Journal Club
December 2015
UPPER SCHOOL
MUN
The Model United Nations Club has recently
attended its second conference, taking place at
Royal Russell School, in London. For some of our
delegates it was the first time ever at a conference
and there were meltdowns. For others it was the
second or even eighth time. The delegates
represented two countries, Austria and Turkey, at
several committees such as SpecPol 1, Ecofin,
Environment and Disec 2. The conference would last
from about 9 AM to about 9 PM with breaks for lunch
and dinner. Even though they did spend a lot of time
working hard, the delegates enjoyed a relaxing (or
not) Disco every night. Apart from meltdowns and a
few panic attacks, our delegates took active part in
the debates at each of their committees and some
even had the initiative to speak at the General
Assembly, a great accomplishment for first-timers.
The delegates learnt a lot about the world outside our
school, and about themselves; some found the
courage to speak before 400 people, others created
friendships that will last forever. The next conference
our school is visiting is at Milan, and we all hope for
our delegates´ success.
-Beatriz Crespo (Grade 11)
DECA
This is the third year that the Young Entrepreneurs’ Club has been active in the school. One of the
objectives of the YES Club at ASB is to prepare members for a future in the world of business. This
pre IB program is designed to give students an opportunity to discover the many options available to
them at the university level and to prepare them for the IB Business and Management course.
Additionally, students will compete in the DECA International Career Development Conference this
April in Nashville, Tennessee. This is a conference in which 19,000 people from all over the world
compete in the fields of Business Management, Finance, Marketing, Hospitality and Tourism, and
Entrepreneurship. Recently. the club has participated in the DECA Idea Challenge, in which 7GVFV