, The Renaissance International School (TRIS), an independent Montessori school in Oakland, California, sent a student delegation to the Montessori Model United Nations (MMUN) in Zhengzhou, China being held from November 13-18, 2014. The Renaissance International School (TRIS) is the only California school participating in the conference.

Thirteen students, ranging in age from 10 to 14 years old, in TRIS’s Upper Elementary and middle school levels, are in attendance at the conference.

The trip is partially subsidized by the Henan Ministry of Education. The remainder will be paid for by students’ families and through school fundraising efforts.

Students prepared for the conference during a summer program at TRIS in which they learned about the United Nations and researched Costa Rica and Thailand, the two countries they are representing. At the conference, students will be showcasing their knowledge through debates, public speaking and visual representations.

“Participating in MMUN supports TRIS’s philosophy of developing world citizens,” says Nathalie Hites, a TRIS Upper Elementary/Middle School teacher. “This experience gives students the opportunity to interact with people from around the world and helps them to understand other cultures first hand.”

Following the conference, the TRIS delegation will go on a three-day tour. They will visit the Shaolin Temple, the Longmen Grottoes, and the city of Kaifeng, the birthplace of Chinese civilization.

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