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New
Visions:
Law
&
Government
Students
interested
in
current
events,
the
electoral
process
and
politics,
government
and
public
policy,
or
the
world
of
law
can
explore
related
careers
in
New
Visions:
Law
&
Government.
Through
this
program based near the Capitol, high
school
seniors learn firsthand about the executive,
legislative
and
judicial
branches
of
New
York
State
government
as
well
as about the
private
legal
sector.
Through different internships,
students work with and shadow law and government professionals at
places such as the Attorney General's office, the courts, the state
Legislature and many different public and private interest advocacy
organizations. New Visions: Law & Government students study a
curriculum that integrates political science, law, English and
economics and includes units in foundations of law, government and
citizenship, criminal justice and civial law, political philosophy,
Constitutional law, campaigns, elections and special interests,
institutions of government, public policy, and the legal profession.
Students' field experiences
culminate in a weeklong trip to Washington, D.C., where they meet
with their state's senator and Congressional representative and
attend sessions of the United States Supreme Court and Congress.
Course
credits:
English
12
Honors
-
1
credit
AP
US
Government
&
Politics
-
1
credit
Economics
Honors
-
1/2
credit
Legal Skills Practicum -
1
credit
Criminal
Justice Honors -
1/2
credit
College credits:
Students may earn 4 credits in Criminal Justice and 3 credits in
English through the State
University at Albany
Application procedure:
Interested
students
must
complete
and
mail
back
an
application
and
complete
an
interview
process
during
their
junior
year.
Click
below
to
download
the
application,
which
is
in
PDF
format.
Law & Government
application
Adobe
Acrobat
Reader
is
required
to
view/print
the
application. (Click
here
to
download
Adobe
Acrobat
Reader.)
Read more about it:
New Visions: Law & Government spotlighted by
NYS School Boards' On Board publication
New Visions: Law & Government students see
Spitzer resignation as a teachable moment (article from NYS School
Boards Association)
New Visions: Law & Government student Andy
Swab of Glenville wins $20K Syracuse University’s Maxwell Citizenship
Scholarship
New
Visions: Law & Government teacher hosts statewide conference
New
Visions: Law & Government students meet with Sen. Clinton
New
Visions: Law & Government alum a quick study
Teacher profile:
Rich
Bader, Esq.
Back to New Visions Home Page
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New Visions: Law & Government
students and their teacher, Rich Bader, visited Senator Clinton in
Washington in Spring '05
Students learn on the steps of the New
York State Capitol, right across the street from their classroom
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