The We the People Summer Institute offers high school teachers the chance to:

·        Develop a deeper understanding of the history, principles, and meaning of the Constitution and Bill of Rights

·        Explore the application of the Constitution and Bill of Rights to contemporary life

·        Become skillful at using interactive strategies that teach the Constitution and Bill of Rights including the We the People Simulated Congressional Hearing

·        Explore connections with the social students standards

We the People, the Citizen and the Constitution is a federally funded instructional program on the history and principles of American constitutional democracy for elementary, middle, and high school students. The program includes free curricular materials developed by the Center for Civic Education, the program’s national sponsor. At the high school level, classes may choose to enter a competition structured as a simulated hearing where their knowledge of the Constitution is tested. Several studies have found that students who used the curriculum "significantly outperformed comparison students" on every topic studied.