Contact advisor, Adam MacDonald to be put on the email list. Attend weekly club meetings. Sign up for conferences.

The registration process may differ from conference to conference. In general, the advisor will announce when registration opens via email and the team’s Instagram. At this point, you may go to the conference's website and register individually. 

Yes, Middle School students may compete at some conferences. Contact advisor, Adam MacDonald for upcoming opportunities.

Yes. MUN is both a club and an academic team. The club meets once a week, and you are encouraged to feel things out before attending a conference.

Seattle Academy pays for your registration to conferences. Students must pay for meals. Students must also pay for transportation and hotels when necessary. 

Yes. There are no after-school meetings or practices for MUN. Since conferences and sports often happen on the weekend, you will want to check your sport’s schedule before registering for a conference.

There are different sorts of committees with different requirements. In general, you will likely need to write a one-page position paper for each topic you will be discussing. A one-day conference will have one topic; a 2+ day conference will usually have two. 

Speeches are short, with voted-on speaking times generally being no longer than 30 seconds or a minute. Since discussions and debates are dynamic, speeches are generally not written out beforehand but created in the moment. Students often report drafting short speeches, but by the time they have finished, the debate has moved on from the topic. You do not have to speak. Since students have researched their problems and positions prior to discussions, students are often eager to get their ideas out there.

Most of the conferences we attend are run by high school students from nearby schools. Experienced SAAS delegates are encouraged to apply for secretariat and staffing positions. Depending on the number of conferences you staff, you have the possibility of earning a lot of service hours. 

Ordinarily, yes. When a student signs up for a conference, I will send an email out and ask if there are any parents who would like to attend in whole or in part. If parents would like to attend, the advisor must register them usually a week in advance.