Thank you for your interest in our
Model United Nations Trip!
Model UN is the current project of the Planet Ottoson Roots & Shoots group. The students' project will be featured on the Roots & Shoots website upon their return. You can contribute to the success of the trip by contributing, below:
Dear Friends, Family and Supporters:
We're about to take off!
Planet Ottoson is fielding a team of 16 middle school students at the 2008 United States Middle School Model United Nations Conference in New York City from April 3-6, 2008!
Our students have done extensive reseach, practiced debating, and will present their chosen countries' perspectives on a variety of topics at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City this weekend.
This is the world’s premiere middle-school level model U.N. where students may attend by invitation only - and we've been invited! This year, more than 1,000 students from seven countries and 30 states will be attending. Our group is comprised of 13 Arlington middle school students.
We are representing the countries of El Salvador, Sudan, and the Czech Republic. We have been busy researching our countries and our committee topics, as well as learning about the rules of procedure and the flow of debate for the conference. Last week, we will turned in “position papers” stating our countries’ positions on our committee topic.
Each student's family is contributing what they can, and we appreciate your help in sponsoring our trip.
Expenses for one student are:
Train Fare: $100
Hotel Room: $400
Meals and Registration: $225
Chaperone Expenses: $200
Total: $925
Thank You!
Natalie, Maddie, Robert, Jonah, Rita, Antoine, Ethan, Jeremy, Matt, Case, Molly, Alec, Kirby, Louise, Aidan and Danny
Planet Ottoson and the Bishop School Green Bees are affiliated with Roots and Shoots, international youth organization founded by chimp researcher and environmental activist Jane Goodall. The mission of Planet Ottoson is to learn how individuals can work together locally and collaborate with others to improve the health of our planet. The club, based out of the Arlington Enrichment Collaborative after-school program, meets on Mondays from 3-4 p.m. and is open to all local middle-school students.