MCFL Summer Academy for Rising High School Students

MASSACHUSETTS CITIZENS FOR LIFE SUMMER ACADEMY 2012   RISING 9TH - 12TH GRADE STUDENTS   The goal of the sessions is to form and engage high school students as workers in the pro-life movement. More specifically and immediately, we intend these students to become Ambassadors of MCFL in their respective schools, churches, or homeschooling communities during the 2012-2013 school year, as both a leaven and liaison in their respective pro-life clubs.   So that we may provide a thorough formation, our preference is for students who can and will commit to attending all, or at least most, of the sessions. An award certificate will be conferred during the last session, which will also serve as a "commissioning ceremony" for these MCFL Ambassadors. In order to present a thorough overview of the main life issues, the pro-life movement, and the various ways that these students can and should get involved, we will hold six weekly sessions which will normally consist of a 45 minute expert presentation of content, and a 45 minute interactive workshop, with 30 minutes allotted at the beginning for informal fraternizing over dinner and soft drinks.   Dates: Wednesdays, July 11 - August 8 and Thursday August 16. Location: St Brendan's Church, Hartford Street, Bellingham Time: 6:00 p.m. - 8:00p.m. Tuition: Free for pro-life high school students   WEEK 1, July 11: Fetal Development & Abortion Law   WEEK 2, July 18: Alternatives to Abortion and Consequences of Abortion   WEEK 3, July 25: Legislative process and MCFL Bills   WEEK 4, Aug 1: Science vs. Propaganda: Stem Cells, Cloning, In Vitro Fertilization   WEEK 5, Aug 8: Student Presentations   WEEK 6; note this week meets Thursday, August 16 Call to Ambassadorship: Conferral of Awards and Commissioning as Ambassadors   OPEN TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC: Medical and Legal analysis of Doctor Prescribed Suicide which will appear on the Nov 6 ballot.   This open presentation will begin at 7:00 p.m. and last until 8:30 p.m.   Register here, http://www.masscitizensforlife.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=268&Itemid=339