The first school chosen to take part of the F-E-E-S program was Bonner Elementary in Las Vegas. A group of 29 Fourth Graders took part of the 6 week class. The first three classes were amount money, savings and credit. The following three weeks they learned about being an attorney and preparing for their day in Court. The Class was divided into two groups and one group represented a bank and the other a debtor. The issue was based upon fraudulent misrepresentation of a loan. The student attorneys put on the case in front of the Honorable Nancy Allf. The Bank prevailed but not after a hard fought battle for the debtor.
The kids were very impressive and did a great job!! For photos and even a video of the trial, feel free to check out www.f-e-e-s.com and click on the Bonner tab. Keeping in mind that these are fourth graders aged 8-9, you have to be impressed.
If anyone has any comments on how the project could be better then do not hesitate to contact me.
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