The Teen Court website can be used for a number of classrooms. Below are some of the suggestions in curriculum categories. ~ Language Arts ~ Look over the Mock Trials that have been created for student training. Using them as a model, create your own version with a scene describing the crime and a section telling about the defendant. Be sure to look over the list of offenses for which youth defendants may appear in a Teen Court. E-mail your Mock Trial to us for use on the website. Your work may be used to help train jurors in other parts of the country. Do you have a Teen Court in your part of the country? We would love to have interviews done with Teen Court coordinators and/or youth volunteers. A sample of that type of interview has been done in the I-Witness section of the website. We will place a graphic showing the state or nation of the interviewed person. Look over the material on the site. Create a proposal that your community adopt a similar program. Send us a sample of your persuasive essay. We would love to show that type of information to others who are trying to start Teen Courts. ~ Social Science ~ Examine the manuals used by the judge and the student volunteers. What are the main responsibilities of the various student volunteers who take rules such as bailiff, clerk, prosecutor, and defense attorney? How are the rights of the youth defendant protected? What are the obligations that the defendant must meet in order to be eligible for Teen Court? Interview a local police officer or juvenile case worker. How serious is the problem of repeat juvenile crime? What are some of the options used for youth offenders in your community? Compare those options with Teen Court. Discuss whether the Teen Court might be a good program for your community. It is possible to set up a chat time with interested students and our local volunteers. We also answer e-mail questions. Conduct a Mock Trial using the samples of from the manuals and the trials. You may also want to listen to the Real Audio interviews with student volunteers. Go to the Postcard section of the Teen Court website. It is linked to addresses of the Senators and Representatives. Write a brief statement encouraging your local representatives to investigate the possibility of making Teen Court a national program. ~ Art ~ Design a button, poster, postcard, or t-shirt logo which supports the concept of Teen Court. Send us a copy so we can use the material on the site. Be sure to include a statement which says that the art is your original work and that it can be displayed by us on the website. If you are a member of a local Teen Court and you already have a t-shirt or some other item showing a logo, you may want to take a picture of court members wearing the items. Scan the photo and send us a copy to display. Be sure to include a statement granting permission to use the photo on the site. ~ Mathematics ~ Check with local legal groups to compile a graph showing statistics concerning juvenile crime in your community or state. Can you use colors or art to make the information more understandable and more attractive? Look at the section where Teen Court has listed its statistics. Try designing a page that reports on the information you learned. Use the Internet to search for global statistics concerning juvenile crime. Make the statistics in to information graphics. Send examples of what you find to us. List the URL so others may use similar valauble resources. ~ Business ~ Interview local business owners concerning the impact of crimes such as shoplifting and vandalism. How much does that cost the average consumer? What is the typical sentence for a local person caught shoplifting an item? Share your findings with others by e-mailing us some of the facts you learn to post on the site in our I-Witness section. Educational activities above were contributed by Galesburg High School teacher Sheryl Hinman at the request of various instructors who have contacted us throughout the year. We would appreciate any additional information about ways educators are using the site.