2020 MMUN Post Conference Survey

MMUN Needs Your Feedback - please take 10-15 minutes to help make your experience better

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* 1. Which MMUN conference did you attend?

NYC Feb 2020

NYC March 2020

Chicago May 2020

Rome May 2020

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* 2. How would you rate your overall experience at the MMUN conference?

Exceeded expectations

Met expectations

Below expectations

Please comment

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* 3. What was the best thing about the conference?

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* 4. What was the worst thing about the conference?

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* 5. How difficult was it for you to field disappointment from families regarding the lack of availability of the UN, given the austerity measures limiting access to UN facilities?

Significant difficulty, we lost some families despite explaining the force majeure of the austerity measures

Medium difficulty, we spent a lot of time explaining the austerity measures but we won them over in the end

Not difficult, our families understand the problem and believe in the value of the program

Please provide additional information to help us better understand

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* 6. In the end, the Closing Ceremony:

Exceeded expectations: Students are always so inspiring and the changes to the format raised the visibility and focus on the student's voice

Satisfied expectations: Students are always so inspiring

Below expectations: the conference is not the same without the UN, no matter how inspiring the rest of the event is

Other (please specify)

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* 7. What information was most useful in the MMUN monthly newsletters?

	Most useful	Useful	Not Useful	Needed More of this Information
Reminders	Reminders Most useful	Reminders Useful	Reminders Not Useful	Reminders Needed More of this Information
Timelines	Timelines Most useful	Timelines Useful	Timelines Not Useful	Timelines Needed More of this Information
Resource links	Resource links Most useful	Resource links Useful	Resource links Not Useful	Resource links Needed More of this Information
Spotlight on New Developments	Spotlight on New Developments Most useful	Spotlight on New Developments Useful	Spotlight on New Developments Not Useful	Spotlight on New Developments Needed More of this Information

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* 8. What additional information would you like to see in our MMUN monthly newsletters?

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* 9. Did you feel MMUN provided better, timely information to support you this year than in the past?

Definitely

Somewhat

Not so much

Not at all

Not Applicable (first year)

Other (please specify)

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* 10. What would you like to see happen differently next year?

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* 11. What additional information would be useful to help you better prepare for your delegation's participation at the conference?

Student Preparation (e.g. more lesson plans, tips on getting students involved with their selected country)

Position Paper Preparation

Position paper review process

Committee Procedures

Conference Logistics (ex. more information on the hotel, on the schedule, etc.)

Reminders on decisions required and upcoming deadlines

On-line registration process

Other

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* 12. How do you manage the position paper editing and review?

Students co-review and edit the paper exclusively

Teachers review and edit the papers before they are submitted to MMUN

We wait for MMUN's approval (no direct editing process facilitated)

All of the above

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* 13. What additional information would be useful to help you better recruit for conference participation at the conference?

Explanatory videos on the experience

Testimonials on student growth

Fundraising suggestions

Introductions to organisations that may provide student scholarships

Other

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* 14. Overall, how would you rate the support by MMUN staff and volunteers ?

Exceeded expectations

Met expectations

Below expectations

Suggestions for improvements:

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* 15. Overall, how would you rate the quality of the Bureau ?

Exceeded expectations

Met expectations

Below expectations

Suggestions for improvements:

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* 16. How would you rate these conference segments?

	Exceeded Expectations	Met Expectations	Below Expectations	Did not notice
On-site registration	On-site registration Exceeded Expectations	On-site registration Met Expectations	On-site registration Below Expectations	On-site registration Did not notice
Opening Ceremony	Opening Ceremony Exceeded Expectations	Opening Ceremony Met Expectations	Opening Ceremony Below Expectations	Opening Ceremony Did not notice
Committee Meetings	Committee Meetings Exceeded Expectations	Committee Meetings Met Expectations	Committee Meetings Below Expectations	Committee Meetings Did not notice
Closing Ceremony	Closing Ceremony Exceeded Expectations	Closing Ceremony Met Expectations	Closing Ceremony Below Expectations	Closing Ceremony Did not notice
Celebration Night Performance	Celebration Night Performance Exceeded Expectations	Celebration Night Performance Met Expectations	Celebration Night Performance Below Expectations	Celebration Night Performance Did not notice
Cultural Performance Night	Cultural Performance Night Exceeded Expectations	Cultural Performance Night Met Expectations	Cultural Performance Night Below Expectations	Cultural Performance Night Did not notice
Student Songwriting Performance	Student Songwriting Performance Exceeded Expectations	Student Songwriting Performance Met Expectations	Student Songwriting Performance Below Expectations	Student Songwriting Performance Did not notice
Teacher Parent Workshops	Teacher Parent Workshops Exceeded Expectations	Teacher Parent Workshops Met Expectations	Teacher Parent Workshops Below Expectations	Teacher Parent Workshops Did not notice
Student Impact Corner (Getting feedback on Students Social Action Activities)	Student Impact Corner (Getting feedback on Students Social Action Activities) Exceeded Expectations	Student Impact Corner (Getting feedback on Students Social Action Activities) Met Expectations	Student Impact Corner (Getting feedback on Students Social Action Activities) Below Expectations	Student Impact Corner (Getting feedback on Students Social Action Activities) Did not notice

Please share details of the things you liked best and least

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* 17. How would you rate these conference details?

	Exceeded Expectations	Met Expectations	Below Expectations	Did not notice
Increased security	Increased security Exceeded Expectations	Increased security Met Expectations	Increased security Below Expectations	Increased security Did not notice
Committee room facilities	Committee room facilities Exceeded Expectations	Committee room facilities Met Expectations	Committee room facilities Below Expectations	Committee room facilities Did not notice
Conference program book	Conference program book Exceeded Expectations	Conference program book Met Expectations	Conference program book Below Expectations	Conference program book Did not notice
Hotel facilities and rooms	Hotel facilities and rooms Exceeded Expectations	Hotel facilities and rooms Met Expectations	Hotel facilities and rooms Below Expectations	Hotel facilities and rooms Did not notice
Dismissal procedures	Dismissal procedures Exceeded Expectations	Dismissal procedures Met Expectations	Dismissal procedures Below Expectations	Dismissal procedures Did not notice
Shop items	Shop items Exceeded Expectations	Shop items Met Expectations	Shop items Below Expectations	Shop items Did not notice
Social media presence during the conference	Social media presence during the conference Exceeded Expectations	Social media presence during the conference Met Expectations	Social media presence during the conference Below Expectations	Social media presence during the conference Did not notice
Security Wristbands for Adults	Security Wristbands for Adults Exceeded Expectations	Security Wristbands for Adults Met Expectations	Security Wristbands for Adults Below Expectations	Security Wristbands for Adults Did not notice
Nurse onsite	Nurse onsite Exceeded Expectations	Nurse onsite Met Expectations	Nurse onsite Below Expectations	Nurse onsite Did not notice
Celebration Night: Board Game Room	Celebration Night: Board Game Room Exceeded Expectations	Celebration Night: Board Game Room Met Expectations	Celebration Night: Board Game Room Below Expectations	Celebration Night: Board Game Room Did not notice
Celebration Night: Social Media Photo Booths	Celebration Night: Social Media Photo Booths Exceeded Expectations	Celebration Night: Social Media Photo Booths Met Expectations	Celebration Night: Social Media Photo Booths Below Expectations	Celebration Night: Social Media Photo Booths Did not notice
Closing Ceremony: Position Paper Topic Representation	Closing Ceremony: Position Paper Topic Representation Exceeded Expectations	Closing Ceremony: Position Paper Topic Representation Met Expectations	Closing Ceremony: Position Paper Topic Representation Below Expectations	Closing Ceremony: Position Paper Topic Representation Did not notice
Closing Ceremony: Map your Heartbreak Exercise	Closing Ceremony: Map your Heartbreak Exercise Exceeded Expectations	Closing Ceremony: Map your Heartbreak Exercise Met Expectations	Closing Ceremony: Map your Heartbreak Exercise Below Expectations	Closing Ceremony: Map your Heartbreak Exercise Did not notice
Map your heartbreak exercise with graphic recorders	Map your heartbreak exercise with graphic recorders Exceeded Expectations	Map your heartbreak exercise with graphic recorders Met Expectations	Map your heartbreak exercise with graphic recorders Below Expectations	Map your heartbreak exercise with graphic recorders Did not notice
Alphabetical order of the speakers list for the committee sessions	Alphabetical order of the speakers list for the committee sessions Exceeded Expectations	Alphabetical order of the speakers list for the committee sessions Met Expectations	Alphabetical order of the speakers list for the committee sessions Below Expectations	Alphabetical order of the speakers list for the committee sessions Did not notice

Please share details of the things you liked best and least

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* 18. What is the biggest challenge you face in facilitating the position paper writing process with your delegates?

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* 19. What can MMUN do to better support you for the position paper process?

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* 20. How can we improve the closed teacher coordinator Facebook group?

More directed discussion on preparation topics

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* 21. February 2020 NYC: Please rate the value of the workshops you attended (otherwise please skip)

	Exceeded Expectations	Met Expectations	Below Expectations
Behind the Scenes: MMUN	Behind the Scenes: MMUN Exceeded Expectations	Behind the Scenes: MMUN Met Expectations	Behind the Scenes: MMUN Below Expectations
Unleashing Creativity by Resa Steindel Brown	Unleashing Creativity by Resa Steindel Brown Exceeded Expectations	Unleashing Creativity by Resa Steindel Brown Met Expectations	Unleashing Creativity by Resa Steindel Brown Below Expectations
Montessori and the SDGs by Erka Somogyi	Montessori and the SDGs by Erka Somogyi Exceeded Expectations	Montessori and the SDGs by Erka Somogyi Met Expectations	Montessori and the SDGs by Erka Somogyi Below Expectations
Global Montessori Games by Roelant Wijngaards et al	Global Montessori Games by Roelant Wijngaards et al Exceeded Expectations	Global Montessori Games by Roelant Wijngaards et al Met Expectations	Global Montessori Games by Roelant Wijngaards et al Below Expectations
UN75: Much Needed Dialogue by Margo Lazaro et al	UN75: Much Needed Dialogue by Margo Lazaro et al Exceeded Expectations	UN75: Much Needed Dialogue by Margo Lazaro et al Met Expectations	UN75: Much Needed Dialogue by Margo Lazaro et al Below Expectations
What's Next After MMUN	What's Next After MMUN Exceeded Expectations	What's Next After MMUN Met Expectations	What's Next After MMUN Below Expectations

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* 22. If you had students participate in Cyberbullying Committee, please give us your feedback on their experience

Exceeded expectations:

Met expectations

Below expectations

Other

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* 23. Would you like to see more committees like Cyberbullying (which are not simulations) where students represent their own perspectives (as opposed to an assigned country) and start working together on current ideas for solving these global issues?

Absolutely an important option for advanced delegates

Nice addition for future conferences

Indifferent

Other (please specify)

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* 24. If you had a student participate in the songwriting workshop with Alexandar Star, what was your students experience ? (otherwise please skip)

Really made the experience special, highlighting the real multi-faceted talents of our student

Well worth it with a special benefit for those who attended and the students who saw the final performance

Worth it

Not worth it

Indifferent

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* 25. How valuable to you and your students is the MMUN yearbook with images and videos with the resolutions of the students from all the conferences?

Exceeded expectations

Met expectations

Below expectations

Other (please specify)

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* 26. Did you share the yearbook with delegates and parents at home or just allow for viewing in the classroom?

circulated to participants via email

accessible in the classroom

other

N/A it is our first year

Other (please specify)

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* 27. Do you consider the MMUN conference a good value for the money?

Extremely valuable

Very valuable

Somewhat valuable

Not so valuable

Not at all valuable

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* 28. What is the impact of MMUN participation on your students?

Transformative experience

Great experience

Good experience

Average experience

Less than expected

Please tell us any highlights here or send us an email at• info@montessori-mun.org

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* 29. How do parents view the impact of MMUN on their student?

Transformative experience in their child

Great experience stimulating growth in academics and soft-skills

Good experience for learning

Average experience

Less than expected

Please tell us any highlights here or send us an email at• info@montessori-mun.org

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* 30. Tell us about how you are organized: How does your school pay for the conference?

school’s annual fundraising campaign covers all conference fees and trip costs

conference fees are estimated and added to tuition each year

parents pay 100% of their child’s travel & conference fees

individual class(es) do a small amount of fundraising to reduce student travel and conference expense, and then the balance is paid by parents

other

Other (please specify)

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* 31. Tell us about how you are organized: How does your UE / MS program incorporate MMUN?

offer a multi-year cycle of attendance

graduating students attend in their final year only

selected students attend different conferences each program year

parents can opt in

Other (please specify)

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* 32. Tell us about how you are organized: How does your school organise MMUN preparation?

after-school club

directly integrated into the curriculum

both

Please provide us insight into the pros and cons of the current process.

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* 33. Tell us about how you are organised: How do you encourage student recruitment for the bureau ?

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* 34. Would you like to be contacted to provide a testimonial for MMUN?

Yes (please provide your email below)

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* 35. More information: Do you have any questions about how the committee process works that we can clarify?

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* 36. Please provide your name and contact information if you would like to be entered into a drawing for a Free Registration for either a Teacher Coordinator or Bureau Leadership Course (which will be extracted within one week after the date of the conference closing ceremony)

Name

Company

Address

Address 2

City/Town

State/Province

ZIP/Postal Code

Country

Email Address

Phone Number

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* 37. We really need more adult bureau members so we have instituted merit scholarships for adults. Please let us know if you are interested.

Name

Company

Address

Address 2

City/Town

State/Province

ZIP/Postal Code

Country

Email Address

Phone Number