Presentation Team and Date:
Model United Nations Assembly (MUNA), 13 August 2024
Presenters:
Chaplain Monique Riviere-Pendle from Casey Grammar School
Students: Anushka Abbott and Naheed Jafary
Bios:
Monique Riviere-Pendle has worked at Casey Grammar since 2017. Monique has proven herself as a lover of life-long learning. Her education includes teaching (Humanities and English) as well as a Masters in Theology, leading to her moving from classroom teaching to Chaplaincy.
Monique seeks to instil a passion for learning and for community in her students through running events such as Harmony Week and Reconciliation Week. She loves helping students connect with issues of justice, seeing how they can make a difference in the world.
Naheed Jafary is in Year 12 at Casey Grammar, while Anushka Abbott is in year 11. They’ll tell us a little more about their interests during their presentation.
Title:
Presentation from RCM’s Accomplished MUNA team
Precis:
Naheed and Anushka: Background motivation: why they were interested in, and motivated to participate in, an extension activity like MUNA
Naheed and Anushka: MUNA itself: describe the experience of representing Japan, preparing for, presenting at MUNA, what they learnt, a key new perception of the UN or the world that they now have
Monique: how MUNA fits into the mission and ethos of Casey Grammar