Teton County Model United Nations
"Model United Nations is a powerful vehicle for engaging students in international issues and for teaching research, public speaking, negotiating and other leadership skills."
-InterConnections 21 President, Susan Rauch
Pictured above: Student participants at the 2nd annual TCMUN in Jackson, WY
The 4th Annual Teton County Model UN!
TCMUN IV was the most successful TCMUN conference yet! It took place at the Journeys School Campus in Jackson, WY on Nov. 17-18, 2009. Students from three Teton County Schools as well as Big Piney High School participated. Check out the Resolutions Passed by TCMUN 2009 participants. Click here to see the Conference Schedule or the Background Guides for Committee Topics that students used to prepare for the conference.
What is Teton County Model UN?
During this simulation of the United Nations system, students play the role of diplomats from countries worldwide with the aim of passing resolutions on pressing global issues. For example, students on the Security Council may debate issues like peacekeeping efforts in Sudan or Iran's nuclear program. To see a full list of countries represented and topics debated during TCMUN I, II, III, and IV please click TCMUN I Country, Committee and Topic List, TCMUN II Country, Committee and Topic List, TCMUN III Country, Committee and Topic List or TCMUN IV Country, Committee and Topic List. Within the TCMUN II and TCMUN III pages, you can view samples of student resolutions that passed by clicking on the topic hyperlinks.
Useful Resources for MUN Participation
To learn more about Model UN in general, or to get started on researching for a conference, please see our Model UN Research Guide.
Background to Teton County Model United Nations
Over the past decade, InterConnections 21 has supported student participation in various national and international Model United Nations (MUN) conferences including ones in New York City, Mexico City, Santa Barbara and Denver.
To enable more students from the Northern Rocky Mountains to benefit from MUN experiences, IC 21 has been working with Wyoming high schools since 2006 to organize the Teton Country Model UN (TCMUN) conference in Jackson Hole, WY.
Seventy-two students from Jackson and the surrounding area participated in the inaugural TCMUN conference at the Journeys School in Jackson, WY. By 2007, approximately 100 participants from schools around WY, including students from Dubois and Lander as well as Jackson, convened for the 2nd Annual TCMUN conference at Snow King Resort on Dec. 12-13, 2007. IC 21 continues to reach out to students from aroudn WY and the Northern Rockies.
TCMUN Sponsors
In addition to IC 21, the following have all provided financial support for TCMUN: the Wyoming Humanities Council, the Rotary Foundation of Jackson Hole, the Jackson Hole Chapter of the Eastern Star, the Stephen and Marilee Gordon/Dunoir Fund, Bud and Emi Betts, the Community Foundation of Jackson Hole and Old Bill's Fun organized by the Community Foundation of Jackson Hole.