Freedom Academy II
July 16-21, 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 16, 2011
3:00 pm – 4:15 pm: Registration
4:30 pm – 5:45 pm: Seven Principles of a Free and Civil Society (Lawrence Reed)
5:45 pm – 7:00 pm: Dinner
7:00 pm – 8:00 pm: Activity
Tuesday July 17, 2012
7:00 am – 9:00 am: Breakfast
9:00 am – 10:15 am: Introduction to the Freedom Philosophy (Brennan Brown)
10:30 am – 11:45 am: Prices and the Market Process (Ivan Pongracic)
11:45 am – 1:15 pm: Lunch
1:15 pm – 2:30 pm: Free Trade, Protectionism, and Economic Prosperity (Anne Bradley)
2:45 pm – 4:00 pm: Trade Activity
4:15 pm – 5:30 pm: Competition and Monopoly: the Standard Oil Story (Lawrence Reed)
5:30 pm – 6:45 pm: Dinner
6:45 pm – 8:00 pm: Movie
Wednesday July 18, 2012
7:00 am – 9:00 am: Breakfast
9:00 am – 10:15 am: The Origin and Nature of Money and Inflation (Anne Bradley)
10:30 am – 11:45 am: Learning the Lessons of Ancient Rome (Lawrence Reed)
11:45 am – 1:15 pm: Lunch
1:15 pm – 2:30 pm: The Role of Private Property in a Free Society (Bob Ewing)
2:45 pm – 4:00 pm: Activity
4:15 pm – 5:30 pm: The Constitution, Liberty, and the American Founding (Brennan Brown)
5:30 pm – 6:45 pm: Dinner
6:45 pm – 8:00 pm: Movie
Thursday July 19, 2012
7:00 am – 9:00 am: Breakfast
9:00 am – 10:15 am: The Right to Earn a Living Under Attack (Bob Ewing)
10:30 am – 11:45 am: Public Choice (Ivan Pongracic)
11:45 am – 1:15 pm: Lunch
1:15 pm – 5:30 pm: Free Afternoon
5:30 pm – 6:45 pm: Dinner
6:45 pm – 8:00 pm: The Great Depression (Brennan Brown)
Friday July 20, 2012
7:00 am – 9:00 am: Breakfast
9:00 am – 10:15 am: Regulation and Intervention (Ivan Pongracic)
10:30 am – 11:45 am: Enterprise, Markets, and Morality (Anne Bradley)
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 (Bob Ewing)
5:30 pm – 6:45 pm: Dinner
6:45 pm – 7:45 pm: Faculty Discussion Panel
Saturday July 21, 2012
7:00 am – 9:00 am: Breakfast
Students depart during morning hours- no events scheduled
