Past Champions:

2011 Toll Gate High

School

2010 Toll Gate High School
2009 St. Mary Academy Bay View
2008 La Salle Academy
2007 Toll Gate High School
2006 The Wheeler School
2005 Providence Country Day
2004 The Wheeler School
2003 Moses Brown
2002 The Wheeler School
2001 St. Mary Academy Bay View
2000 Tiverton High School

Summer Institute

This year the Rhode Island Legal/Educational Partnership in collaboration with the Rhode Island Judiciary is offering (for CEUor PDC credits) the following course August 1 - 5, 2011:

iCivics and the Courts

August 1 - 5, 2011

Studies have shown repeatedly that most Americans know very little about their judicial system and only one-third of Americans can name the three branches of government. This institute is designed to help remedy that by providing participants with an overview of Rhode Island state courts and especially to introduce the court's new education initiative known as iCivics. iCivics, founded by retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, is a free online education project designed to reinvigorate learning inside and outside the classroom using web-based video games. Lesson plans are free and aligned to state civics and standards.

Observations at the Rhode Island Judiciary and presentations at the Rhode Island Department of Corrections are complemented by discussions with judges, prosecutors, public defenders, and other court personnel and community agencies. Educators develop an understanding of the courts in ways that allow them to apply their week-long experience to their class subject. To register click here

Due to changes this year (2011), the courses below are not being offered. We will be offering them again next year (2012).

The following are the courses offered each summer during July and August each year - registration information to follow.

Courts, Laws & Schools

Studies have shown repeatedly that most Americans know very little about their judicial system. This Institute is designed to remedy that by providing participants with an overview of the courts. Observations in R.I. District, Family, and Superior Courts and visits to the R.I. Supreme Court, the Workers' Compensation Court and the Training School are complemented by discussions with judges, prosecutors, public defenders, and other court personnel. Participants develop an understanding of the courts in ways that make the course relevant for today's educators. This course is not a prerequisite but those who know very little about the courts will benefit from taking it before the other three courses.

Family Court & Schools

Most classrooms have at least one student who has had contact with the Family Court in the past year. There are children whose parents are divorcing or who are at the center of a custody battle. Other students may be truant or involved with the police or perhaps DCYF. This Institute provides an in-depth look at the Family Court system. Child support cases, contested divorces, and juvenile hearings, normally closed to the public, are among the matters observed. Meetings with judges complement the observations while visits to the Training School and the ACI put things in perspective. Panel discussions and workshops on court-related programs and available services round out the week. (Courts, Laws, & Schools is not a prerequisite but provides a good foundation for this course.)

Classroom to Courtroom

This third Institute combines an overview of the Court system with an applied learning class project. Actual court observations supplement the judges, state and federal prosecutors and others who discuss the issues facing youth, schools and society today. Representatives from diversionary programs, residential programs, and adult and juvenile probation fill in the gaps. Through the class project- participation in a mock trial, participants not only "experience" what happens in a courtroom, they come away with an active learning tool for the classroom that will help students better understand our judicial system. A tour of the Wyatt Detention Facility, which houses federal detainees while they await trial, deportation or transportation into the Federal Bureau of Prisons, completes the experience.

Please call us if you have any questions at: 401-275-2871.

Our Supporters:
The annual Rhode Island Mock Trial Tournament is made possible by grants from the Rhode Island Bar Foundation, the Rhode Island Department of Education General Assembly Grant; donations from the United Way/SECA (#4975), EM4B, and contributions from various in-kind supporters, volunteers and individuals likes you.

Past Champions: 2011 Toll Gate High School 2010 Toll Gate High School 2009 St. Mary Academy Bay View 2008 La Salle Academy 2007 Toll Gate High School 2006 The Wheeler School 2005 Providence Country Day 2004 The Wheeler School 2003 Moses Brown 2002 The Wheeler School 2001 St. Mary Academy Bay View 2000 Tiverton High School
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	Summer Institute This year the Rhode Island Legal/Educational Partnership in collaboration with the Rhode Island Judiciary is offering (for CEUor PDC credits) the following course August 1 - 5, 2011: iCivics and the Courts August 1 - 5, 2011 Studies have shown repeatedly that most Americans know very little about their judicial system and only one-third of Americans can name the three branches of government. This institute is designed to help remedy that by providing participants with an overview of Rhode Island state courts and especially to introduce the court's new education initiative known as iCivics. iCivics, founded by retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, is a free online education project designed to reinvigorate learning inside and outside the classroom using web-based video games. Lesson plans are free and aligned to state civics and standards. Observations at the Rhode Island Judiciary and presentations at the Rhode Island Department of Corrections are complemented by discussions with judges, prosecutors, public defenders, and other court personnel and community agencies. Educators develop an understanding of the courts in ways that allow them to apply their week-long experience to their class subject. To register click here Due to changes this year (2011), the courses below are not being offered. We will be offering them again next year (2012). The following are the courses offered each summer during July and August each year - registration information to follow. Courts, Laws & Schools Studies have shown repeatedly that most Americans know very little about their judicial system. This Institute is designed to remedy that by providing participants with an overview of the courts. Observations in R.I. District, Family, and Superior Courts and visits to the R.I. Supreme Court, the Workers' Compensation Court and the Training School are complemented by discussions with judges, prosecutors, public defenders, and other court personnel. Participants develop an understanding of the courts in ways that make the course relevant for today's educators. This course is not a prerequisite but those who know very little about the courts will benefit from taking it before the other three courses. Family Court & Schools Most classrooms have at least one student who has had contact with the Family Court in the past year. There are children whose parents are divorcing or who are at the center of a custody battle. Other students may be truant or involved with the police or perhaps DCYF. This Institute provides an in-depth look at the Family Court system. Child support cases, contested divorces, and juvenile hearings, normally closed to the public, are among the matters observed. Meetings with judges complement the observations while visits to the Training School and the ACI put things in perspective. Panel discussions and workshops on court-related programs and available services round out the week. (Courts, Laws, & Schools is not a prerequisite but provides a good foundation for this course.) Classroom to Courtroom This third Institute combines an overview of the Court system with an applied learning class project. Actual court observations supplement the judges, state and federal prosecutors and others who discuss the issues facing youth, schools and society today. Representatives from diversionary programs, residential programs, and adult and juvenile probation fill in the gaps. Through the class project- participation in a mock trial, participants not only "experience" what happens in a courtroom, they come away with an active learning tool for the classroom that will help students better understand our judicial system. A tour of the Wyatt Detention Facility, which houses federal detainees while they await trial, deportation or transportation into the Federal Bureau of Prisons, completes the experience. Please call us if you have any questions at: 401-275-2871. Our Supporters: The annual Rhode Island Mock Trial Tournament is made possible by grants from the Rhode Island Bar Foundation, the Rhode Island Department of Education General Assembly Grant; donations from the United Way/SECA (#4975), EM4B, and contributions from various in-kind supporters, volunteers and individuals likes you.

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