Student Life and Service
Prinn (G10S): “This was my first in-person MUN, and I was quite nervous to go. Something that helped was that I got in character as a delegate of the junta in Myanmar. Speaking with the students from Thammasat University was fun and insightful as I talked to them about their opinions of my MUN topic. I loved to see how each person did research into what their country's perspectives and interests were. I ended up making many friends with the people there and hope to see them all again. I highly recommend this experience.”
s ’ r a l o h c S d Worl Cup World Scholar’s Cup (WSC) aims to educate students with
interesting information that is found outside of school walls. This club builds bridges and forms common ground between the diverse student body with similar interests through an offering of six subjects: Science & Technology, Literature & Media, History, Social Studies, Art & Music, and a special area that varies each year. WSC tests our grasp of these subjects through four competition events namely the Scholar’s Bowl, Debate, Collaborative Writing, and a multiple-choice Scholar’s Challenge which requires the club to train in the areas of writing and debating. COVID-19 has made this year’s operations especially challenging as the club is unable to meet in person or after school. This has not only limited the effectiveness of our training sessions but also reduced our scheduling and content flexibility. In particular, meeting online during hectic and loud lunchtime can also make it harder to collaborate. Furthermore, the regional round in Bangkok which is normally held in person has also been postponed due to travel restrictions so the extent to which we can actually participate in the competition is still in question.
World Scholar’s Cup Anna (President), Poj (Vice President)
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Nevertheless, our club has persevered and we are continually adapting to these pandemic-borne challenges. This includes asking members to do more take-home work such as essay writing practice at home to circumvent club meeting time limitations and direct the saved time to expand our content flexibility. The WSC club is also exploring other events so that we can diversify our competition portfolio to not only offer more choices but also maintain a consistent level of club activity if regional rounds are cancelled. Last but not least, the WSC club is always looking to expand and we are considering the possibility of involving younger students in our competition teams in the near future as well.
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Kyla (G10C): “Although my first conference was online, I think it was such a cool experience to be able to debate with people all over the world and also deal with big countries like China or the U.S. I actually really enjoyed it more than I thought I would because I’ve never been into world news or politics and I really hope we can go back to in-person conferences really soon because a huge part of what makes MUN fun is the social aspect and making connections. In a few weeks I’ll be doing my first historical-based conference about Greek gods and mythology and I think that’s just so cool.”