On Saturday, March 14, 2026, Charter hosted its first Model UN conference, with delegates from Archmere, Garnet Valley, Newark Charter, and Sanford attending. Coincidentally, or perhaps intentionally, the date landed on Pi Day. In light of this mathematically aligned day, Charter’s former mascot, the Calculator, was honorably mentioned in the opening speech as the source of inspiration for the conference name “CalcMUN.”
To launch the meet, President Bartnik warmly welcomed all the delegates and the schools they represented. Then, MUN club Secretary General Hudson Dooley took the floor and dived into the topics for the conference: Ferdinand Magellan’s circumnavigation of the world, Mean Girls, and the geopolitical situation in Antarctica. With the conference officially open, the delegates separated off into different rooms for their respective committees.
The FUNMUN Committee (short for fun Model UN) embraced intense verbal confrontations between the delegates as they embodied the heart and soul of their Mean Girls characters. Accusations aside, the delegates were all on the same page in their discussions on how to approach cyberbullying and the Burn Book leak. Drama, romance, a suspicious expenditure, the Spring Fling, a social media leak, student and teacher misconduct, a trial, firings, illegal activity on school grounds, and more added to the intrigue in the committee. The ethical question of whether schools are within legal jurisdictions to monitor student cell phones created a divide and much parleying before finally reaching a conclusion to the topic. In the end, it brought a wider awareness to the delegates involved about the logistics behind the school administration and the effects of cyberbullying on the students involved.
The Historical Committee was just as raucous and filled with even more voices. Ferdinand Magellan’s crew didn’t set sail until a year after their scheduled departure due to numerous dilatory directives and debates occurring between the delegates. Topics of paganism, baptism, mutiny, death, and more came up as the delegates led the expedition of circumnavigation like Magellan did in the early 1500s. Many small directives, jargon for a committee-wide decision, and a couple large ones were successfully passed throughout the entire session. However, there were periodic setbacks and complications plagueing the scene. Would Magellan survive the journey the entire way, or would he follow his footsteps like in the history books? The outcome, though, was one that no one could have guessed, involving dark ‘magic’ and religious tidings.
The Social, Humanitarian, and Cultural Committee focused on Antarctica, the coldest continent on planet Earth. As of late, scientists have begun researching and interrupting the natural, remote habitat, affecting the wildlife and environment. Since Antarctica contains no permanent human populations, it is governed through international collaboration instead of local governments. In lieu of this delicate situation, the delegates had to race to identify the best, plausible responses to preserve the Antarctic region. The directives passed by the delegates encompassed many stricter regulations and new rules restricting access to Antarctica. Delegates were brought to attention the actions and collective collaboration necessary to respond to a crisis in an ungoverned, internationally run continent.
CalcMUN wrapped up with closing speeches summarizing each committee’s outcome, to much laughter; concluding remarks expressing the gratitude of the Charter’s organizers for the participation of the other schools; and finally, the awards ceremony: Chairs Hudson Dooley and David Safro for the Historical Committee, Chairs Xiaomiao Hu and Ellie Xie for FUNMUN, and Chairs Ella Israni and Vithyakavinya Parthiban for SOCHUM. Shoutout to the backroom crisis updaters Robin Devine and Medha Dutta for creating countless crises for all three committees. Overall, CalcMUN was a huge success. Charter could not have hosted this event without Mrs. Culley, the Charter MUN members who lent a hand to make it possible, and the rest of the schools who attended the event. The leaders of Charter Model UN look forward to CalcMUN’s continued success.
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