▁making ▁life ▁for ▁citizens ▁in ▁São ▁Paulo ▁better . ▁ ▁For ▁Soph om ore ▁students ▁there ▁is ▁the ▁option ▁of ▁en rolling ▁in ▁to ▁M ON U - EM , ▁which ▁transl ates ▁as ▁the ▁United ▁Nations ▁Model ▁for ▁High - Sch ool ▁Stud ents . ▁During ▁one ▁sem ester ▁the ▁political ▁events ▁of ▁great ▁importance ▁of ▁modern ▁times ▁are ▁discussed ▁and ▁there ▁are ▁many ▁simulations ▁of ▁debate ▁sessions ▁between ▁UN ▁diplom ats . ▁At ▁the ▁course ' ▁end , ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁final ▁simulation ▁of ▁ 4 ▁hours ▁that ▁is ▁transm itted ▁in ▁real ▁time ▁via ▁internet . ▁ ▁Junior ▁students ▁from ▁the ▁Human ities ▁class ▁take ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁I CON S ▁project , ▁in ▁association ▁with ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Maryland . ▁The ▁I CON S ▁project ▁is ▁a ▁diplom atic ▁simulation , ▁mode led ▁on ▁foreign ▁relations ▁summ its , ▁with ▁students ▁from ▁several ▁American ▁countries . ▁ ▁The ▁science ▁fair ▁occurs ▁in ▁an ▁annual ▁base ▁and ▁is ▁very ▁compet itive ; ▁various ▁teams ▁prepare ▁their ▁works ▁for ▁ 8 ▁months ▁before ▁present ing ▁it ▁to ▁the ▁public ▁and ▁to ▁the ▁jud ges ▁who ▁are ▁university ▁profess ors ▁and ▁important ▁science ▁figures . ▁ ▁Spanish ▁classes ▁are ▁opt ative ▁and ▁intend ▁to ▁prepare ▁the ▁student ▁to ▁the ▁C 1 ▁DE LE ▁exam ▁which ▁the ▁school ▁also ▁offers ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁and ▁middle ▁of ▁each ▁year . ▁ ▁Calcul us , ▁Bi ote chn ology , ▁Theater , ▁Pre par ation ▁for ▁Academ ic ▁Olymp i ads ▁and ▁Me chat ron