Freedom Academy I

July 9-14, 2012

Designed specifically for high school students, our Freedom Academy seminars will introduce students to basic concepts in economics, the role of liberty in the American founding, and multiple special topics in modern economics (please see schedules for more detail). In addition to traditional lecture style classroom learning, students will also have many opportunities to participate in hands-on learning activities and projects.

Location: Salt Lake City, Utah

Schedule:

Monday July 9, 2012

3:00 pm – 4:15 pm: Registration

4:15 pm – 4:25 pm: Opening Remarks

4:30 pm – 5:45 pm: Introduction to the Freedom Philosophy (Bruce Rottman)

5:45 pm – 7:00 pm: Dinner

7:00 pm – 8:00 pm: Ice Breaker

Tuesday July 10, 2012

7:00 am – 9:00 am: Breakfast

9:00 am – 10:15 am: Austrian Methodology and the Market Process (Paul Cwik)

10:30 am – 11:45 am: The Role of Private Property in a Free Society (Brian Brenberg)

11:45 am – 1:15 pm: Lunch

1:15pm – 2:30 pm: Free Trade, Protectionism, and Economic Prosperity (Harry Veryser)

2:45pm – 4:00 pm: Trade Activity

4:15 pm – 5:30 pm: Entrepreneurship (Brian Brenberg)

5:30 pm – 6:45 pm: Dinner

6:45 pm – 8:00 pm: Movie

Wednesday July 11, 2012

7:00 am – 9:00 am: Breakfast

9:00 am – 10:15 am: Public Choice (Paul Cwik)

10:30 am – 11:45 am: The Origin and Nature of Money and Inflation (Harry Veryser)

11:45 am – 1:15 pm: Lunch

1:15 pm – 5:30 pm: Recreation Time

5:30 pm – 6:45 pm: Dinner

6:45 pm – 8:00 pm: The Fatal Conceit: Planning, Regulation, and Intervention (Brian Brenberg)

Thursday July 12, 2012

7:00 am – 9:00 am: Breakfast

9:00 am – 10:15 am: Competition and Monopoly: the Standard Oil Story (Lawrence Reed)

10:30 am– 11:45 am: The Constitution, Liberty, and the American Founding (Bruce Rottman)

11:45 am – 1:15 pm: Lunch

1:15 pm – 2:30 pm: Great Myths of the Great Depression (Lawrence Reed)

2:45 pm – 4:00 pm: Activity

4:15 pm – 5:30 pm: Enterprise, Markets, and Morality (Harry Veryser)

5:30 pm – 6:45 pm: Dinner

6:45 pm – 8:00 pm: Movie

Friday July 13, 2012

7:00am – 9:00 am: Breakfast

9:00 am – 10:15 am: Business Cycles and the Current Economic Crisis (Paul Cwik)

10:30 am – 11:45 am: The Growth of Government (Bruce Rottman)

11:45 am – 1:15 pm: Lunch

1:15 pm – 2:30 pm: Free Time

2:45 pm – 4:00 pm: Activity

4:15 pm – 5:30 pm: How to Make a Difference in the World (Lawrence Reed)

5:30 pm– 6:45 pm: Dinner

6:45 pm – 7:45 pm: Faculty Discussion Panel

Saturday July 14, 2012

7:00 am – 9:00 am: Breakfast

Students depart during morning hours- no events scheduled