MUN at QAS is built to bring people in, not to filter them out. You start with one thing you can do well, then add the next. Over four years you build the whole set of skills.
We do not drop you into a full committee on day one. You start with one move: research a country, write a single clause, or give a thirty-second speech. Get that right, then add the next piece. Step by step, the whole of MUN comes together, and none of it feels out of reach.
A resolution is never written alone. You win by working with people, not over them. Every session is practice in listening, building a bloc, trading a clause, and finding the wording everyone can sign. These are the skills you keep long after the conference ends.
The MUN ASA meets twice a week, on Sunday and Wednesday from 2 to 3pm. It is cancelled only when a session clashes with a staff meeting or a PLD day. Those sessions are your check-in: a chance to meet everyone, get feedback, and practise together. They are not the whole of it. The real work continues on the MUN group on ManageBac, where we post discussions and tasks. We expect you to take part there between sessions. Turning up twice a week is the start, not the finish.
You represent a country, speak in debate, and help write the resolution. This is where most students aim.
You keep the committee running: the Speakers' List, timing, messages, and papers. You learn the room from the inside.
You support the conference itself: setting up, guiding delegates, helping the dais. A strong first step for younger or newer students.
Younger students often start as administrators or volunteers, then move into a delegate seat once they know how a committee works. There is a place for everyone, from the first week.
The accessible entry. Committees debate one topic, with shorter, clearer sessions. The aim is to give younger students the full shape of MUN without overload.
The full experience. Committees debate two topics, with longer sessions and higher expectations. By now you have the foundation to take it on.
Get the experience in Middle School so you arrive in High School ready for the full challenge.
For Middle School we choose topics close to students' lives: online safety and screen time, sport, food and waste, the environment around us, and children's rights. Engagement comes first. Once you care about the issue, the skills follow.
We recognise participation, not only winning. At the end of each year we give awards across the whole programme:
The message is simple: showing up, improving, and helping others all count.