Justice Catherine D. Kimball Summer Institute
Professional Development for Social Studies Teachers, School Administrators
and School Counselors
July 21, 2026 - July 23, 2026
Chief Justice Pascal F. Calogero, Jr. Courthouse
400 Royal Street
New Orleans
Application
Agenda
Summer Institute Application Form
Louisiana Center for Law and Civic Education
Judges in the Classroom/Students in the Courtroom
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Project Citizen
The Project Citizen curriculum is active citizenship at its best. It engages young people in cooperative, project-based learning as they work as a class to monitor and influence public policy locally. Students identify a problem in their community, research alternative policy-based solutions, develop a class policy proposal to address the problem, and design a political action plan to convince public officials to adopt and implement the policy. The Louisiana State Coordinator is Dr. Belinda Cambre, who can be contacted at bcambre@LSU.edu
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LCLCE programs are made possible by private donations received from members of the Louisiana legal community, and through the support of the Louisiana State Bar Association, Louisiana District Judges Association, and the Louisiana Bar Foundation.
The Lawyers in the Classroom and Judges in the Classroom programs provide volunteer professionals from the legal community an opportunity to enhance civics and law related education in Louisiana classrooms. Thousands of students statewide benefit from this program every year.
The LCLCE partners with the Louisiana State Bar Association and the Louisiana District Judges Association to bring volunteer lawyers, judges and educators together to deliver exciting, inter-active law-related presentations. These professionals will share their practical and real world experiences with students. The two programs have materials available on a wide variety of topics in the area of civics or law-related instruction. Click here for an illustrative listing of the many topics/lessons that may be utilized by guest presenters.
For educators interested in participating in the Lawyers in the Classroom and Judges in the Classroom programs, there is no charge. To enroll, all educators need to do is complete and return this fillable enrollment form. The LCLCE will match your classroom needs with one of the many volunteers from the legal community in your area.
For judges and lawyers interested in participating in the Lawyers in the Classroom/Judges in the Classroom programs, all you have to do is complete and return this enrollment form. The LCLCE will attempt to match you with one of the classrooms in your area. Once a match is found, the LCLCE will contact you.
Many presentations are held in honor of Law Day which is celebrated on or around May 1st and Constitution Day which is celebrated on or around September 17th.
LCLCE programs are made possible by private donations received from members of the Louisiana legal community, and through the support of the Louisiana State Bar Association, Louisiana District Judges Association, and the Louisiana Bar Foundation.
iCivics is an innovative web-based civic education project targeting teachers and students with games and lessons designed to reinforce Louisiana's civics and government standards. iCivics is the vision of Justice Sandra Day O'Connor.
The links below will take you to the curriculum units and lessons.
https://www.icivics.org/teachers
The iCivics site includes a wide range of games that can be used at home or in the classroom to reinforce content.
A teacher's guide can be located at the link below to help you get started using iCivics in your classroom and keep track of student assignments.