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Model United Nations

We created a video with pictures of our Global Politics group representing La Paz in San Jose and how we applied our knowledge in the MUN. How well informed are you about glob...

Snack Shack La Paz

We seek to create a professional environment where our community is our main priority. We want our customers to have a satisfactory experience by making them feel welcome. We ...

La Paz 2021 Model United Nations

This project consist of making a Model United Nation with the people that are part of our community. We will be discussing issues that are affecting our society, and making th...

Creativity associated with MUN – Emerson

During the preparation of the MUN creativity was heavily employed. Creativity was used when selecting the issues that each committee would debate. Most importantly it was used...

Final entry on the MUN experience 2021 – Emerson

Now that the MUN is over I would like to reflect on how it went. Since the start I have been very passionate about this project. Sadly it got cancelled last year because of CO...

MUN Day 2

On day 2 of the MUN it went a lot smoother. The student who was causing us issues was not there today so it was easy for other students to participate without feeling judged. ...

MUN Part 1

Today was the first day of the MUN. There were a few challenges like getting it started but it did and it went very well. One challenge that arose was one student was being ve...

MUN preparation – Emerson

Currently I am in charge of making the last materials we will need for the MUN event. This has been challenging because it needs to be completed on a timely basis. However, on...

Preparing MUN – Emerson

We are in our final phase for the MUN. Right now we are currently working on the name tags that all delegates will wear during the event. This is quite a difficult task since ...

Service – helping a bird recover – Emerson

I recently had the wonderful experience of being able to help an injured bird recuperate and live to fly another day. The bird had flown into my window and I got to him in tim...

Student government – Emerson

One of the projects I am also involved in is the student government. Being in this project is a new experience for me since I have always been reluctant to join the student go...

Collaborating on another CAS project – Emerson

This year I became involved in the yearbook CAS experience at my school. My job is to take photos of school life and then out them into the yearbook we are making. Currently o...

Action journal entry – exercise – Emerson

During this past week I have become more active. I am working out more because I am not satisfied with who I am right now. I want to be healthier and I want to feel good. This...

Action journal entry – Emerson

This weekend I worked with my family and helped them train protection dogs. We trained them in bite scenarios, we would have a guy attack us in a special suit and the dog woul...

Presenting to other classes about MUN – Emerson

Part of the planning for our CAS project involves teaching the other classes about MUN that way they know how to participate in one. The classes we are going to teach are 9th,...

Journal entry on schedule for event planning – Emerson

Since we were given the green light by the administration to host our MUN at the school, they asked us for a plan of action regarding our project. This plan of action will ser...

Planning our 2021 MUN – Emerson

After talking with the administration, they have told us that we will be going back to actual classes, no more online. This means that my group will be able to hold the MUN we...

12 Emerson Community Involvement Over Break

Over this break I plan to spend time bettering myself and how I act. This trimester I have noticed my lack of motivation in completing tasks. After some reflection I have deci...

12 Emerson Learning Outcome I’ve talked about the least

The learning outcome I have talked about the least is how I grew and what areas I need to work on. In this case I haven’t talked about my lack of motivation and that I n...

12 Emerson Challenges and New Skills

How did I feel before I took on the new challenge? The challenge I took on in question was organizing the MUN in the first place. We had never done this yet and we had definit...

12 CAS What Have I Learned

A glimmer of happiness I witnessed was in the weeks leading up to the MUN when we were preparing the countries, committees and other plans. This was a glimmer of happiness for...

12 Emerson Evidence

As of now my group has been slowed down by COVID and we haven’t been able to do our MUN yet. However, we have planned to do an MUN next trimester and then we would be do...

12 Emerson Differentiation

The event that made me want to do something for my community is when I did my first MUN in 9th grade. From this moment I was fascinated with how much fun it was and the learni...

12 Emerson CAS Entry

We haven’t made much progress on our project during the virus. As of right now we are still working on our next steps, however Mr. Kyle has put us to work helping the fe...

12 Emerson Current CAS

I mean to some extent this project is feasible. We can do a virtual MUN, that isn’t a question; however I don’t feel like this would be the best way to accomplish ...

12 Emerson Creativity Entry

In the beginning of my summer vacation I had a work trip with my mom and our other worker in Dominical. The purpose of the trip was to deliver one of our protection dogs to cl...

12 Emerson Action Entry

During this vacation I was extremely lazy and whenever I did something physically requiring, I felt extremely out of shape, so I started working out about 2 weeks ago. In orde...

12 Emerson Service Entry

During this vacation we experienced a lot of damaging rainfall. In this picture you can see how high a river was. This is an important river because it flows right past our wa...

11 Emerson HR Project week 7

This week I didn’t do much, I had prepared my mini lesson over the weekend in coordination with Mr. Kyle. This week I used mostly to take a break, stabilize and get read...

11 Emerson HR Project Week 6

First off, this week has been pretty challenging. I am having a difficult time learning how to manage my time while planning upcoming activities. after convincing myself I cou...

11 Emerson Week 4 HR

During this week I prepared for my mini lesson with the 10th grade. I learned once again that I have to stop procrastinating. I also learned it helps to have a process when pl...

11 Emerson Week 3 Reflection

Do you appreciate all types of feedback? Why or why not? No I do not. I don’t like when people give me feedback on my creative process because I feel like it ruins my or...

11 Emerson HR Reflection 2

This week I have learned personally that I need to plan my time out better and take this project with more seriousness. I have learned that I have massive room for improvement...

11 Emerson HR Reflection 1

Did this change your understanding of the process? Yes this did change my understanding because at first I knew this process from the person being interviewed but so far throu...

11 Emerson Vacation Journal Entry – Creativity

During this vacation I didn’t do many creative things, the most creative thing was probably finding ways to workout around my home. This was challenging because I don...

11 Emerson Vacation Journal Entry – Action

During my vacation I focused on exercising more. This helped me grow because now I have more body strength and I feel healthier and I feel more dedicated to staying healthy. T...

11 Emerson Vacation Journal Entry – Service

During my weeks of vacation I did two major activities that have to do with service, in both cases to my local community. My first activity was helping fight a fire to prevent...

11 Emerson House Entry

Coping What is something you’ve been putting off doing that you now suddenly have time for? Something that I have been putting off for a long time that I now how time for is...

11 Emerson Community from Afar

COVID 19 is a respiratory illness that originated in China and has since spread rapidly around the world. It has forced many countries to suspend public interactions, sports a...

11 Emerson Uncertainty Entry

One of the things I am most uncertain about is how the COVID 19 virus will affect our project. I am concerned about this because I do not know when the virus will start to coo...

11 Emerson Gratitude

For me, the people who have helped out the most have been Ms. Kerry because she has been super accommodating and enthusiastic about our project and has helped has secure the d...

11 Emerson Challenges

Some of the most difficult challenges I have had to undertake is that of organizing the committees and their briefings. During the process I had to work really hard in order t...

Ethical Journal Entry

Kantian ethics is an approach to ethics created by Immanuel Kant, a German philosopher, in the late 18th century. Kant believed that some actions such as murder, theft and lyi...

What is my goal for the trimester and how am I going to accomplish it?

This trimester my goal is to successfully plan an MUN at our school for grades 9-12. We will make this possible by planning ahead, talking to teachers and showing the students...

Global Conversation (Emerson)

In these screenshots of social media posts it is visible that the world is in a state of conflict, what with political instability in the Americas to fighting and human rights...

MUN Twitter Post #2

How are you a part of your community? #community #peace #world

MUN Twitter Post (Emerson)

How are you a voice of your community? #peace #unitednations #community #world

UWCCR MUN 2019

During the 10th and 11th of October I partook in the United World College Model United Nations. I felt really nervous at first but eventually I got comfortable and I was able ...

Man’s best friend

My dogs are a part of me and they are considered family to me. The dog in the photo is Venom and he is one of my best friends I and know he would do anything to protect me.

By Emerson_

California, United States