Chester Teacher Accepted To Prestigious Washington D.C. Program

CHESTER, NJ — A West Morris Central High School history and social science teacher will travel to Washington, D.C. in June to attend the prestigious Supreme Court Summer Institute.

Victoria Ade is one of 60 teachers chosen for the competitive 2022 Supreme Court Summer Institute for Teachers, a week-long session in Washington D.C. designed to help instructors teach about the court system in a more accessible manner.

"I applied to be considered for Street Law's Supreme Court Summer Institute after stumbling upon in by accident in my search for a particular document on their website for a class I teach at West Morris Central called "American Legal Systems." Months later, after finding out about my acceptance to this highly selective institute, anticipation and excitement filled me immediately," Ade said.

Ade will spend five days in the nation’s capitol reviewing recent Supreme Court cases and learning teaching methods to bring back home to her students.

The Institute's speakers and instructors will include well-known Supreme Court lawyers, reporters, scholars and educators.

According to a recent evaluation of the Supreme Court Summer Institute, teachers who attended felt much more confident discussing controversial issues and Supreme Court cases in their classrooms after the program.

" I knew that this would be a perfect opportunity for me to fill my child-like desire to deeply study law in an educational context, but also for me to be able to bring back more wisdom and lesson materials focusing on landmark cases to my students. I have always felt that the law and the Constitution which governs it is one of the most vital lessons in US History, and I plan to continue my legacy of placing a great deal of emphasis on just that -- keeping early American history interesting and captivating isn't always easy, but the Constitution holds that key," Ade said.

Teachers will be available to present workshops on teaching about the United States Supreme Court when they return home, as well as discuss how the new skills and information will be applied in their classrooms.