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

3:00-4:15pm Registration

4:15-4:30pm Opening Remarks – (Aaron Ensley)

4:30-5:45pm Seven Principles of a Free and Civil Society – (Lawrence Reed)

5:45-7:00pm Dinner

7:00-8:00pm Activity/Ice Breaker 

Tuesday July 17, 2012

7:00-9:00am Breakfast

9:00-10:15am Introduction to the Freedom Philosophy – (Brennan Brown)

10:30-11:45am Prices and the Market Process – (Ivan Pongracic)

11:45-1:15pm Extended Lunch

1:15-2:30pm Free Trade, Protectionism, and Economic Prosperity- (Anne Bradley)

2:45-4:00pm Trade Activity - (Aaron Ensley)

4:15-5:30pm The Role of Private Property in a Free Society – (Bob Ewing)

5:30-6:45pm Dinner

6:45-8:00pm Movie

Wednesday July 18, 2012

7:00-9:00am Breakfast

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

10:30-11:45am The Origin and Nature of Money and Inflation– (Anne Bradley)

11:45-1:15pm Extended Lunch

1:15-2:30pm The Constitution, Liberty, and the American Founding – (Brennan Brown)

2:45-4:00pm Activity

4:15-5:30pm Learning the Lessons of Ancient Rome – (Lawrence Reed)

5:30-6:45pm Dinner

6:45-8:00pm Movie

Thursday July 19, 2012

7:00-9:00am Breakfast

9:00-10:15am The Right to Earn a Living Under Attack – (Bob Ewing)

10:30-11:45am Public Choice – (Ivan Pongracic)

11:45-1:15pm Extended Lunch

1:15-5:30pm Activity /Recreation Time

5:30-6:45pm Dinner

6:45-8:00pm The Great Depression – (Brennan Brown)

Friday July 20, 2012

7:00-9:00am Breakfast

9:00-10:15am Regulation and Intervention – (Ivan Pogracic)

10:30-11:45am Enterprise, Markets, and Morality – (Anne Bradley)

11:45-1:15pm Extended Lunch

1:15-2:30pm Free Time

2:45-4:00pm Activity

4:15-5:30pm How to Make a Difference in the World – (Bob Ewing)

5:30-6:45pm Dinner

6:45-7:45pm Faculty Discussion Panel

Saturday July 21, 2012

7:00-9:00am Breakfast

Students depart during morning hours- no events scheduled