Category: Special Law Days

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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Hispanic Youth Leadership Institute Opportunity for High School Students

December 4, 2014: The Puerto Rican Hispanic Youth Leadership Institute is offering the Hispanic Youth Leadership Institute Opportunity for High School Students . The application deadline is December 19, 2014. Your school is encouraged to connect students with the applications for the 2015 Angelo del Toro Hispanic Youth Leadership Institute (HYLI), found online here.

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Law Teachers: Sign Up for NYC Votes Youth Voting Workshop

September 30, 2014 – This year, the NYC Campaign Finance Board is sponsoring the NYC Votes Youth Voting Workshop. The Workshop is an interactive, discussion-based session that provides students with a comprehensive overview of city government, the functions of each elected position, and that voting has on their daily lives. The run time for the workshop is 45 minutes to an hour. Centered around issues effecting NYC youth, the workshop challenges students to think critically about how these issues effect themselves, their peers, families, and communities. Through the method of peer-to-peer engagement the students participate in a dynamic discussion that journeys them through the importance of voting and civic engagement, and guides them towards making personal connections between their issues and the roles of their elected officials.

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