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Park City Mock Trial
Last week marked the end of our Foundations Unit at both Park City and Rose Park Kids’ Courts! The mock trial is the capstone of the Foundations Unit because the students are required to incorporate...
View ArticleHappy Thanksgiving from Kids’ Court!
Thanksgiving Day is an opportunity to reflect on the joy and many blessings in one’s life and express those thoughts of gratitude to those for which we are grateful. I am thankful for the students in...
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Kids’ Court Holiday Party!
Since we reached the end of the Foundations Unit, all we had left to do for this semester’s Kids’ Court was have a party! This week at Kids’ Court the students’ semester of hard work was celebrated by...
View ArticleWelcome Back! Kids’ Court Spring 2012
Hello and welcome back! Kids’ Court is back at it and we are beginning our lessons for Spring 2012. We have many exciting things planned for this Spring such as a field trip to Matheson Courthouse, a...
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Civic Responsibility and Elections
This week the students learned about civic responsibility and the importance of voting. The students loved this lesson! The lesson was split into three parts. The first part was a lesson to convey...
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Kids’ Court Public Service Announcements
This week we followed up on the previous lesson’s emphasis on Civic Participation and the importance of voting and the students were asked to think about what they would change in their communities and...
View ArticleAlternative Conflict Resolution and Public Speaking Skills
This post covers Kids’ Court sessions from the past two weeks. These sessions were both about the art of communication and the role that communication plays in a lawyer’s life. In several weeks,...
View ArticleImmigration Lesson with Pinata Art Project
The immigration lesson is an important lesson because the some of the students have been affected directly by immigration. This lesson often evokes strong emotions in the students who have seen family...
View ArticleCreative Writing versus Legal Writing Lesson
As we get closer to the end of the year mock trial, the lessons are beginning to focus on what it is like to be a real lawyer. This lesson helped to teach the students that there is a difference...
View ArticleThe Real Story of the Big Bad Wolf
Kids’ Court 2011-2012 is coming to a close. There are several more lessons before the Kids’ Court Graduation, including a final mock trial. In order to prepare the students for the final production,...
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