We offer a wide array of comprehensive programming, professional development, and curriculum materials, accompanied by school-level implementation support.
Our dynamic, student-centered civic education programs cultivate future leaders, as students at the middle-school level take ownership of their rights and responsibilities as citizens. Our comprehensive law-related curricula, which focus on the practical knowledge students will take with them into their post-secondary education, are ideal for both existing and start-up law academies.
Following are brief descriptions of the specific programs and services we offer. For more detailed information, including program descriptions and purchasing information, please see the Principal's Weekly links on our homepage.
"We, the People”: A City- and State-wide Civic Education Competition
- The JRC offers paid training for teachers in the use of the We, the People curriculum and textbook;
- Students participate in a city-wide competition, with the possibility of competing in state-wide and nationwide events;
- Participating Students receive certificates (city-wide winners receive plaques celebrating their achievement);
- We, the People and other program materials are provided at no additional cost to schools.
- The JRC offers comprehensive course sequences, professional development, and school-level technical support to high schools that want to start a law academy program;
- The JRC offers professional and logistical support for schools to implement a law-related Career and Technical Education program;
- The JRC coordinates a law firm/law academy mentorship program, where law academies tap the expertise of a New York City law firm in the development of their law-related curricula;
- Law academy students participate in a variety of applied-learning initiatives, including a Moot Court competition; Mock Congressional hearings; and opportunities for interaction with the legal community.
- The JRC offers professional development, curriculum, and technical support in the implementation of a law enforcement Career and Technical Education program;
- Students learn about careers and post-secondary education through interaction with members of the law enforcement community (fire and police department professionals; FBI and Homeland Security officials).
- We offer Professional Development throughout the school year in the following (and more) areas: Criminal Justice; Crime Scene Investigation (CSI); Forensic Science.
- The JRC provides an integrated curriculum in the cutting-edge study of computer forensics;
- Teachers receive training in the use of forensic tool kits and state-of-the-art computer forensics software;
- Students participate in a computer forensics competition;
- Students conduct field visits to CSI labs.
- Project Citizen engages students of all ages in the research and design of a public policy in their community.
- After choosing a local public policy issue, students will: identify a problem with the policy; research alternative policies; create and propose their own policy solution; and design an action plan to implement their proposal.
