Nov, 2015

This month the children from the UN Club took part in two Model United Nation Debates at ATIDMUN, TECMUN

MY EXPERIENCE IN TECMUN.

I was part of the team who went to the Twenty-Second TecMUN junior from November 11th through November 13th. I’m a member of the UN club, the special group of middle school students who, led by Mr. Neil, go to represent the school at the different United Nations Models held in many schools all over Mexico City. Each one of them requires lots of previous investigation, all of the participants must know everything about their country’s position on the topic they’re debating about. I have already assisted to some other MUNs previously, taking many different positions on many different topics with many different countries. TecMUN, however, will always hold a special place in my heart, since it was the very first Model I ever participated in as a delegate, and that happened exactly one year ago.

I hadn’t ever participated in any MUN before, except for PazMUN, where I was an usher. I was too freaked out. But after assisting to three other Models ever since, this one was easier for me. As always, I was at first nervous and worried about many things, especially about every class we would be missing back at school and how we would catch up with all of it.

Anyway, we had already done it a year ago, so, with suits, dresses and information in our hands, we went onto the bus, wished Mr. Neil goodbye (Miss Sonia accompanied us the first day) and made our way to the Tecnológico de Monterrey, Campus Estado de México. It is a huge school, and this year we even got to explore parts of it that we didn’t see last year! We arrived a little early and walked all the way down to an auditorium, where the opening ceremony was held. Once it finished, I was already starting to get nervous. Next thing you know is, we were in a line to go to our committees. I had a lot of luck, though, because I wasn’t alone. Two of my friends, Karla and Eduardo, were in my committee too! I was still the most nervous one out of the three of us. In our way to the committee, we even got separated from the rest of the line. And I was way too scared. Anyway, we found the rest, and we walked into our committee...Special Commission on Gender Equality. And so the debate officially started. We all knew who was winning ever since the beginning. Somalia and Cambodia.The ones that are always participating, raising their placards even though they don’t have any arguments left. And of course, their English pronunciation was beautiful. High schoolers. Nothing we could go against. So, we accepted our fate at the end of the first day, but we still tried to participate and give proposals as much as we could, focusing more on solving the problem than on winning a prize. But as the delegation of Mexico, how much can you do to solve a problem happening all the way in Sub-Saharan Africa? I tried my best, though, and I did give some good proposals.At the ending of the first day, we came back home tired, since the debate lasted until 6:00 PM, and I had no time to research anymore. I went straight to bed. And that

OLINCA DEBATE

The OLINCA debate is a really good way to solve problems, this year the topic was “Media Access Should Be Restricted for Children Our Age”. In the debate we present our ideas and competitors ask us questions. All the children had good ideas and they changed the mind of all the people who were there. They had a good tone of voice and also security at the moment they spoke. They presented why media was good or why it was bad. The judges were taking notes about how many times the speakers talk about the topics, it is a really good experience.

Mariana Cortés Gallardo

We may not have won anything, but we all went back home with a smile on our faces. In fact, I think our way back was the funniest part of all! We haven’t ever won anything but an Honorable Mention ever before, but I cannot say we’re used to losing, because that sounds like we’re not making any effort to win. We give every part of ourselves in these Models, and even if we don’t win, that effort is still seen. Not only in us, but in all of the delegates. It was a magnificent experience for me and all of my team. And if you ask any of us, it was rather a boy/girl hunting competition of some sort instead of a debate. We saw, and sometimes we met, pretty beautiful people; but after all, that’s what MUNs really are about.

Yes, we may be solving world-wide problems, and practicing our English pronunciation as well, but at the same time, meeting new people from different places, making friends, and sharing great experiences with the people you already know. See you at the next one.

Uriel Pineda Cortés

turned out to be a problem the following day. At first, I had no idea what they were discussing about, but apparently the Sharia’la is an interpretation of the Koran which is wrong, and establishes that women are inferior to men in Muslim countries...and that’s why girls can’t go to school, that was the problem we were trying to solve. Most of us came up with solutions, and after getting them all together, we had our resolution paper (Guess who put them all together? Cambodia and Somalia!). We still had to fix many things, and that took us two entire days. They wanted more detail. But we did finish the resolution in time, and the first topic was closed...when there was no time left for the second one. So, instead, the Goofy Awards were held in the committee, and that was way too funny. You see, everyone you’ve known as fancy and well-behaved for three days lose all of their fanciness all of a sudden, and you get to know their funny side. After the Goofies were over, we headed back to the auditorium for the closing ceremony, and they gave the real awards. But...none of us won anything, I mean, not even a mention. None of us from Instituto La Paz.

RobeRt Louis stevensonThe Scottish novelist, travel writer, poet, and essayist Robert Louis Stevenson was the author of the enduringly popular romantic adventure stories, Treasure Island (1883) and Kidnapped (1886). Stevenson also wrote the alarming psychological allegory Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1886).

These have become classics of children’s literature. Stevenson was born in Edinburgh, Scotland on Nov. 13, 1805, and he became known as one of the most gifted writers of the late 19th century. He passed away on Dec. 3, 1894.

6° have been working with Treasure Island and this is some of their work

Lotus Pose

This is the stereotypical yoga pose.it´s also called “Rafiki” because the baboon from the Lion King is shown doing Lotus Pose in the movie!

Lotus Pose for kids can simply be sitting criss-cross applesauce and placing their hands on their knees or in their favourite mudra (hand position).

The mudra most often associated with Lotus Pose is Wisdom Mudra, made by touching the pointer finger to the thumb and fanning out the remaining fingers in an upside down okay-sign.

Baked Potatoes

A great recipe for turning a baked potato into a delicious mouth watering treat….

It’s really important to involve children in cooking from an early age. They can help scoop out the potato flesh, mix in the ingredients and mash it all together. Children will love helping you decorate these to look like mice.

Butternut squash is very rich in vitamin A which is important for healthy skin, eyesight and fighting infection. Just 150g provides approximately 300% of your vitamin A needs for the day.

Another good nutritious filling for baked potatoes is to mash the potato with a little mayonnaise, milk and grated Cheddar and then mix in a little sweetcorn, tuna and chopped spring onion.

Prep35 minutesCook60 minutesBest forKids 1-4 yearsFamilyMakes4 baked potatoes

But the best way to eat a Baked Potato is by simply adding some butter to it and letting it melt.Send us photos of your favourite way to eat a Baked Potato.

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À l’occasion de la 35ème édition de la FILIJ, l’Ambassade de France (pays invité d’honneur) a organisé un concours de lecture à voix haute parmi les écoles où l’on enseigne la langue française au Mexique.

Seulement huit écoles, dont Instituto La Paz, sont arrivées à la finale qui a eu lieu hier en présence de l’auteur du livre lu: Marie-Aude Murail.

Aujourd’hui nous tenons à féliciter Daniela Mejía Salgado qui représenté notre école avec une participation remarquable! Bien fait Dani!

Remembrance Day is held on the 11th of November, the 11th day of the 11th month of the year. A two minute silence is always held at 11 am to remember the millions who have died at war.Remembrance Day was first held in 1919, one year after World War I ended. This day is also known as Armistice Day, which is the original name to mark the day World War I ended.Poppies are worn on Remembrance Day as a sign of respect because they are the flowers which grew on the battlefields after World War I.A charity called the Royal British Legion run the poppy appeal which raises money to help old soldiers who are still alive and soldiers who are still serving their country.We celebrate this day Lest we forget the horrors of war.

On Wednesday, all 4th grade went for a trip. We went to a museum. We were very excited to go because we wanted to know more about the cultures that there were in the past. We visited the room of Teotihuacán and we listened to the story of the Sun and Moon.

We all visited different zones like Maya, Mexica and Azteca. That was a very fun trip. We were sad because the teacher said that we were very naughty and showed bad behavior, but I liked the Museum and I want to go again.

Saskia Jongert Sánchez4D

On November 4th we went to the Anthropology Museum. It was a beautiful experience that I will never forget.

First, I was playing in the bus with my friends and it was so funny. Then, we entered to the museum and there was an umbrella shaped fountain. Next, we visited the Teotihuacan area and they explained to us about the sun Pyramid and the Moon Pyramid legend. In all the areas, I learned something different like what they ate, where they lived and what they did in the free time.

After that, we visited the Oaxaca culture area and it was very interesting. Things that I hadn´t seen before. We visited the Mayan Culture area too and we saw a lot of masks, sculptures and pictures.Finally, the three buses picked for us and the four groups got into the bus, on the bus we were eating because we couldn´t eat during the trip.

When we returned to the school, we got sad because the principal told us that maybe we weren´t going to a museum again due to some had had a bad behavior.

Ahh! But some day I am going to return to see the areas that I missed because visiting the museum, it would be a great experience.

Mildred Valeria Pineda Cortes4D

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