{"id":44542,"date":"2016-04-05T13:47:14","date_gmt":"2016-04-05T23:47:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=44542"},"modified":"2020-03-12T14:26:00","modified_gmt":"2020-03-13T00:26:00","slug":"law-and-justice-summer-program-will-inspire-enlighten-high-school-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2016\/04\/05\/law-and-justice-summer-program-will-inspire-enlighten-high-school-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Law and Justice Summer Program will inspire, enlighten high school students"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/manoa-law-moot-court.jpg\" alt=\"Manoa law moot court\" width=\"620\" height=\"234\" class=\"size-full wp-image-35750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/manoa-law-moot-court.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/manoa-law-moot-court-260x98.jpg 260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"clear-photo\">The Law and Justice Summer Program at the University of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at M&#257;noa <a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.hawaii.edu\/\">William S. Richardson School of Law<\/a> has been awarded a $2,400 grant to help as many as two dozen high school students experience law and legal education up close, including taking classes with law professors, working with current law students, and conducting their own mock trial.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/diversity\/\">Student Equity Excellence Diversity<\/a> (<abbr>SEED<\/abbr>) grant will help defray costs for the June 2016 program at the law school.<\/p>\n<p>This is the second year the law school will open its doors for a week in the summer to public high school students for an immersive learning experience.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Related <abbr title=\"University of Hawaii\">UH<\/abbr> News story<\/strong>: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2015\/06\/17\/hands-on-training-in-civics-and-courtroom-drama-set-for-high-schoolers\/\">Hands-on training in civics and courtroom drama for high schoolers<\/a>, June 17, 2015<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>A taste of legal and civic education<\/h2>\n<p>&ldquo;It&#8217;s geared for rising 11th and 12th grade students, because this program could have an impact on their aspirations and college choices,&rdquo; said Associate Faculty Specialist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.hawaii.edu\/personnel\/skilling\/liam\"><strong>Liam Skilling<\/strong><\/a>, who serves as the director of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.hawaii.edu\/evening-part-time-program\">Evening Part Time Program<\/a> and Academic Success at the law school. &ldquo;It provides engaging civic education that may be absent from the normal high school curriculum. We believe that the program makes complex issues of law and justice accessible and this in turn could encourage the participating students to consider a legal education or law-related careers.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The law school has begun to publicize the summer program and already has received applicants from the <span aria-label=\"Waianae\">Wai&#699;anae<\/span> coast and <span aria-label=\"Ewa\">&#699;Ewa<\/span> areas, as well as from Farrington High. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Our law students who mentor and coach the high school students are part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.hawaii.edu\/student-organizations\/students-public-outreach-civic-education-spoce\">Students for Public Outreach and Civic Education<\/a> group,&rdquo; said Skilling. &ldquo;The <abbr>SPOCE<\/abbr> students also help with the courts in the community program, in which the <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Supreme Court hears actual cases at local public high schools. Our law students also teach street law lessons and lessons on first amendment rights around the state.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Skilling said that high school students last year raved about the program. They especially enjoyed running their own trial, and being able to meet both Governor David Ige and <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Supreme Court Chief Justice Mark Recktenwald, and several other justices. Reported Skilling, &ldquo;One student said, &lsquo;The mock trial seemed intimidating at first, but experiencing it firsthand was really fun!&rsquo;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the <abbr>SEED<\/abbr> grant, the law school is seeking added funding for the program, as well as long-term funding to be able to continue it in future summers.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, read the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/article.php?aId=7792\">William S. Richardson School of Law news release<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3><abbr>UH<\/abbr> News video on the 2015 Law and Justice Summer Program<\/h3>\n<div class=\"responsive-video-wrap\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"676\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ozRc2ZU8M6o?rel=0&amp;showinfo=0\" title=\"YouTube video player\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><em>&#8212;By Beverly Creamer<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>$2,400 grant to help high school students experience law and legal education up close at <abbr title=\"University of Hawaii\">UH<\/abbr> M&#257;noa&#8217;s William S. 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