Mar 15, 2017 | Faculty insight, Montessori Model United Nations, Student life, Uncategorized
Today was both our last day of the Montessori Model United Nations conference and the last day of our trip to New York City. The six student delegates were looking sharp in their more formal business attire and were looking forward to what they all hoped would be...
Mar 15, 2017 | Faculty insight, Montessori Model United Nations, Student life, Uncategorized
Day Four and Five of our trip were the BIG WORK days. From 9-5 North Star’s student delegates were busy collaborating within their respective committees to create draft resolutions to be voted on in the General Assembly at the United Nations on the final day of...
Mar 8, 2017 | Faculty insight, Montessori Model United Nations, Student life, Uncategorized
This morning a different set of the students who had planned the route ahead of time, guided us on the subway downtown to World Trade Center Site and the One World Observatory. We quietly acknowledge the events of September 11, 2001 and the lives lost that day while...
Mar 8, 2017 | Faculty insight, Montessori Model United Nations, Student life, Uncategorized
Today was a FANTASTIC day! We took the subway for the first time on the trip this morning. A couple of the students who had researched routes ahead of time, guided the group to the Museum of Natural History. A student from Pacific Rim Montessori in Steveston, BC,...
Mar 6, 2017 | Faculty insight, Montessori Model United Nations, Student life, Uncategorized
After a fairly short overnight flight with little to no sleep for any of us, we arrived in New York and made our way to our hotel in Manhattan near Times Square. We were unable to check in early, so found ourselves leaving our bags with the hotel and making our way...
