courts part2

On Monday, January 18th the all the 5's and 6's visited the courts and it was lots of fun! It felt like we were actually the jury. We saw several cases such as manslaughter and a traffic violation. It was very educational because we saw how there is a judge, a jury, a lawyer (prosecution or crown and defendant), people watching and the recorder in action. We learned that it takes many years as a lawyer to become a judge, and there are different types of judges depending on the case. We also did a mock trail where we played different roles of the court and in which everyone was a part of. The case was where a student was accused of bringing a knife to a dance. It was very real since everyone did a great job at their role. Now many of my classmates want to be a lawyer.

ciao
Maddy