by David Trevaskis | May 29, 2025 | Front Page News, News and Views
This summer the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia will offer five exciting professional development programs for elementary, middle, and high school educators. These programs are presented at their convenient location on Philadelphia's Independence Mall. The...
by David Trevaskis | May 28, 2025 | LEAP, LEAP Articles, LEAP in Action, LEAP in the News
In Youth Courts, Teenage Judges Hear Your Case With volunteers in middle and high school, approximately 1,400 teen courts in the US allow young people to be defended, prosecuted, and sentenced by their peers....
by David Trevaskis | May 26, 2025 | LEAP, Mock Trial
Kutztown Area students presented to the school board about their mock trial and mock appellate argument project. Click below to view the mock trial video with Judge Rendell that the students showed the Kutztown Area School Board. The video will begin at the 5:24 mark....
by David Trevaskis | May 1, 2025 | News and Views
Constance Orkin, a teacher at St. Luke Catholic School in Glenside, submitted this essay from her 6th graders at the school in response to a Federal Courts Essay Contest. Her graphic organizer and adverb lesson provide a wonderful model for attacking any such...
by David Trevaskis | Apr 4, 2025 | LEAP, Mock Trial
Nearly 140 Philadelphia Central High School students gathered at the Federal Courthouse, Thursday, March 27th, to argue the fictional case of Jacob's v Bells Tower High School. A teacher at the school saw a student with his cell phone out after a test in violation of...
