DELHI PUBLIC School International (DPSI)- Ghana has awarded certificates to about 19 of its students who excelled in the Model United Nations (MUN) event organized recently by the Tema International School (TIS).
DPSI-Ghana has also given out gold, bronze and silver medals to 32 of its students in recognition of their brilliant performance in the 2017 edition of the Streamline Aquatics Limited (SAL) Swim Series held at the Tesano Sports Club.
MUN is an educational simulation in which students learn about diplomacy, international relations, and the United Nations.
It involves and teaches researching, public speaking, debating and writing skills in addition to critical thinking, teamwork and leadership abilities.
A number of schools namely TIS, DPSI Ghana, Morgan International School and Tema SOS participated in this year's MUN which lasted for three days; from 23rd to 25th October 2017.
The 19 awardees for the MUN include Dzidzor Adjagar-China, Jessica Okyere, Tracy Anenyah, Afrakumah Otoo, Azara Ibrahimah, Xavier Osei, Afia Asiedu, Nigel Adjei, Charlene Noye, Ama Denkyira, Zhariana Kate Boateng, Pranav Tyagi, Afrah Korankye, Arun Roshan, Vishal Thakwani, Bhaarat Thakwani, Aseda Nyaho-Joan, Ellen Donkor and Priscilla Tawiah who emerged as Best MUN Delegate.
Each student that participates in the MUN event represents a UN member country and picks issues of global concern ranging from health epidemic, terrorism, famine, civil war, child abuse and human trafficking.
Director of DPSI Ghana, Mukesh Thakwani, was full excitement as he addressed the awardees at a brief but colorful ceremony held on Tuesday, October 31, 2017, on the school's Tema Community 25 Campus to give out the awards.
"You (students) are the ones who really make us proud. My DPSI students, you always make us proud," he said.
Mr. Thakwani seized the opportunity to encourage many more students to participate in future competitions, stressing that "we want to see more and more children participating in those programmes."
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