The Model United Nations is open to all students. As a simulation of the UN General Assembly and other UN committees, Model UN students role-play as ambassadors from UN member states to debate current issues. The student "delegates" make speeches, prepare draft resolutions, negotiate with allies and adversaries, resolve conflicts, and navigate the Model UN conference rules of procedure - all in the interest of mobilizing international cooperation to resolve problems that affect countries all over the world.

Before taking part in a Model UN simulation, students research the issue their committee will address. They learn how the international community acts on topics including peace and security, human rights, the environment, food and hunger, economic development and globalization. They look closely at the needs, goals and foreign policies of the countries they will represent, gaining insight from their research of the assigned nation’s history, geography, culture, economics and science that contributes to the authenticity of the simulation.

Model UN promotes students' interest in the world around them and broadens a student's knowledge in a variety of subjects. It involves the students in the study and discussion of global issues, while encouraging the development of skills useful throughout their lives, such as research, writing, public speaking, problem solving, consensus building, conflict resolution, compromise and cooperation. Waterford High School’s Model UN currently attends two conferences, one each semester, with a possibility of adding more. Become a MODEL UN member and discover a little glimpse into how each of you can make a REAL difference in the world you live in!!