SWY 18 - The Basics

Each delegate is assigned to a variety of groups, including Course Discussion, Letter Groups, Club and Volunteer Activities.

Course discussion

"I was part of the Volunteerism Course and Discussion facilitated by the beautiful and very inspiring Andra Moss from New York and, sincerely, I had a blast!"  - Mylene SWY 18

"Incredible.  I was in the UN course and I loved it.  I learned a lot about UN structure and policy and I appreciated the flexibility we had in molding the course structure to our needs.  The initial sessions were heavily lecture based, but we were able to structure many of the sessions around interactive discussions, heated debates, role-playing, skits, and even a mock/model UN General Assembly.  I learned a lot about UN security council reform and I appreciated learning from the input and experience of my fellow course members." - Fahreen SWY 18

"I believe that the Course and Discussion becomes what you make of it. It's an opportunity to learn about other ways of thinking, living, looking at issues and trying to solve problems; all of which takes place in a very respectful environment."  - Mylene SWY 18

"Youth Development:  It was difficult to get into in depth discussions about topics as the levels of English varied greatly.  It was very interesting to hear about the issues and programs set up in other countries." - Aimee SWY 18

"I was also empowered by this course with the knowledge and tools needed to become a much more active global citizen and help bring my own projects at home to the next level." - Mylene SWY 18

Letter Groups

Each letter group has one member from each overseas delegation for various activities and administrative functions.  Letter groups met each day and took turns coordinating the daily wake up call, morning assembly, and night patrol.
 

L grupu - SWY 18. Leadership, Life, Love.

Club activities

"Clubs coordinated by PYs and held during 'official time' - the majority of these are focused on dances from different cultures, including Japanese Geisha, Soran and Sansa-odori, Polynesian and Mauritian dance, and Japanese drumming." - Adam, SWY 18

Learning the Fisherman Dance - SWY 15

Voluntary activities

Diverse workshops, seminars, films and activities coordinated by participating youth and held during free time.

Through these I learned about Sho-doh (Japanese calligraphy), photography, group facilitation, trauma psychology, cross-cultural sexuality, philosophy for children, the atomic bomb and its aftermaths, yoga, bahraini weaving, the list goes on... - Fahreen SWY 18

Delegation responsibilities

Delegations from each country are responsible for a National Presentation and an official party. The National Presentations are very large undertakings, more like shows than presentations. The parties are usually held on the pool deck, with free alcohol, food and dance and games.

Leo (Brazil), Adam and Carlo (Brazil) at the Canada party
 

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