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United Nations Vs Aliens: Camp Model UN With a Twist
Mikael Hellstrom, Ph.D.
Rising Star
Average rating:5.0Number of reviews:(91)
In this 1 week summer camp course, your learner will experience running a government on the international stage, dealing with a formidable challenge!
Class experience
US Grade 8 - 11
Class Experience The course teaches the basics of international relations, diplomacy and the United Nations system, including how decisions are made, the limits of the United Nations, how governments relate to each other, and important factors like how the economy influence decision-making. This all takes place against the backdrop of real and imaginary problems that governments in the world are wrestling with. The imaginary is an alien-invasion scenario. What would world governments do if...
* The Basics of the United Nations decision-making system. * Basic principles of diplomacy * Differences between hard and soft power * Differences between democracies and dictatorships * The importance of geo-politics * The importance of economics for foreign relations * The significance of sovereignty in the 21st century and the limits and capacities of the UN in relation to its member states.
I have taught introduction to International Relations at university level, and have over 10 years of experience as a political science instructor.
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
Rising Star
Average rating:5.0Number of reviews:(91)
I teach social studies and role-playing games. I have 35 years of experience as a Game-master of table-top roleplaying games and Live-Action Roleplay organizer and facilitator for people of ages 7+. I used that experience in my teaching,...
Group Class
$170
for 5 classes5x per week, 1 week
120 min
Completed by 14 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 13-18
3-7 learners per class
