The Championship mock trial summer camps' pedagogical focus is to develop critical thinking and public speaking skills, as well as a knowledge of legal practices. Our primary instructors are college and law school students because research demonstrates that students learn better in by near-peer mentoring and teaching.
The Championship Summer Academies will provide high school students with the opportunity to learn from local attorneys, high school coaches and collegiate competitors. We offer a dynamic program consisting of interactive lectures, legal advocacy drills, stop-and-go scrimmages and a competitive mini-tournament.
We believe that success in legal advocacy is acquired through a balance of proper pre-competition preparation and knowing how to think on your feet. Our program is designed to provide students the opportunity to hone both skill-sets through participation in interactive lectures and practical drills. Students will be divided into teams on the first evening and begin analyzing the case.
In the mock trial labs, each student will be given the opportunity to perform as both an attorney and a witness. All participants will construct opening statements, conduct direct and cross examinations and give a closing argument.
All the labs will conclude with a mini tournament judged by local attorneys, sitting judges and law school students. We will be using a civil case packet in mock trial to help students prepare for next year’s competitions.
Students participating a mock trial at the courthouse.