Extra-Curricular Activities
Model United Nations
BHA’s Model United Nations Club
Oct 14 2021, School Publication
Branksome Hall Asia’s Model United Nations Club started the year off with a bang and a large victory through participation in the online No Borders MUN conference.
Covid-19 has impacted many international conferences in the last couple of years, making it harder to meet students from other countries. The NBMUN conference included 15 schools and over 150 students representing 8 countries. This year, we had 8 students participate as delegates and 6 walked away with awards. As a school, we earned the Verbal Mention delegation award, a large honor.
Students participated in various committees and discussed topics that included: how to establish peace and resolution in the Indo-China conflict; the economic challenges presented by Covid-19 to the global market, especially in countries with unstable social structures and policies; and how to tackle the problem of human trafficking with particular reference to refugees and areas of conflict.
Students also had the opportunity to partake in fictional committees like the Panem Reconstruction Committee, based on the Hunger Games series, the Ministry of Magic based on Harry Potter, or the prevention of World War 3, a historical twist based on global events in the 1950s.
In all committees, students research and approach their topic from a certain perspective. Once in committee, they negotiate their understanding with others in order to create possible resolutions to these real and fictional issues. Students are required to articulate their ideas clearly and respond to others, showing their understanding of diverse opinions and viewpoints.
With the closure of this first conference, the Branksome Hall Asia MUN club is looking forward to other conference opportunities this year.
Video of JejuMUN 2018, by one of the film students.
MUN Website
I created a website to support our Model United Nations program.
The website contained upcoming and previous conference information as well as materials to help students prepare.
Yearbook Academy
I supervised the design team for Branksome Hall Asia’s Yearbook Academy for 6 years.
Click here for a preview of our 2019-2020 yearbook that features a selection of pages that were designed under the theme "Plugged-In."
The theme, conceived during the spring of 2019, proved apt when we moved to online learning in the winter and spring of 2020.
Duke of Edinburgh
The Adventurous Journey
Oct 29 2020, School Publication
The Duke of Edinburgh is an international program composed of 4 main sections. It is designed to encourage students to pursue passions and interests connected to new (or existing) skills, physical activities, and serving the community. In essence these first three areas are embedded within the IB C.A.S. program. The fourth component is the Adventurous Journey.
The Adventurous Journey is a self-sustained, overnight challenge for students over the age of 14. In groups of 4-7, students plan out a route and supplies, travel together, bring and prepare all food, set up camp, and then return the following day. During our CASE activity, we help students develop the skills needed for success. These skills include endurance, map reading, route planning, and meal prep, among others. Ultimately, we hope that our students will feel confident navigating the world around them with the assurance that they can take care of themselves. This year, we are planning on conducting our Adventurous Journeys during Term 3 of CASE.
So far this year, we have been lucky to have amazing weather and have worked predominantly on map reading and pacing. The students have enjoyed exploring the ocean by Gosan and Saebyeol Orem as they navigated their journeys.
Terry Fox Run
This is the cover of a Terry Fox procedural booklet that I created to help faculty keep track of all the moving parts of the event.
