This page contains a wide range of activities for students to use at their Model UN club meetings or for teachers to use for their Model UN class.  Click the links below to jump to each category, or explore this page to see what works best for your Model UN organization!

Meeting Agendas

Curious about what you should do at your club’s weekly meeting? Here are some suggested meeting agendas used by successful MUN clubs around the country!

Weekly Meeting

  1. Welcome everybody as they enter the meeting. Bang gavel to get everybody’s attention as you start the meeting. (Optional- Take Attendance).
  2. Ask anybody new to introduce themselves and share what their name is, what year they’re in, how they heard about the club, and one interesting fun fact about themselves.
  3. Give any updates about the club that you need the members to be aware of, including:
    • Upcoming conferences to sign up for
    • Opportunities to volunteer for events or staff a conference
    • Events in the next few weeks that you want your members to show up and participate at
    • Any logistical announcements about upcoming conferences, and general news for the club
  4. Do at least one fun activity (we recommend you try some of the activities below, especially the Jeopardy and Public Speaking activities!)
  5. End the meeting on time, with a clear call action on anything that you need your membership to follow up with.

Executive Board Meeting

  1. Welcome everybody to the meeting.
  2. Each member of the Executive Board briefly shares their “Headlines”- any news that they want to share with the Executive Board.
  3. Review each person’s To-Do list from the previous week, and make sure everything on the list was accomplished.
  4. Briefly review any upcoming events, as well as your “scorecard” if you have any goals your team is working towards.
  5. Have each member of the team identify any issues that need to be discussed, and spend the majority of the meeting finding a solution to each of these issues.
  6. Create a To-Do list of follow-up items, and adjourn the meeting.

First Meeting of the Year

  1. Welcome everybody to the meeting.
  2. Introduce yourself, and have each member of the Executive Board, as well as your advisor (if present) introduce themselves.
  3. Start the meeting with a club-wide Icebreaker (see list here).
  4. Send around a sign-up list for everybody to list their name, year, and email address.
  5. Explain what your club is, what your mission is, and any expectations and rules you have for the members.
  6. Preview your major events for the year- any conferences you’re traveling to or hosting, any advocacy projects you’re undertaking, and any fundraisers or other exciting events that club members can participate in.
  7. Do one public speaking or current events activity (try to avoid activities that are too MUN-focused at the first meeting- you don’t want to scare off people that haven’t tried MUN yet!).
  8. Invite any new members to come introduce themselves to you after the meeting. Clearly state when and where you meet each week, and adjourn the meeting. Follow up with an email about meeting details and more information for new members.

Elections Meeting

  1. Welcome everybody to the meeting
  2. Take attendance, and make sure you have a quorum of members attending (if your club requires a certain quorum for elections).
  3. Quickly run through weekly updates and upcoming events
  4. Pass out paper ballots for every member of the organization- each person should have the number of ballots (can be scrap paper) as the number of seats up for election.
  5. Explain the rules of the election to the membership. Each club can create their own rules, however we recommend the following (even if you don’t use these rules, make sure your rules are explained beforehand and consistent!):
    • Each candidate for each position will have 2 minutes to deliver a speech on why they should be elected
    • Once all candidates have spoken, a secret ballot will be taken. Ballots will be counted by the advisor and outgoing President.
    • If a majority is not achieved on the first vote, another vote will be taken between the top 2 vote-receiving candidates. Ties should be broken by re-votes.
    • Once a candidate receives a majority of the votes, they are officially elected. Candidates who are not elected are still eligible to run for the remaining positions.
    • Voting should go in order of most to least senior position (for example, President, Vice-President, Treasurer, Director of Membership, Secretary, etc.)
  6. Commence the speeches and voting on each position. If you run out of time, finish the current position being voted on, and pick up where you left off at your next meeting.
  7. Once all candidates are elected, finish the meeting by officially introducing the new Executive Board, and hold a training session for your new leaders after the meeting.

United Nations/ SDG Activities (Locked)

A great way for the group to learn about specific issues while having fun is through poster projects and UN Jeopardy!

Public Speaking Activities (Locked)

For and Against, JAM, Word Linking, Distracting Audience, and many more Public Speaking activities to help your delegates prepare, plan, and practice for conferences!

Resolution Writing and Negotiation Activities (Locked)

It can be hard for students to learn how to write resolutions in Model UN- it’s a complicated process, made even more difficult by the complex topics they have to write about. Before trying to get students to write resolutions about difficult items like Sustainable Development, use these activities to make it something more approachable.

Model UN Procedure Activities (Locked)

One of the hardest (and most important) things to teach Model UN delegates is the proper Rules of Procedure. Your Rules of Procedure may vary by conference, however there are a few key ways you can help students practice this procedure without them being distracted by equally complicated topics.

Current Events Activities (Locked) 

Current event news z, Fantasy Geopolitics, News Moderated Topics, and more!

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