League Model UN - Youth Leadership, Academic Summer Camps 2010
The League of Creative Minds, Model UN - youth leadership, summer sessions, for the summer of 2010, is now open. The sessions will run in similar scheduling style to college academic courses. Academic summer camp classes are for students that would like to improve certain skills or aspects of academia for the upcoming school year, or for students interested in the League Model United Nations competitive year-round program during the school year.
The main focus will be on current world affairs, public speaking, history, investigative journalism, law, conflict resolution, negotiation, strategy, logic, parliamentary debate, history, writing skills and diplomacy. Although we will meet in class twice a week the students will be expected to complete academic work throughout the week and correspond with their advisor via email, and the private website blogs. No prior academic knowledge of these topics is necessary, only the interest and motivation to engage in a academic, social and diplomatic setting is required.
In addition to the scheduled classes there will be opportunities to attend field events such as Drug Court or the Mercury News, and other relevant events appropriate to the students' age and the topic they are learning about. The field events will be optional, by invite only, and determined at the discretion of the advisors.
How to Apply for a summer camp session:
- Read the camp descriptions below and view the camp dates and times.
- Either download, print, and mail the pdf form OR, complete the online application.
- Either mail a check OR click on the Pay Now link. If you choose the Pay Now online option, your spot will be secured immediately.
- Delegates may enroll in more than one session, each session will hold different content and field events.
- Delegates may enroll in a session even if they will be missing a few of the classes.
Introduction to Model United Nations, Youth Leadership Camp, 6th & 7th Grade. Camp: The Product Cycle
The Introduction to Model UN sessions are summer academic beginner sessions exclusively for incoming 6th and 7th grade students. These sessions are for students who want to know what Model UN is all about and who have an interest and motivation to learn public speaking skills, current world events, diplomacy, negotiation, intermediate writing skills and the basic rules of procedure in order to practice the fundamentals of debate.
Field Event: San Mateo Waste Water Treatment Plant. Delegates will meet with engineers, electricians, landfill and power technicians. Delegates will observe the full water treatment system from sludge to the landfill.
Introduction to Model UN, Youth Leadership Camp, 8th to 12th Grade. Camp: The Drug Trade
These Model UN Summer Academic sessions are for incoming 8th thru 12th grade students. Students in this section will focus on learning the rules of parliamentary procedure, debate, public speaking, advanced writing and research skills. Methods of negotiation, strategy, and diplomacy will be interwoven into the focus areas of debate, writing and public speaking. There will be a special emphasis on current world events and leadership skills, along with the skills required to have the ability to recognize a good leader, equally as important.
Field Event: Half a day in Drug Court, half a day interviewing lawyers, judges and commissioners at the Office of the Public Defenders.Advanced Model UN, Speech & Debate, Summer Camp, 6th to 8th Grade. Camp: Model Diplomats
This academic summer course is exclusively for incoming 6th, 7th and 8th grade students with either LCM experience, prior speech and debate experience, or have completed an introductory LCM summer course (with prior approval of the directors). These sessions are for delegates who have participated in debate, understand the rules of procedure, attend MUN conferences or youth leadership summits, have written position papers, and have an interest to improve public speaking skills, engage in advanced negotiation, geopolitics, diplomacy, law, world history, and partake in intellectual discussion on foreign policy, master intermediate writing skills, and engage in debate.
Field Event: Center for Investigative Reporting, meeting with reporters, journalists, editors and producers. Special meeting with Senior correspondent and multimedia producer.
Advanced Model UN, Speech & Debate, Summer Camp, 9th to 12th Grade. Camp: Young Ambassadors
This academic summer course is exclusively for incoming 9th to 12th grade students with either LCM experience, prior speech and debate experience, or have completed an introductory LCM summer course (with prior approval of the directors). These sessions are for delegates who have participated in debate, understand the rules of procedure, attend MUN conferences or youth leadership summits, have written position papers, and have an interest to improve public speaking skills, engage in advanced negotiation, geopolitics, diplomacy, law, world history, and partake in intellectual discussion on foreign policy, master intermediate writing skills, and engage in debate.
Field Event: Stanford Children's Hospital, Nursery Center. Delegates will tour the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit with Professor and Co-Director of the ECMO program, Krisa P. Van Meurs.
Premier Delegation, Intensive Foreign Policy Study, Competitive Camp, Summer MUN Conference, CHINA Chapter. (FULL).
Delegates: 6th to 12th grade
The League has been invited by the People's Republic of China to attend a Model UN conference along with a tour of Shanghai and Beijing this summer. The League Educational Director, Simon Olavarria, has been invited to teach diplomacy and negotiation to a select group of top Chinese delegates in China, this August. Simon will also act as the International Director at the China conference. Therefore, LCM has the opportunity to bring an LCM delegation to compete in China this summer. Given the relationship between LCM and the head of CHINA MUN, LCM delegates will be placed in committee's of choice and LCM delegates will represent the great nation of France.
This option is open to all early summer delegates (June & July) new to LCM, that take an introduction course to LCM, and show high ability and potential to grasp world affairs. This a very unique opportunity as it will allow new delegates that are not in the League year-round program to try a Model UN conference as part of a League delegation. Moreover this option is open to all LCM delegates with at least one year LCM experience. All China delegates must fulfill the China intensive LCM course in addition to any other League sessions completed.
PRC Organized Events:
BEIJING and surrounding areas: Orientation Session: Agenda explanation, Expectation setting, China's history in one hour, cultural training, China today. Educational Chinese movie night. A Chinese language class for an hour and a half for six days. Hutong tour (Chinese Ancient residence): taking the rickshaws through the Hutong. Two Chinese cooking lessons. Climb the Drum tower. Visiting Tiananmen square and the Forbidden City with a tour guide ~ Interactive challenge inside the Forbidden City. A lecture on China's economic development. Field research on a topic of choice (Chinese Art, China's economic development after the financial crisis, Urbanization, Religion in China etc.), with a Chinese academic specialist during field research. Field event in China to topic of field research. Field research presentation. Kong fu classes in the Temple of Heaven. At tour of the Olympic buildings, including the Birds' Nest and the Water Cube. Trip/camp/hike to the Great Wall with a specialist. China village tour. Farm trip to rural China, tour/explore a Chinese farm. Visit a tea house and delegates will take part in a tea ceremony. Acrobatic show. Shopping at the silk market. Karaoke dinner and experience share.
China Model United Nations, Delegate Conference: Global delegate village, Opening ceremonies, six committee debate sessions, workshop, closing ceremonies.
Shanghai: World EXPO ~ explore the full potential of urban life in the 21st century and a significant period in urban evolution. Visit a fabric factory. Presentation on trade and commerce. Shanghainese style lunch. Walk the Nanjing Road. Boat tour of the Shanghai bund. Tour the largest China ingredients company. Presentation and discussion with board of directors. Chinese cooking lesson. Tour of the Shanghai art district.
*Chinese staff will be notified of any delegates that list allergies/medical conditions on the registration form, to modify all meals accordingly.
How to Apply for a summer camp session:
- Read the camp descriptions below and view the camp dates and times.
- Either download, print, and mail the pdf form OR, complete the online application.
- Either mail a check OR click on the Pay Now link. If you choose the Pay Now online option, your spot will be secured immediately.
- Delegates may enroll in more than one session, each session will cover distinct content and field events.
- Delegates may enroll in a session even if they will be missing a few of the classes.