The Academy of Law and Leadership - A camp for high school students developing trial advocacy and leadership skills.

What is the Academy?

The Providence Academy is the perfect balance of education, challenge and excitement. It is a summer program dedicated to developing the best mock trial talent in the country. Students who are accepted into the Academy meet on the campus of the University of Denver Sturm College of Law and spend their time, with their trial team, preparing a murder case for mock trial presentation.

The Academy case presents not only challenging factual analysis and crime solving issues, but also presents the students with ethical scenarios as well. In addition to working on their trial case, throughout the Academy students take part in a variety of leadership and teambuilding challenges. These challenges include an advanced ROPES course, Mindfield ©, an environmentally focused community service project, and much more.

3 Reasons to Come:

1. Students selected to attend the Academy are taught by an experienced law school faculty member and seasoned trial attorney who has twenty (20) years' experience in the practice of law.

2. Academy Students receive individual mentoring from current law school students who are accomplished in their ownright in mock trial at both the law school and national mock trial levels

3. The Academy attracts “The Best of The Best'. By only accepting the top mock trial students in the country, students selected to attend the Academy are challenged by, and for, each other to take their skills to the next level.

What to Expect:

The Academy experience is completed by those involved. As a student selected to attend the Academy you can expect to:

√ Engage your critical thinking skills and creativity when you prepare and present your and your team’s side of a challenging murder case, from start to finish

√ Get to know students who share your passion for mock trial

√ Experience life on a college campus

√ Take part in an advanced ropes course, developing leadership and teamwork

√ Enjoy a fun and environmentally-focused community service project in the beautiful Rocky Mountains

√ Learn and practice skills that will serve you well as you continue in your education

√ Officially become one of “The Best of the Best"

Dates & Details:

√ The 2012 Academy will be held Saturday, July 21 through Saturday, July 28, 2012 (excluding Sunday, July 22) on the campus of the University of Denver and its law school, the Sturm College of Law, in Denver, Colorado.

√ Tuition and costs for the Academy are $750. This includes tuition, instructional materials, transportation to activities, law school mentors, etc. (Travel costs to and from the program site is not included.)

What's Next?

If you are interested in becoming one of “The Best”, we want you to register!

√ Get your mock trial coach or a teacher to nominate you (click here for the nomination form!) and either drop it in the mail or email it to joliver@provlaw.org.

√ If accepted, your official letter of acceptance will be mailed within two (2) weeks of receipt of your nomination

√ You will then have two (2) weeks to complete the online registration and submit a deposit of $125

√ The balance of your registration fee will be due by April 15. At that point, we will send out our Welcome Packet, which contains more information about the program (i.e. when to arrive, what to bring, etc).