Mira Costa Model United Nations in one of the top programs in the world. For the past 20+ years, Mira Costa has traveled, competed, and won internationally in simulations of the United Nations such as NHSMUN in New York, NAIMUN in Washington DC, and PAMUN in Paris. We also host our own conference at Mira Costa, LAIMUN, in which students become experts on a topic and chair committees where other schools debate.
But what is the MUN? MUN aims to be an authentic simulation of the United Nations – complete with Security Council, General Assembly, an ECOSOC committee as well as a wide range of other sub-committees, a Secretariat headed by the Secretary General, a Press Corp and of course the delegates.
During a conference, there are committees dealing with issues such as health, politics, disarmament and the environment. Delegates representing the same state together form a ‘delegation’. The ultimate objective of every delegate is to produce, lobby support for, debate and ultimately pass a resolution on one of the topic areas within their committee. A resolution is the proposed solution to a problem and forms the main focus of the debate. Students who are a part of Mira Costa Model UN graduate with skills in public speaking, debate, research, and writing. Most importantly, students gain an understanding of the world as it is today.
Our freshmen just competed at Edison Model United Nations’ novice conference and performed extremely well, with some having only been in MUN for the past two weeks. Over 100 Mira Costa delegates will be attending Surf City Model United Nations, making it one of our largest local conference debates of…
Keep reading
After an eventful and stressful weekend, our MUNners successfully concluded our annual conference, LAIMUN XXXI. This year’s conference hosted delegates from schools across the South Bay and beyond, featuring 15 novice and 15 advanced committees. In the months leading up to the conference, our students worked tirelessly as chairs, legals,…
Keep reading
In October, our Advanced students attended Edison MUN, where they performed well and were awarded “Best Small Delegation”. Additionally, we participated in BruinMUN and a travel trip to the Secondary Schools United Nations Symposium (SSUNS) in Montreal, returning home with “Outstanding Large Delegation” from both. Before Thanksgiving break, some students…
Keep reading
Just last Thursday, Mira Costa MUN celebrated their annual end-of-year banquet at the Sonesta, honoring graduating seniors, awarding superlatives, and celebrating the amazing accomplishments of the year. The event was filled with smiles and laughs, and included activities such as caricatures and photo booths; overall creating an amazing way to…
Keep reading
The Mira Costa Model UN Program attended the Canadian High Schools Model United Nations Conference (CAHSMUN) in Vancouver, Canada. Our delegates delivered an excellent performance, earning the Best Large Delegation Award for the school, along with various Best Delegate, Outstanding Delegate, and Commendation Awards. In addition, our students experienced a…
Keep reading
