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ALL PAST EVENTS

For competing schools in the WTP state competition, click on the link below to access the state questions.
WTP State Hearing Questions 2008-09

For showcasing schools in the WTP state competition, click on a link below to access the district level questions.
WTP Middle School District Questions 2008-09
WTP High School District Questions 2008-09

The Center for Civic Education
The program Representative Democracy in America (RDA) was held on Friday, October 10, 2008 at Raleigh Charter High School in Raleigh from 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.  RDA is a partnership of three organizations that are bringing together their materials on representative democracy.  The idea is to provide teachers with lots of free materials and classroom lessons to promote teaching about the United State Congress and State Legislators and the importance of the idea of representative democracy.

The member organizations are:
The Center for Civic Education  www.civiced.org
The National Conference of State Legislatures  www.ncsl.org/trust
The Center on Congress at Indiana University  www.centeroncongress.org

A Diversity in the Profession Event
Eighth Grade & High School Student Law Career Fall Conference was held on Friday, October 10, 2008 at the University of North Carolina Pembroke in Pembroke, NC from 8:00 a.m. - 2:15 p.m. sponsored by the Minorities in the Profession Committee of the NCBA in cooperation with the NCBAF Law-Related Education Advisory Committee. 

Attorneys Partnering for Progress in Law Education (APPLE) Conference
The APPLE Conference was held on Monday, October 6, 2008 off-campus at the UNCW Executive Developement Center in Wilmington, NC sponsored by the NCBAF Law-Related Education Advisory Committee and in cooperation with the New Hanover Local Bar Association.

Access the APPLE ARTICLE to read all about the successful conference in Wilmington.

We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution N.C. Teacher Institute
The WTP Teacher Institute will be held on Monday, August 4 - Thursday, August 7, 2008 at James Madison's Montpelier sponsored by NCBA Foundation's Law-Related Education Advisory Committee with the Center for Civic Education & James Madison's Montpelier.  

Twenty teachers will be accepted to attend this educational seminar and preference will be given to the following located in Winston-Salem/Forsyth, Davidson, Davie, Yadkin, Stokes, Surry, Rockingham and Guilford Counties.  

Law Institute for Teachers (LIFT)
LIFT was held on Monday, August 11 and Tuesday, August 12, 2008 at the N.C. Bar Center in Cary sponsored by the NCBA Education Law Council, with its LIFT Committee and working in conjunction with the NCBAF Law-Related Education
Advisory Committee.  LIFT AGENDA

Access the LIFT ARTICLE and QUOTABLE QUOTES.


We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution N.C. Teacher Institute
The WTP Teacher Institute will be held on Monday, August 4 - Thursday, August 7, 2008 at James Madison's Montpelier sponsored by NCBA Foundation's Law-Related Education Advisory Committee with the Center for Civic Education & James Madison's Montpelier.  

Twenty teachers will be accepted to attend this educational seminar and preference will be given to the following located in Winston-Salem/Forsyth, Davidson, Davie, Yadkin, Stokes, Surry, Rockingham and Guilford Counties.  

The North Carolina Bar Association is proud to announce the 4ALL ESSAY CONTEST WINNERS for Elementary, Middle and High School students. Essay
winners were chosen on April, 4 2008.   Watch the video or  download the PowerPoint Presentation (39.6 MB).

Click here to access Correlations between N.C. Standard Course of Study and We the People Curriculum materials.

A Diversity in the Profession Event
Eighth Grade & High School Student Law Career Spring Conference to be held on Friday, March 14, 2008 at Lenoir-Rhyne College in Hickory, NC from 8:00 a.m. - 2:15 p.m. sponsored by the Minorities in the Profession Committee of the NCBA in cooperation with the NCBAF Law-Related Education Advisory Committee.

We the People (WTP): The Citizen and The Constitution State Competition will be held on Friday, March 7, 2008 at PEACE College in Raleigh.  

NCBA Volunteers, please click here to access responsibilities and instructions for your participation at the competition.

For schools competing in the WTP state competition, click on the link below to access the state questions.
WTP State Hearing Questions 2007-08

For schools showcasing in the WTP state competition, click on a link below to access the district level questions.
WTP Elementary School District Questions 2007-08
WTP Middle School District Questions 2007-08
WTP High School District Questions 2007-08

Conducting Mock Trials (CMT) Workshop was held on Monday, December 3, 2007 at the N.C. Bar Assocition in Cary.  A full-day workshop for N.C. H.S. social studies teachers to learn more about courtroom procedure and how to conduct mock trials and moot courts in a classroom setting.
View the flyer here.
Click here to view the agenda.

The Fall 2007 Justice Teaching Institute (JTI) was held at the N.C. Bar Center in Cary on Sunday, October 14 - Tuesday, October 16, 2007. 
View JTI details here.
View the Agenda for Fellows here. 

JTI Open Session - One day program was held on Monday, October 15, 2007.  View the Open Session Agenda here.

Minorities in the Profession (MIP) High School Law Career Conference was held at NC Central University School of Law, Durham on Friday, October 19, 2007.  The conference was sponsored by the NCBA Minorities in the Profession Committee.  View the flyer here.

The Construction Law Workshop (CLW) was held at the N.C. Bar Center in Cary on Monday, October 1, 2007.  View the workshop Agenda here.

Business Law Workshop for Educators was held at the N.C. Bar Center in Cary on Monday, May 14 2007. 
Participants joined legal professionals in discourse on specific law-related subject areas.  Click here to download the agenda.

Constitution Day and Citizenship Day - Click here for details.

NW Guilford Wins "We the People"
UNC hosts state finals; Raleigh Charter, Lejeune High School and East Mecklenburg H.S. compete.  Click here to read the article and view pictures of the competition.

For more details about the WTP program click here.

View a slideshow of the sixth Law-Related Education (LRE) Conference held on Tuesday, October 3, 2006 at the NC Bar Center in Cary, NC. 
Click here for an overview of the LRE.

S.A.F.E.T.Y. Summit at New Hanover County Courthouse in Wilmington.
Click here to view a clip of the summit.

See highlights of the inaugural Justice Teaching Institute of 2005.