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As a social media producer volunteer with MMUN, producing visual materials gave a new meaning to me. It is not just about creating beautiful portraits and momentous events. I had the opportunity to look through the lens and capture promising young leaders like Mikaila Ulmer, entrepreneur of ‘Mikaila’s Bees’ who is busy saving the planet’s food chain; […]

The first time I heard about the Montessori Models United Nations was in April 2018. I was asked by the university for the availability to attend a conference that would take place in Rome during the first days of May. Initially, I thought about the difficulties I would have had in relating to people belonging […]

New dates as YIF Continues to Gain Support MMUN has been receiving significant support for the Youth Impact! Forum. We received feedback that the YIF Teacher Workshop dates needed to be changed to meet the needs of schools. The new workshop dates for NYC are September 26th-28th, 2018. In addition, Youth Impact! Forum was presented at […]

Dear Teacher Coordinators, The speeches are over, the resolutions have been drafted and voted on, and the school year is coming to a close. The MMUN experience is more than just a single event, and so we would like to share some ideas of what you can still do even now that this season of […]

Delegate safety is MMUN’s first priority at a Conference. As the conferences have grown in the number of delegates, we have reflected on how to ensure a safe, engaging experience for all delegates without imposing a strain on schools and coordinators. The outcome is the following policy changes: A maximum of 35 delegates may be […]

Montessori Model UN (MMUN) and Montessori Europe have signed a collaboration agreement in support of Montessori practices, principles and Peace education. Under the agreement, at the Montessori Europe Congress in Sofia, Bulgaria, MMUN will host a Teacher Workshop on implementing Peace Education and Global Citizenship in the classroom. The Montessori Congress and MMUN Workshop are  October […]

MMUN was originally launched to celebrate the Montessori centenary by having student delegates at the United Nations create resolutions to world problems through collaboration, critical thinking and compassion. We thought at that time that the MMUN Conference would be a one-time event, but 400 delegates and 30 teachers convinced us that students 9 to 15 […]

We are very happy to announce that Megan Singh Sidhu will be speaking at the 2018 Chicago Conference. Megan has been an activist since the age of 8 years old, starting with her first fundraiser performing door-to-door holiday concerts to benefit endangered whales. From that young age, she has been a fierce advocate for women […]

Judith Cunningham will be a keynote speaker at the Montessori Europe Congress in The Hague from Nov 3-5. The Congress is focused on the theme Children’s Rights. Judith will present a keynote address on Universal Education as a means of securing and sustaining peace. She will also lead a workshop on the Rights of the […]

We are very happy to announce that Mikaila Ulmer will be speaking at the February MMUN NYC Conference. At 12, she founded the socially responsible and very successful Me & the Bees, honey and lemonade food company and foundation. Her decision to create this foundation, which seeks to help save bees, was triggered by her being stung twice […]