International Premier Delegation
China Premier delegation. Delegates from the League will travel to Beijing, China this summer from July 27th to August 11th, 2010. LCM Premier delegates, will have the honor of representing France and debating with over 2000 delegates from 30 different nations around the world. In addition to the academic experience, delegates will tour Beijing for eight days, as part of an organized tour hosted by the PRC. After the conference delegates will tour Shanghai for three days, this will be the culminating portion of the PRC tour before the delegates return back to California.St. Andrew's International, SAIMUN
League delegates attended SAIMUN, at St. Andrew's International, in Dublin, Ireland from March 29th to April 1st. Delegates attending SAIMUN were exposed to a European style of resolution writing, lobbying, opening speeches, debate and the General Assembly.
Attending SAIMUN, as part of the LCM Premier Delegation, were eleven outstanding delegates, coming together from six different schools in the Greater Bay Area. Two delegates received the Distinguished Delegate Award. Placing in the top ten students out of 800 international model UN and debate participants.
Special Congrats to:Nishad, 9th grade, UN Environment Programme - DR Congo, Peninsula Senior delegation
Elliot, 8th grade, UN Environment Programme - Thailand, Peninsula Senior delegation
2009 - 2010 Conference Season
Dartmouth College, DartMUN
League of Creative Minds, Wins Best Overall Delegation at Dartmouth! Congrats to all attending delegates at Dartmouth. On April 9th - 11th, 2010, the League of Creative Minds mixed delegation, competed at Dartmouth College Model United Nations. The League invited 12 middle school and 12 high school delegates to Dartmouth. Several delegates: Blake, Connor, Erika, Gregory and Elliot, were returning from SAIMUN, Ireland, and did not miss a beat for Dartmouth.We recognize, esteem and applaud the outstanding teamwork, effort, leadership and dedication of every single League delegate that participated in the Dartmouth conference. The recognition as a best delegation or the top debate academy, would not have been possible without the contribution of every single delegate member. The League represented France, Ukraine, Panama, Sweden and Slovenia.
Special Congrats to:
Best Delegate (1st place), awarded to the following LCM delegates:
Erika - Disarmament and International Security- France, 8th gr, Peninsula Senior delegation
Timothy - United Nations Children Fund- Panama, 6th grade, Peninsula Junior delegation
Duncan - United States Crisis Cabinet, as Centcom, San Francisco Senior delegation
Outstanding Delegate (2nd place), awarded to the following LCM delegates:
Cassiel - International Court of Justice, 10th grade, Peninsula Senior Delegation
Gregory - Economic and Financial Committee- France, 6th gr, Peninsula Junior delegation
Malhar - U.N. Environment Programme- Ukraine, 6th grade, Peninsula Junior delegation
Giuliana - World Health Organization- Sweden, 6th gr, San Francisco Junior delegation
Kiki - European Union- Slovenia, 9th grade, San Francisco Senior delegation
Honorable Mention (3rd place), awarded to the following LCM delegates:
James - World Health Organization- France, 11th grade, San Francisco Senior delegation
Baylor - Security Council- France, 10th grade, Peninsula Senior delegation
Elliot - Iranian Crisis Cabinet, as Minister of Intelligence, Peninsula Senior delegation
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Duke University, DMUNC
On February 18th - 21st, 2010, the Peninsula Junior League delegation attended Duke University, MUN conference as Burkina Faso, Estonia, Libya, Senegal, Sweden and Tanzania.
Outstanding Delegate (2nd place), awarded to the following LCM delegates:
Nathan, 6th grade, and Cello, 7th grade, in the World Health Organization (WHO), coordinated strategy and public speaking efforts to effectively introduce new ideas and solutions in debate.
Verbal Commendation (4th place), awarded to the following LCM delegates:
Nadine, 8th grade, and Sarah M., 8th grade, in the Middle East Quartet, an advanced specialized committee.
Bobbie, 8th grade, and Brennan, 7th grade, worked hard as a co-delegates in North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). Debating the topics of Cybersecurity and the threat of Botnets, African Maritime Issues, and Terrorism in Pakistan.
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University of Chicago, UCMUNC
On February 4th - 6th, 2010, the San Francisco Junior League delegation attended the University of Chicago, Model UN conference as Comoros and Cape Verde.
Special Congrats to:
Blake and Giuliana, on the International Atomic Energy Agency, received a Best Delegate award (1st place). This was the very first conference for both Blake (7th grade) and Giuliana (6th grade), each competing at the high school level. Country policy accuracy and impressive argumentation in logic and strategy proved that these two junior debaters would excel at a comparable level of high school students.
Additionally, the League commends delegates for their comprehensive knowledge that the country of representation, does not dictate the ability level of debate nor the seriousness of inclusion nor the appropriate course of opinion participation, but instead the level of hard work, debating skills and preparation will be the factors that yield results, be it France, China or East Timor. Congrats once again!
The League is honored by the high effort and decorum of all Comoros and Cape Verde diplomats at MUNUC.
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University of Pennsylvania, Ivy League of Model UN
On January 28th - 31st, 2010, the San Francisco Senior League attended the University of Pennsylvania, Ivy League of Model UN, as Switzerland. This delegation is composed of our most senior League delegates in the upper levels of high school.
Special Congrats to:
Grace and Vanessa, on the Commission of Sustainable Development, received an Honorable Mention (3rd place). Both delegates led in their committee, sponsored resolutions, and most importantly worked hard to build consensus among their fellow delegates.
Hanna, on the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, received an Honorable Mention. Hannah, a freshman, in a difficult committee, did not hesitate to be one of the first nations on the Speaker's list, and formed ally blocs in unmoderated caucus.
Kiki, on the United Nations Children Fund, received a Verbal Commendation (4th place). Kiki worked from dawn to dusk, delivered numerous speeches, sponsored a resolution, and was a signatory of various other resolutions.
The League is honored by the high effort and decorum of all Switzerland diplomats at ILMUNC.
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Yale University, YMUN
On January 21st - 24th, 2010, the Peninsula Senior League attended Yale University, YMUN, as Albania, Uzbekistan and Zambia. This delegation is composed of advanced 8th grade delegates, and delegates in the early years of high school.
Special Congrats to:
Elliot (8th grade), on the Economic and Financial Affairs Council, as Zambia, received the Best Delegate award (1st place). Elliot held high decorum, country policy, in-depth knowledge on topic, and ventured on the path of creative idea proposals. Two well-written analytical position papers are noted.
Connor Werner, on the Legal Committee, as Uzbekistan, received an Honorable Mention.
Nishad & Akshara, on the Special, Political and Decolonization, as Albania, received an Honorable Mention.
Nicolas C. (8th grade) & Naoki, on Disarmament and International Security, as Uzbekistan received an Honorable Mention.
The League is honored by the high effort and decorum of all Albanian, Uzbek and Zambian diplomats at YMUN.
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University of Michigan, UMUNC
On January 14th - 17th, 2010, the Peninsula Junior League attended the University of Michigan, UMMUN, as France and Egypt. This delegation is composed of advanced 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th grade delegates that compete at high school level conferences.
Gregory (6th grade), on the Human Rights Council, as Egypt, received Best Delegate. Gregory exemplified in-depth knowledge on country policy in both topics: Defamation of Religion and Freedom of Expression. He demonstrated a high level of decorum and strategic capacity of the Rules of Procedure. Speaking time and again, delivering numerous speeches he held the respect of an all high school committee.
Special Congrats to:
Bobbie (8th grade), on the Human Rights Council, as France, received a Verbal Commendation.
Brennan (7th grade), on Special Political and Decolonization, as Egypt, received a Verbal Commendation.
Nathan (6th grade), on the Social, Humanitarian and Culture, as Egypt, received a Verbal Commendation.
The League is proud of the courage, determination, high efforts and decorum of all Egyptian and French diplomats at UMMUN.
__________Stanford University, SMUNC
On November 6th - 8th, 2009, the Peninsula Senior League attended the University of Stanford, SMUNC, as . This delegation is composed of advanced 8th through 12th grade delegates.__________
LCM 2008 - 2009 Conferences
Congratulations delegates on your performance in Washington DC!
This past weekend, March 26th - 29th, 2009, the League of Creative Minds participated in the George Washington, Elliott School of International Affairs, Model United Nations XI conference. This was a four day high school conference held in Washington DC on the GW campus. Delegates attended from all over the East Coast, as well as from Denmark, Sweden, the Dominican Republic, Venezuela, Mexico, the United Kingdom, Columbia, China and more. The level of negotiation, conflict resolution, debate and diplomacy was truly outstanding.
The organization by the WAMUNC staff was unparalleled to any conference we have attended so far and as a delegation we recognize a special sense of gratitude and appreciation to Catherine Wrisley for all of her hard work and dedication to running such a well-organized and inspiring conference.
Special Congrats on receiving the Best Delegate Awards to Hope on the United Nations High Commission for Refugees, and to Sam and Nishad on the NGO, Amnesty International. A note of special recognition to Sara for receiving Honorable Mention on the United Nations Development Program. Well done.
Additionally, we are very proud of the entire LCM 1 delegation for your enthusiastic teamwork and high efforts to work in unity as a delegation. For your high energy in attending a rigorous high school conference filled with hours and hours of debate, and most of all to your new learned knowledge, analytical reasoning of world affairs and appreciation towards delegates from all around the world. As directors, advisors, coaches, mentors and teachers we could not ask for more.
Thank you delegates for your active participation in this conference and showing us and many others what you are capable to doing. This conference held such a high level because you, as delegates, created it to be that way.
Attentively,
LCM Directors
