Applications are now open for the spring Street Law course, the course is limited to 10 students. At this time, only students who have completed their first-year of coursework by the start of the spring semester are eligible to participate. The application deadline is October 17.
We first offered the Street Law course in 2021, but you may have heard of it because it’s based on the curriculum of a national organization whose mission is to empower community members through legal education. You can be a part of Georgia State University’s Street Law experience, which combines legal theory and practice and embraces GSU’s values of cultural competence, social justice, educating future leaders, and preparing citizens for lifelong learning.
You and your classmates will work with a community partner to teach a course for youth in juvenile detention centers, high school students in the Atlanta Public School system, or adult learners in correctional facilities. Law students will work in groups/pairs and spend class sessions discussing issues related to pedagogy and substantive law in preparation for team-teaching their class the following week. Community sessions will consist of 60-90 minutes of interactive learning (that will take place during class time). Law students will keep a journal on their teaching from week to week as a means of recordkeeping and to foster the self-reflection necessary to improve their teaching skills.
The broad course goal is to develop tangible legal professional skills by educating the community about the law. For the community member, Street Law is a course in practical and fundamental law. Throughout the course, students will examine the role of law, justice, power, and equality in shaping our democracy to enhance civic skills and civic engagement.
Please note – you must complete the application to be considered for the course even if you submitted an application through GSU’s clinical program website.
Click here to apply now for the Street Law program.
If you have questions, contact adjunct Professor Jadine Johnson (jjohnson647@gsu.edu).