In BASEC Model UN (MUN), students role-play as delegates of the United Nations. During this workshop, pairs of students are assigned a particular country to research and represent in Model UN Committee simulations. Through these simulations, student delegates work collaboratively to find and create solutions to real global issues. As part of this workshop, students prepare to participate in Global Classrooms International Model UN conference in New York City, Friday, April 24th – Sunday, April 26th: the largest international gathering of MUN students to test their diplomacy skills together. Participating in Model UN is a great way to improve skills in [...]

In BASEC Model UN (MUN), students role-play as delegates of the United Nations. During this Workshop, pairs of students are assigned a particular country to research and represent in Model UN Committee simulations. Through these simulations, student delegates work collaboratively to find and create solutions to real global issues. As part of this Mini-MUN workshop, students prepare to participate in a special, first-ever BASEC-run Model UN conference, consisting of BASEC @ BMS & BASEC @ Chenery students and chaired by the BASEC MUN teachers. The Mini-MUN conference will be held Saturday, January 24, 2026 in Belmont, MA.

Participating in Model [...]

Our Business Builders Workshop is an experiential learning curriculum designed to help 7th & 8th grade students develop viable, innovative, and self-engineered entrepreneurial ventures. In this Workshop, students develop their own businesses by creating professional, market-informed products or services. Through this process, students discover how businesses are imagined, created, grown, and maintained. Most class sessions are dedicated to conceiving business plans, prototyping and producing products, and preparing to showcase materials at an end-of-semester sales event. In the final class, students reflect on their experience, calculate revenue numbers, and decide their next steps forward on their entrepreneurial path!

The Spring 2026 [...]

Model United Nations (MUN) is a workshop where students work together to create potential solutions to real world topics like food & water insecurity, climate change, peacemaking, or economic issues. Students are assigned a country to represent, and then research, brainstorm, and debate other delegate students from the perspective of their assigned country. After preparation, students will have the opportunity to participate in Model UN conferences that include middle school students from all over the Boston area. It is a fantastic way of developing and practicing research, public speaking, diplomatic, and writing skills.

Please note: this workshops is open to [...]