Tandem's Model UN Takes on Philadelphia

Tandem's Upper School Model United Nations group, consisting of 23 Upper Schoolers and teachers Melissa Winder and Alex Siragy, left on Thursday for Philadelphia to take on the41st annual Ivy League Model UN Conference or ILMUNC. Students will stay at and attend all conference events at the Marriott Philadelphia Downtown Hotel from January 23rd-26th. They will participate in their first committee session Thursday night, then have two sessions Friday night, two sessions on Saturday, and one on Sunday. It's a busy schedule - read more about the event here. In addition to their many working conference sessions, delegates will have some fun late evening activities to enjoy with the delegates from other participating schools, including a festival and a dance. They also had some fun activity options on Friday morning. Following is the list of TFS students attending, their current grade and their committee assignments:

• Eli L (12th) -  Disarmament and International Security Committee 
• Sawyer R (12th) - Disarmament and International Security Committee 
• Eli C (11th) - United Nations Development Program 
• Oscar D (11th)- United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization 
• Hudson L (11th) - World Intellectual Property Organization 
• Kavi M (11th) - United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization 
• Elijah M (11th) - African Union 
• Will M (11th) - World Intellectual Property Organization 
• Lucie Q (11th) - Social, Humanitarian, and Cultural Committee 
• Cora R (11th) - Legal Committee
• Owen S (11th) - African Union 
• Gabriel S (11th) - United Nations Environment Program 
• Sofia S (11th) - United Nations Environment Program 
• Alex S (11th) - World Health Organization 
• Hayes B (10th) - Economic and Financial Committee 
• Victoria D (10th) - Legal Committee
• Fletcher L (10th) - Economic and Financial Committee 
• Lucy L (10th) - United Nations Human Rights Council 
• Madeline M (10th) - Special Political and Decolonization Committee 
• Talia P (10th) - Special Political and Decolonization Committee 
• Alanah R (10th) - Social, Humanitarian, and Cultural Committee 
• Elisabeth S (10th) - United Nations Human Rights Council