December 12, 2015 – Attention Social Studies, History, Law and Civics Teachers! Please join us on Tuesday, January 12, 2016 @ 9:00 AM-12:00 PM for The Constitution Works Professional Development session at the Justice Resource Center. Interested educators must fill out an application. The deadline to RSVP is Thursday, January 7, 2016. Continue reading “The Constitution Works Upcoming Professional Development”
Category: High School
NYC CTE High School Fair – November 14
November 9, 2015 – Attention all students applying to high school! Are you looking for a school where you can choose programs that will lead to both college and in-demand careers? Well, if so, listen up! The New York City Career and Technical Education High School Fair is inviting all of you and your families to learn more about high schools that specialize and offer programs in fields such as information technology, robotics engineering, construction and architecture, graphics, media art and design, health care, culinary arts, business and finance, automotive and transport, law and criminal justice and much more! Continue reading “NYC CTE High School Fair – November 14”
Election Day PD at the Justice Resource Center
November 6, 2015 – On Election Day, Nov. 3, the Justice Resource Center (JRC) hosted 15 teachers for a Professional Development day on bringing civic education programs to their classrooms. Teachers role played attorneys and Justices in a Supreme Court First Amendment case, argued the rights of student speech, and presented on public policy issues in the community. The PD session focused on The Constitution Works and Project Citizen, two programs that engage students in learning about the Constitution, preparing and presenting arguments, and taking an active role in civics.
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Featured Law Academy: New Utrecht High School
October 29, 2015 – On Tuesday, October 20, 2015, U.S. District Court Judge Honorable Pamela K. Chen, welcomed a small group of students from the Legal Studies Academy at New Utrecht High School. This visit was orchestrated by Bayardo Zelaya, a senior, who interned with Judge Chen this past summer as part of the Sonia & Celina Sotomayor High School Judicial Internship program.
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New York City Students Invited to Free Virtual College Fair October 29th
October 26, 2015 – CollegeWeekLive and the New York City Department of Education invite high school students and their families to meet top colleges and universities from around the country online at the NYC Virtual College Fair. Held in conjunction with NY College Application Week (October 26-30), this unique event is a chance for high school students to live chat with admissions counselors and current students from 100+ colleges and universities, including CUNY and SUNY schools.
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