Every summer Hillsdale hosts two weeks of mock trial camps for students entering 6th through 9th grade. At camp students learn how to conduct a trial from a case file based on real life cases created specifically for the camp. Instructors are award-winning collegiate and high school mock trialers, and Hillsdale coach Matt Springman. Each camp ends with a full trial with campers acting as attorneys and witnesses using content they have created themselves. Students will learn how to;
Many students who have gone through Hillsdale camps have gone on to become top championship and award winning high school mock trialers. If you're interested you can check our summer 2023 case below.
- conduct direct and cross examinations
- deliver opening and closing statements
- object and respond to objections
- develop elite presentation skills
- testify effectively as a witness
- respond on cross examination
- add character to witness testimony
- think like a lawyer
Many students who have gone through Hillsdale camps have gone on to become top championship and award winning high school mock trialers. If you're interested you can check our summer 2023 case below.
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COME BACK IN MARCH FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO SIGN UP FOR CAMPS IN SUMMER 2024
