[gallery link="file" ids="30027,30028,30029,30030,30031,30032"] From September 9^th to September 12^th a group of eleven BDS students attended the 2nd Annual Session THIMUN (The Hague International Model United Nations) Latin America, held at The British Schools in Montevideo, Uruguay. The theme of the conference was: 'Evaluation of the Development of the Millennium Goals’. Those three days provided our students with the opportunity to think deeply and seriously about important issues. The conference helped to forge a common understanding of this critical and crucial agenda and assist with ideas to influence change and shape the future of Latin America and the global society. They made lots of new friends, learned from each other and allowed their uniqueness to flourish during the debates and in their leisure time. Above all, they had a lot of fun! The students that attended the conference were: Valentina Cappa, Mercedes Mariño, Lucas Reynoso and Ana Paula Velástegui from S5 and Pilar De Salvo, Andrea Erbetti, Milagros Huang, Julieta Perelman, Daniela Riggio, Federico Rojas and Camila Quintana from S4 representing New Zealand and Turkey. Delegates, student officers, School Authorities, teachers, and distinguished guests gathered in the Auditorium for the Opening Ceremony. Before the formal proceedings got under way, a one minute silence was held to honour those who had been lost to war or natural disasters. The official flag bearers then opened the ceremony in true pomp and circumstance as they paraded onto the stage with the national flags of the participating countries, organizing schools, and the THIMUN LA logo. The last day, at the General Assembly Plenary, all the Commissions resolutions were discussed. The third resolution that was passed, tackled one of the most serious worldwide public health issues of the 21^st Century, childhood obesity. It was submitted by New Zealand  (Valentina Cappa’s) from the Health and Youth committee. Obesity may cause several types of cancer, cardiovascular diseases amongst others, as well as leading to a low quality of life and low self-esteem. A key point mentioned was that genetic factors are not the main cause of childhood obesity, but a diet high in energy and fat. Germany and Finland took the floor to defend the resolution as they were co-submitters. Congratulations to Valentina and Ana Paula, whose resolutions were the most voted for and to all our participating delegates who contributed to the high level of the conference and made Turkey and New Zealand stand out. Mónica Bruck -Head of Humanities, Middle & Senior