11月15～16日創造科学科　第19回全日本高校模擬国連大会

11月15～16日に1年生創造科学科の生徒2名が第19回全日本高校模擬国連大会に参加しました。9月にオンラインで実施された予選を通過し、東京の国際連合大学で開催される全国大会の切符を手にしました。国際会議場に全国から集まった各国大使たちが集まり、「Governance of Digital Public Sphere - Freedom of Expression in Pluralistic and Inclusive Societies」をテーマに2日間みっちりと議論を交わしました。

以下、参加生徒による感想です。

 I participated in the "All Japan High School Model United Nations”, And I discussed “Governance of Digital　Public　Sphere ̶ Freedom of Expression in Pluralistic and Inclusive Societies” as Ambassador of Norway for two days in United Nations University. Through the discussions, I strongly realized the importance of planning and making common understandings during discussions. Without a plan and common understandings, it is difficult to reach a conclusion in Model United Nations with many other ambassadors. In addition. I felt how difficult it is to reach an agreement with other countries that have different ways of thinking and national interests, and I thought the real United Nations would be much more difficult. Finally, this experience not only helped improv my English skills, summarizing skills, and communication skills, but also became a valuable opportunity for my future.　I want to continue challenging myself based on this valuable experience. 

I participated in the national competition of Model United Nations at the United Nations University. 84 teams which passed the prefectural rounds assembled in Tokyo. We were the delegates of Norway, and we discussed international issues over two days. The theme of this meeting was ”Governance of the Digital Public Sphere-Freedom of Expression in Pluralistic and Inclusive Societies”. We had to think about how to balance regulations on digital platforms and freedom of expression. I think Model United Nations is not very familiar, so I would like to introduce what it is. In the meeting, we had two types of discussion, moderated caucus and unmoderated caucus. In the moderated caucus, we could raise our placard and declare our policy. We can talk about the agenda freely by forming small groups in the unmoderated caucus. It was difficult for me to make consensus in my group. Though powerful teams took control of the discussion, I made desperate efforts to state my opinion. Also, Shotaro and I made efforts to combine two groups for the benefit of meeting, only to fail. I think it was a very good opportunity to broaden my perspective. Lastly, I am deeply grateful for being given this chance. Thank you for reading.