Colombo International School shines at Colombo Model United Nations 2016

Continuing their history of impressive performances in Model United Nations arena in Sri Lanka, the delegation of Colombo International School won the highest number of 18 individual recognition awards at COMUN (Colombo Model United Nations) 2016 held from 19th to 21st of February. 

A memorable moment of the closing ceremony held at the Cinnamon Lakeside was when CIS won the prestigious COMUN Project award for the  consecutive year for its initiative in empowering students throughout the country with its ‘Donate to Educate’ drive. 

The hard work, professionalism and true diplomacy of the CIS delegates saw them strategizing effectively with fellow delegates in their respective committees during the three intense days of conference to win Best Delegate, Higher Commendation, Honorary Mention, Best Novice and Best Foreign Policy awards. The students of CIS also contributed  to conference management in several significant capacities such as Head of Public Relations (Lasini Piyadigama), Head of Community Service (Tharanee Nakandala), Deputy Heads of Administration (Lumini Dias, Thalal Cassim), Co-Chair of General Assembly 1 (Ahmed Hussein) and Administrative Officers. 

For the past decade, students from The Colombo International School have been the most successful recording the highest levels of achievement at the Model United Nations conferences in Sri Lanka.