ISG students participate in Harvard Model United Nations Conference held in India

Muscat: Eleven students from Indian School Al Ghubra (ISG), Muscat, Oman along with their MUN faculty advisor attended the Harvard Model United Nations Conference held at Hyderabad International Convention Centre (HICC), in India.
Abhyuday Bose, David P John, Diya Nair, Divij Sharma, Eshayath Fathima Riyas, Kevin Reji, Meenakshy R Nair, Nayan M Anil, Rhea Umesh Shah, Sai Shriya Surla, Shivam Ajay Saraf along with their MUN faculty advisor Maleka Ariwala attended the conference.
The ISG delegates worked with students from different nationalities discussing world issues at the four-day conference.
They used their public speaking and negotiating skills to arrive at a consensus and pass effective resolutions within their respective committees.
In the leadership forums, held after the committee meetings, the students got an opportunity to hear eminent personalities such as Asim Parekh, Vice President of Coca-Cola, India, and Jason Lewis, the first person to circumnavigate Anchorthe world without using non-renewable sources of energy.
These talks informed and inspired the students to take on leadership roles in finding solutions to the many challenges facing the world.
The dance performed by the students for the cultural night had all present swaying to the beat of the music.
The conference was followed by a camping experience organied by the Castaway Programme.
The students had an unforgettable time participating in a potpourri of thrilling activities such as Hiking, Bird-Watching, Zip-lining, Rappelling, Rope Knotting. They learnt about contour plantation through rain water harvesting and participated in a tree plantation event which is one of the many activities undertaken to achieve the camp’s sustainable development agenda of 2025.
The teamwork of the students was on display as they accomplished the task of preparing dinner for over 140 people present at the camp.
A tour of the historical city of Hyderabad had the students admiring the majesty of monuments such as the Charminar, Falaknuma Palace, Chowmahalla Palace and Golconda Fort.
During ‘Dialogue in the Dark’ the students were served lunch in complete darkness by visually impaired staff. The experience evoked humane feelings of empathy and admiration for the staff as the students understood the challenges faced by the visually impaired.