ISG students participate in Harvard model UN conference in Hyderabad

MUSCAT: Eleven students from Indian School Al Ghubra — 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 faculty adviser, Maleka Ariwala — attended the Harvard Model United Nations Conference held in Hyderabad, India. At the four-day conference, the ISG delegates worked with students from different nationalities discussing world issues. 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 the opportunity to hear eminent personalities such as Asim Parekh, Vice-President of Coca-Cola, India, and Jason Lewis, the first person to circumnavigate the world without using non-renewable sources of energy. These talks both informed and inspired the students to take on leadership roles in finding solutions to the many challenges facing the world.

The conference was followed by a camping and activities such as hiking, bird watching, zip lining, rappelling and rope knotting. 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.

‘Dialogue in the Dark’ was a unique experience which left a deep impact on the students, as they were served lunch in complete darkness by visually impaired staff. The experience helped students to understand the challenges faced by the visually impaired and the grace with which they overcame them.