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The Quirky Quibbler

The student news site of Stockholm International School

The Quirky Quibbler

The student news site of Stockholm International School

The Quirky Quibbler

Tinnie and Ashwika

Where is Grade 11?

Juliette D., Reporter February 2, 2024

MUN occurs once a year at SIS and is planned weeks ahead by the DP MUN club as well as many teachers. It takes place on a Friday replacing the usual schedule and classes. It seems as though many 11th-grade...

Adam and Miki

Pizza V.S. Burgers heats up mini-MUN

Juliette D. February 2, 2024

In room 312, no longer than 5 minutes after the roll call, the seventh-grade class was already debating. To warm up the class, the chairs, Adam, Miki, and Elni, created a gossip box and started a casual...

Bruno R.

Views and Opinions: Model United Nations Interviews

Selin T. and Sreelehya M. February 2, 2024

Bruno R. (Delegate) It is his first time attending the SIS MUN event. He stated that he is excited to see how the debates would proceed and is happy to represent his viewpoints on Sustainable Energy...

WASH room

Resolution Riot

Carolina L, Reporter February 2, 2024

It is nearing lunch, and the committees are preparing and finalizing their resolutions. Unmoderated caucuses permeate throughout the committees as alliances are made or broken. As we move into the third...

David, Charlotte, Hala

WASH-ed Out – Water and Sanitation in Megacities

Juliette D. February 2, 2024

Rooms 315 (committee 1) and 326 (committee 4)  were both filled with delegates part of the Water and Sanitation in Megacities committee, however, the debates were far from akin. Room 315 chaired by...

313 Chair: Sahil C., Annika L., Sebastian Z.

Education or Food? The Solution to Student Obesity.

Emry P., Reporter February 2, 2024

Important conversations occurred in room 313 about Diet and Digestions. Sugar tax was the main topic of discussion. The room was split, believing that sugar tax is not the answer to improving diet as it...

Aarav G. and Cecelia B.

Race for Sustainability

Emry P., Editor/Reporter February 2, 2024

As delegates in room 423 offer their opening statements the intentions of all the countries are clear. How can we implement sustainable developments to ensure the future of the world? Concerning the Paris...

Grade 7s

The future of sugary drinks

Gioia S., Reporter February 2, 2024

The committee composed of 7b is discussing how to take action against unhealthy foods, in fact the delegate for Britain questioned whether the USA was aware that foods with more sugar were less expensive...

Picture of 6v

Are the kangaroos going extinct ?

Gioia S., Reporter February 2, 2024

The theme of discussion for the grade 6s this year is frozen beauty, where they find resolutions for the the arctic melting. In 6c, the delegates of Australia, Chile and Japan are all worried about the...

Gossip box

Can you do the macarena?

Gioia S., Sglavo February 2, 2024

During the first break I spoke to Karin, Mason and Hugo from Grade 6 to ask them about their opinions on how the first part of MUN went. They all positive impressions, and found it very fun even though...

Board of Terms

“Decorum”: Language of MUN

Emry P., Editor/Reporter February 2, 2024

When participating in MUN a formal lexicon is adopted contrary to the usual vocabulary used in day-to-day life. Some of these include “decorum” and “caucus”. To someone unfamiliar with the use...

Noémie L. - a Chair in committee 8

Is There Hope for Sustainable Energy Development?

Carolina L, Reporter February 2, 2024

Unsustainable energy usage is a massive problem around the world, with the use of fossil fuels continuously straining our planet.  Committee 8 focused on this by moving for a moderated caucus, to which...

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