Street Law, Inc. and the Supreme Court Historical Society will sponsor two sessions of the annual Supreme Court Summer Institute, June 15-20 and June 22-27, 2017. The Institute is open to secondary level social studies teachers and supervisors, who will spend six stimulating days on Capitol Hill and inside the Supreme Court learning about the Court, its past and current cases, and how to teach about them from top Supreme Court litigators and educators. 

Participants will also be in the Court to hear the Justices announce the final decisions of the term and attend a private reception at the Court.  Street Law greatly encourage teachers in large communities of color, teachers in urban schools, or on Native American reservations, and those newest to the teaching profession to apply. For full information and to apply online (under the “Registration Info” tab), go to www.streetlaw.org/SCSI_apply17.
For those accepted to the Summer Institute in March 2017, there’s a $150 registration fee, which includes all materials and several meals each day. Although participants are responsible for making and paying for their own travel arrangements, Summer Institute participants have access to discounted rooms at the Washington Court Hotel. Teachers willing to share a room with another participant will pay $180 for the week ($36/night), while teachers who want their own room will pay $450 for the week ($90/night). After the Institute, participants are eligible to receive a $200 stipend if they conduct a training on the content from the Institute for other teachers at their school or district.
The application deadline is March 13, 2017.