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NH Bar Association Law Related Education | Law Related Education Announcements | What is Law Related Education?
 LRE Coordinator Robin E. Knippers |
Law Related Education (LRE) serves as a tool to help youth connect their values to civic participation and become the kind of active citizens democracy depends on.
The Law Related Act of 1978
According to the Law Related Act of 1978, LRE is "education to equip non-lawyers with the knowledge and skills pertaining to the law, the legal process, and the legal system, and fundamental principles and values on which these are based." The U.S. Department of Education regulations supporting the Act add that LRE helps students "respond effectively to the law and legal issues in our complex and changing society."
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| ING Unsung Heroes Grant Awarded
Laura Dwyer, 2009 Recipient of ING Unsung Hero Grant
 Laura Dwyer |
Belmont Middle School Gifted and Talented Teacher Laura Dwyer has been recognized as one of the nation's most innovative educators in the 2009 ING Unsung Heroes awards program.
From the Laconia Citizen: The Shaker Region School District returned to school this week and Belmont Middle School Teacher Laura Dwyer came back with a $2,000 ING Unsung Heroes grant. Read more.
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| Calendar of Professional Development Opportunities
Find out about upcoming workshops, seminars, institutes, and conferences for upper elementary, middle, and high school teachers, university and college professors, and members of the legal community. View calendar.
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| Law Related Education News | NHBA Law Related Education Hosts Second Annual State Showcase and Hearing for Project Citizen
The Project Citizen State Showcase and "Mock" Legislative Hearings were held in Concord on Friday, May 14, 2010.
Fairgrounds Middle School students presented Public Policy issues to evaluators in mock Legislative Hearings as part of the Showcase.
Thank you to our Attorney Volunteers who came out to evaluate the student Portfolios and serve as Hearing Evaluators.
 Check out this interactive Project Citizen portfolio.
Mock Trial: Alive and Well for NH Schools
The 2010 Yale University High School Mock Trial Tournament was held on Saturday, February 13, 2010 at the historic Old Campus District of Yale University in New Haven, CT. The winning school (for the second year in a row) was Bishop Guertin High School from Nashua, NH. They will compete at the national competition in Philadelphia in May. Coming in at a close second was Prospect Mountain High School, Alton, NH, honorable mention went to the Academy for Science and Design, Merrimack, NH.
Mock Trial Resources
| | Calendar of Professional Development Opportunities | ♦ Upcoming local and national Law Related Education seminars
| Law Related Education Resources | ♦ A Video Tour of the NH Courts
♦ A Guide to NH Courts (PDF)
A publication of the NH Judicial Branch, in cooperation with the NH Bar Association, funded by the NH Bar Foundation
♦ Lesson Plans (PDF)
The NHBA Law Related Education Program has lesson plans on a variety of topics available.
♦ Library Resources (PDF)
The NHBA Law Related Education Program has many videos, books and educational resource kits available.
♦ Mock Trial Resources
The NHBA provides information, materials, case examples and volunteer referrals for schools interested in the Mock Trial Program.
♦ Credit Abuse Resistance Education Program
♦ Beyond High School: A Guide to Your Rights & Responsibilities
A guide explaining common laws that adults need to be aware of as they make decisions in adulthood.
♦ Curriculum Resources on NH History
♦ Useful Links
| Mission Statement & Introduction |  Law Related Education (LRE) encompasses a variety of programs for students in grades K-12, designed to teach students about law, the legal system, and the fundamental principles upon which our constitutional democracy is based. Activities are intended to foster partnerships between schools and attorneys who volunteer their time for educational purposes.
The Law Related Education Program is directed by the Law Related Education Coordinator, along with committees relating to the individual LRE programs. The program began in 1985 and now serves over 50,000 students and teachers in New Hampshire. LRE provides curriculum resources, development and educational opportunities, interactive projects with attorneys, law firms, and schools across New Hampshire.
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