galtgrl Posted March 8, 2012 Share Posted March 8, 2012 Has anyone participated in this? DD got an invitation to it and I it looks legit., but I've never heard of it. It's kind of pricey, too, and I want to be sure it's worth the $$. TIA for any input. -Jen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gisel_le Posted March 8, 2012 Share Posted March 8, 2012 I went to this conference in 1990. I loved it and I learned so much about our government that I hadn't learned in my mediocre high school. There were planned activities everyday, all day. Lots of mock congress, we "wrote and lobbied" for a bill, we met with our representatives, etc. We also did some sight seeing. From a kids perspective, it was fantastic! As a parent, my only concern would be supervision. I was a very innocent, naive 16 year old so I am not sure if any boy-girl things went on. But I do remember walking into a boy's room in the boy's dorm with no problem. Looking back, we had plenty of time to do something had we wanted. KWIM? HTH!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zimom Posted March 8, 2012 Share Posted March 8, 2012 Basically second what Giselle said. Went in 1986. Had a great time, learned a lot, but no supervision if that is a concern to you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dassah Posted March 8, 2012 Share Posted March 8, 2012 (edited) I went in the early '90's to the National Youth Leadership Conference (Forum) on Medicine in Boston. It was one of my best memories of HS but :iagree: that supervision is nothing like my children experience as homeschoolers in my care. As a HS student in PS, I was all ready accustomed to a very unsupervised atmosphere in and around home. My parents were always working, I was always alone or with friends. To me, the time away was perhaps more supervised. :glare: I would say that the experience was very similar to my college experience (new friends, dorm life, big city, flying alone, etc.) but I might wait for my kids to experience that...in college. ;) The 2 weeks consisted of mock trials, talk of up-in-coming HMO's (gasp) and how that would change medical care, a visit to the Harvard campus, a visit to Salem, the Cape, the ocean, an aquarium, a dance on a large boat, a visit to Joslen's Diabetes Clinic (some went to hospitals), a speech from an AIDS patient (revolutionary at that time). It was an absolutely fantastic experience and I remember every bit of it. If I have a verymature child who can stand the pressures of the world at 16, it would be something I would strongly consider. Edited March 8, 2012 by Dassah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
galtgrl Posted March 8, 2012 Author Share Posted March 8, 2012 Thanks everyone. The lack of supervision is actually a big deal to us, since she's young for her grade. I think we'll pass for this year. -Jen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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