Congratulations to Shaler Area High School sophomore Gia Thorpe who was accepted into the summer program, Intensive Law & Trial, July 11 to 21.

Intensive Law & Trial is an Envision program conducted in collaboration with Stanford Law School. The 10-day program provides high-achieving high school students with an overview of various aspects of a career in law.

The Intensive Law & Trial curriculum is endorsed by the American Mock Trial Association and recognized as an approved program by the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP).

Gia Thorpe and other program participants will stay on the Stanford University campus and learn the foundation of law from preeminent legal professionals. This includes hearing from Stanford Law School professors on the practice of law, legal rhetoric and ethics.

Students also will get firsthand practice using essential legal skills such as making impactful opening and closing arguments, preparing cases and readying witnesses for cross-examinations.

Intensive Law & Trial is part of the Envision family of programs, which enable students of all ages to explore their interests and experience learning beyond the classroom. Since 1985, Envision programs have served more than 800,000 students in more than 145 countries.