2012-2013 KAC Model United Nations

WHAT IT IS
MUN is a civic engagement program for high school students in the Los Angeles, Koreatown area. Acting as delegates from the UN member states, students participate in and recreate UN meetings by deeply discussing global issues. MUN programs are most often found in affluent suburban high schools implemented as a class or club. Urban schools in low-income areas, however, often lack the resources to run this sort of program. We at KAC are implementing this program as a community-based club with some additions to the program design.

WHO IS ELIGIBLE
High school students entering grades 9-11 (returning students who are entering senior year are eligible)

REQUIREMENTS
• Application form
• Signed Contract form
• Check
• High school transcript/report card
• 250-word essay
• Interview

FACTS
• Meetings will be Tuesdays from 4:30-6 pm
• KAC offers financial assistance and scholarships to students for our Mission Viejo and Berkeley MUN trips
• The program is the only one in this area
• The MUN program is a valuable asset on a student's resume
• Participants will see improvements in public speaking, speech, debate, and critical analysis skills
• Previous KAC MUN seniors were accepted into Harvard, Amherst, Boston University, Duke, UC Berkeley, and UCLA

IMPORTANT DATES
• Program duration: SEPTEMBER 2012 - MAY 2013
• All Tuesday afternoon meetings are MANDATORY
• Applications are due: Friday, September 14, 2012
• Applicants will be contacted about interview dates
HOW YOU CAN APPLY
Send your Application and MUN Contract to the Korean American Coalition by Friday, September 14, 2012. Applications must be received ON or BEFORE September 14.
Mail to: 3540 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 911, Los Angeles, CA 90010
FAX: 213.380.7990

QUESTIONS
Contact Sammie Lee: 213.365.5999, or sammie@kacla.org


For returning students who have at least 1 year of experience in the MUN program, you are eligible to apply to be a Student Advisor this year. Please look at the Student Advisor Application and read over the requirements and expectations for student advisors, and include Student Advisor application and essay with your regular application and contract.