YMCA Model United Nations

YMCA Model United Nations is a program for middle school students designed to promote engagement with, and understanding of, their world. The program relies on an experience-based model, where participants learn by doing - collaboratively developing solutions to real-world issues and presenting them to their peers and international experts. Over the course of the program, participants will learn the history and purpose of the UN, improve their grasp of world geography, discuss and debate major international issues, and gain an appreciation for multiple world cultures.

Join us for a hands-on, experiential learning opportunity  like no other. In YMCA Model United Nations, our middle school ambassadors in grades 6-8 develop valuable skills such as:

• Cultural competency
• Evidence-based persuasion
• Planning and decision making
• A passion for teamwork and collaboration.

Students are challenged to take positions on and debate current-day issues from different perspectives as they dream up solutions to the world's most pressing problems. We have two delegations to serve you - one meeting in midtown Sacramento and the other in Grass Valley. We will participate in two regional conferences where students will make new friends from throughout Northern California.

While we will not be offering Model UN in 2025, we hope you'll join us in 2026!

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