19 Students Head To UN Conference
Nineteen students from seven different high schools set off to New York early this morning [Feb.29] after being invited to attend the United Nations International School Conference.
The Bermuda Youth News.com team will attend the Conference, which will be held on March 1 – 2, 2012, in the General Assembly Hall of the United Nations in New York.
The group ready to depart Bermuda this morning:
This year’s Conference, entitled “Human Exploitation: Exposing the Unseen,” will investigate a hidden world of corruption and mistreatment through the exploration of various topics, including child labor, human trafficking, and more.
The goal of this year’s Conference is to present different perspectives regarding Human Exploitation and to investigate its many facets whilst encouraging participants to objectively develop their own views on the topic.
Over the two conference days, guest speakers will address various aspects of the theme, and afterwards, in Q and A sessions, time will be allotted for the students to engage in a dialogue with the speakers.
There will also be opportunities for students to discuss the conference subject with each other through the Student Panel and Student Debate sessions.
Saltus student Zindzi Swan & Berkeley student Ariana Caines give a brief overview of the Conference:
There are 26 persons in the Bermuda delegation including 19 students from Saltus, Berkeley Institute, CedarBridge Academy, Mount St. Agnes, Bermuda High School, Bermuda Institute and Warwick Academy.
The students are: Zindzi Swan and Michael Johnston from Saltus; Tabia Butterfield, Raymond Bean and Ariana Caines from Berkeley Institute; Ciara Svensen, Anna Dobson, Amber Wilson, Keiran Hamilton, Matthew Wedlich and Janelle Simmons from Warwick Academy; Heather Blee and Nicole Pimentel from MSA, Ta-Shanae Pitcher Trott from Cedarbridge Academy; Brittany Ferreira, Keesha Miller, Megan Bower and Aoife Rynne from BHS and Paul DeShield from Bermuda Institute.
The event expects to attract approximately 700 participants, with delegations from more than 20 countries including the UK, Germany, Luxembourg, Norway, Spain, Japan, India, China, Ghana, Togo, Argentina, Jamaica, United States, Turkey and the Russian Federation.
Safe travels students!
Good luck you guys and safe travels!
Proud of our Bermuda students !
Congratulations TEAM! Enjoy the exchange between each of you, and between you and the others you will meet. This is wonderful privilege. Enjoy every moment, and don’t forget to nurture you. Remember, growth is always an option – your option. As you take your experience to them, be sure to glean something from them for you. Your families, and Bermuda are going to be better because of you. We celebrate you! Do you!!! (Ariana’s Dad)
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