Global Classrooms

and the United

Nations
An Introduction

By Sydney Bowman
 1. Have you ever heard of the
United Nations?

2. What do you think the U.N is?

Do This Now!! What does the U.N do?

Turn to a partner: Brainstorm 3. What do you know about

and write down answers to the Global Classrooms (GC)?
following questions:
4. One thing you want to learn?
So what is the U.N. anyway?
-  The U.N. is a world organization
-  QUIZ: How many countries are there in the
world?
-  QUIZ: How many countries are members of
the U.N?
-  QUIZ: What two countries are not part of the
UN?
195!
193!
Vatican City
and
Palestine
 1. To address world
challenges
What are the 2. To maintain peace and
security
main objectives 3. To develop friendly
of the U.N? relations among nations
4. To solve international
problems
“The United Nations works every day to
promote gender equality, fight climate
change, reduce poverty, assist
refugees, and improve the wellbeing of
people around the world.”
 So, why are we
learning about the
United Nations for
Global Classrooms?
 Which means...

1.  The Global Classrooms

conference is a mock
Because, Global (pretend) United Nations
meeting.
Classrooms is a
2.  Students from all over the
simulation of world act as UN
ambassadors to debate
the United real issues on the UN
agenda.
Nations!!
LET’S BRAINSTORM

Turn to a partner and talk about…

1.  What kind of topics do you think we might address in

Global Classrooms?
2.  What are some of the current problems facing the world
that you would like to address?
Cheers to a Better World!
Current
Secretary-
General of the
U.N., Antonio
Guterres, with
former Secretary
General Ban Ki-
Moon
Questions about Global
Classrooms?
What will class be
like?
 1. Research and writing

2. Public speaking

Skills that you 3. Organized debate

will learn this 4. Empathy for and knowledge of

people around the world
year
5. Teamwork and leadership

6. New vocabulary
GC Class Rules
1. Everyone must take notes!

2. Everyone must come to class ready to work

3. Most important, everyone must be respectful:

a.  Please don’t laugh at other students’ questions

b.  Only one person should talk at a time unless

otherwise instructed
What you will need for Global
Classrooms
1.  A separate Global Classrooms notebook
or binder

2.  A positive attitude!

3.  Your ideas- There is NO such thing as a

bad idea - ASK!
Because Global Classrooms will be fun!
https://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=IxoTV3Fjfeg
Reflection

In your own words, describe what Global Classrooms is…

 For more info
about the U.N. https://
goals and Global sustainabledevelopment.un.org/?
menu=1300
Classrooms, http://www.unausa.org/global-
check out these classrooms-model-un/how-to-
participate
websites:
 My Email:
Bowman.SydneyM@Gmail.com

Please write this down and

email me with any
questions.