Exciting events at the Capitol for students!
Oregon State Capitol, 900 Court Street NE, Salem
WE THE PEOPLE HEARINGS
Wednesday, May 30, 2012, 9am to 3pm
(start/end times are flexible)
5th-8th graders
PROJECT CITIZEN HEARINGS
Thursday, May 31, 2012, 9am to 3pm
(start/end times are flexible)
5th-12th graders
Limited travel and substitute reimbursement may be available.
WE THE PEOPLE: The Citizen & the Constitution
For 5th–8th graders
Hearings: Wednesday, May 30, 9am to 3pm
- classes present simulated hearings judged by civic leaders
- teacher may choose unit(s) and question(s)
- classes may observe hearings of students from other schools
- classes will see Project Citizen portfolios on display
Are you an upper elementary or middle school teacher? Do you use the We the People curriculum and do simulated hearings in your classroom? If so, why not have a culminating activity at the State Capitol where your students will do hearings in, conveniently, the hearing rooms?
Wednesday, May 30, marks Classroom Law Project’s annual We the People Day in the State Capitol Building. Teachers tell us what hearing questions students are ready for and we do the rest. Classroom Law Project coordinates a hearing room and panel of adults ready to take students’ testimony. As time allows, classes may schedule a Capitol tour, too.
Note: The number of participating classes will determine how much time each class will have for its hearings. CLP will do everything it can to accommodate teachers’ requests.
PROJECT CITIZEN
For 5th–12th graders
Portfolio display: Wednesday & Thursday, May 30-31, 9am to 3pm
Hearings: Thursday, May 31, 9am to 3pm (optional)
- portfolios on display in Capitol Galleria and judged by civic leaders
- classes may observe Project Citizen hearings by other schools
- Portfolios must be in CLP’s office by Wednesday, May 16
Note: The number of participating classes will determine how much time each class will have for its hearings. CLP will do everything it can to accommodate teachers’ requests.
