BSB Ambassadors at the NAE-UNICEF Summit 学生大使参加诺德安达-联合国儿童基金会学生峰会

Last month, our Student Ambassador Luca Coban was selected to represented BSB Shunyi in this year's NAE-UNICEF Student Summit from 11-17 July, 2019.

Right 1st: Luca Coban - BSB Student Ambassador

Premium international schools group Nord Anglia Education (NAE) offers a transformational education to our BSB students, which focuses not only on ensuring academic success but also on inspiring students to positively impact their individual communities and the world at large. As part of NAE’s collaboration with UNICEF, students across the globe have been raising awareness of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through projects at their schools. The SDGs are a collection of 17 goals set by the United Nations regarding social and economic development issues.

This is the 3rd year that BSB Shunyi students have participated in the NAE-UNICEF Student Summit to demonstrate how BSB has made progress in addressing the SDGs as part of NAE’s annual Global Challenge.

Hosted at Nord Anglia International School New York (NAIS NY), students join workshops, seminars and debates, including speaking opportunities at the UN’s High-level Political Forum (HLPF). There was also a Model United Nations (MUN) event, a trip to the UN Headquarters in New York City, and much more.

“We have been thrilled to have Nord Anglia students around the world learning about the SDGs and taking positive actions in their schools and communities year over year.  The Nord Anglia Student Summit in July is an excellent opportunity for students to share their ideas and efforts to leaders at the United Nations during the annual HLPF, where different stakeholders meet to share ideas and assess progress on the Global Goals. This year is the most ambitious yet, where students will be participating in various sessions and events at the HLPF as well as showcasing their creativity on what the SDGs mean to them through art and activism,” said Shannon O’Shea, Team Leader: Public Partner Advocacy and Visibility Section, UNICEF.

In the MUN event, students acted as representative of different nations and debate resolutions. This year, our BSB Shunyi student Luca Coban was selected as 1 of the 3 NAE students who will act as Deputy MUN Chairs alongside our 3 main MUN Chairs from New York University. Having participated in MUN events since Year 7, Luca was very excited and honoured to be selected.

For the HLPF, 8 articulate student panelists have been chosen to speak onstage to audiences at this United Nations side event. They were part of 2 panels sharing how they were taking steps to make the world a better place through the SDGs. These panelists have been chosen as a joint decision between NAE, UNICEF and the World’s Largest Lesson.  At the start of the HLPF event, 1 Nord Anglia student has been specifically asked to launch a piano donated by Sing for Hope to UNICEF to tie the arts and the global goals together.

Also, during the HLPF, winners from Nord Anglia’s Global Campus Visual Arts competition were showcased as a part of an Arts Exhibition at the United Nations. This allowed our students to promote what NAE is doing to tackle the SDGs and to network with government and UN officials as they admired our students’ artwork.

Last but not least, 2 NAE students have been asked to present at the ECOSOC Chamber at the United Nations as a part of governments’ voluntary national reviews. This was held in the iconic General Assembly Hall.

Following the HLPF, a glamorous Gala dinner was held at The Juilliard School to allow students to celebrate their accomplishments during the week. Awards were also given out to students for their efforts during the MUN.

Luca and other students also attended workshops hosted by UNICEF representative in charge of helping to raise awareness of the global goals. They discussed several ways students could help raise awareness in our schools and what projects we would like to take on. You will find out more when these are actually carried out at BSB Shunyi this coming academic year.

Luca also has the opportunity to go up the One World Trade Center, went on the Staten Island Ferry to view the statue of Liberty up close, ride the New York subway and experience the culture and history of New York City in general.

Please click "read more" to see photos and daily updates written by our student Luca from New York during this event.

上个月，我校的学生大使Luca Coban当选北京英国学校顺义校区的代表，参加2019年7月11日至17日举行的诺德安达教育集团-联合国儿童基金会学生峰会。诺德安达教育集团作为优质的国际学校集团，为我们北京英国学校的学生提供了一种新的教育方式，不仅注重培养学生通过取得更高的学术成就，还鼓励学生们积极地影响他们所在的社区甚至全世界。作为诺德安达教育集团与联合国儿童基金会合作的一部分，全球各地分校的学生通过此项目提高了对可持续发展目标（SDGs）的认识。可持续发展目标是联合国就社会和经济发展问题制定的17项目标的集合。

今年是北京英国学校顺义校区的学生第三次参加诺德安达教育集团-联合国儿童基金会学生峰会，展示出北京英国学校将可持续发展目标作为诺德安达教育集团年度全球挑战的一部分，在完成可持续发展目标方面取得的巨大进步。

本次峰会在诺德安达国际学校纽约分校（ NAIS NY）举行，学生们参加了各类工作坊、研讨会和辩论会，还获得了在联合国可持续发展高级别政治论坛（HLPF）的演讲机会。此外，还参加了模拟联合国（MUN）活动、纽约联合国总部之旅等等。

联合国儿童基金会公共合作伙伴倡导和可见性部门团队领导Shannon O‘Shea说，“我们很高兴让诺德安达教育集团全球各个校区的学生学习和了解可持续发展目标，并且年复一年地在他们的学校和社区采取积极的行动。今年7月举行的诺德安达学生峰会为学生们提供了很好的机会，让学生们在联合国年度可持续发展高级别政治论坛举办期间，与联合国领导人分享他们的想法创意和努力的成果。届时，不同行业的利益代表将齐聚一堂，分享彼此的想法并评估全球目标的完成进展情况。今年的峰会是迄今为止最激烈的一次峰会，学生们参加联合国可持续发展高级别政治论坛的各种会议和活动，并通过艺术和行动，在实现可持续发展目标的过程中展现他们的创造力。”

在模拟联合国活动中，学生们代表不同的国家和地区就各项议案展开辩论。今年，北京英国学校顺义校区的学生Luca Coban被选为诺德安达教育集团的三名学生代表之一，他们与来自纽约大学的三位模拟联合国主席一起担任本次模拟联合国副主席。Luca从七年级开始就参加模拟联合国的各项活动，对于能够入选他感到非常兴奋和荣幸。

联合国可持续发展高级别政治论坛挑选出8名口才一流的专题小组成员，在这次联合国会外活动上站上讲台向观众发表演讲。他们来自两个专题小组，分享他们如何采取措施通过可持续发展目标让世界变得更美好。这些专题小组成员是由诺德安达教育集团、联合国儿童基金会和全球最大课堂共同选出的。在联合国可持续发展高级别政治论坛正式开幕之 时，一名由诺德安达教育集团指定的学生推出一架由非营利组织Sing for Hope捐赠给联合国儿童基金会的钢琴，象征着将艺术和全球目标联系在一起。

此外，在联合国可持续发展高级别政治论坛召开期间，诺德安达全球校园视觉艺术比赛获奖者的参赛作品在联合国艺术展览会上展出。这不但为我们的学生提供了宣传诺德安达教育集团的机会，展现了我们正在为实现可持续发展目标而作出的努力，同时，，政府与联合国官员也表达了对对我校学生创作的艺术作品的欣赏，让我们有幸与他们建立了联系。

最后，作为各国政府自愿进行国家审查的一部分，两名来自诺德安达教育集团的学生被邀请出席联合国经社理事会会议厅会议。这次会议在标志性的联合国大会会议厅举行。

在联合国可持续发展高级别政治论坛闭幕后，茱莉亚音乐学院举行了一场盛大的晚宴，让学生们庆祝他们在这一周里取得的成就。此外，学生们也被授予奖项，以表彰他们在模拟联合国活动期间所作出的努力。

Luca和其他学生还参加了由联合国儿童基金会负责帮助人们提高的认识的代表主办的工作坊。他们讨论了几种学生可以在校内帮助人们提高对全球目标的认识的方法，以及我们可以开展的项目。在即将到来的学年里，当这些项目在北京英国学校顺义校区实施时，你会发现更多精彩。

Luca还有机会登上世界贸易中心一号大楼，乘坐斯塔顿岛渡轮近距离观赏自由女神像，乘坐纽约地铁和体验纽约的文化和历史。

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