At Rachel Carson Middle School, civics isn’t just taught in textbooks, it’s experienced firsthand. Since 1995, the Fairfax Law Foundation has sponsored the Court Tour Program for eighth grade students in Fairfax County, allowing students the unique opportunity to learn about the legal system right from the courtroom. However, due to budget cuts, this program…
Continue readingThere are ways to help during the COVID-19 pandemic. Before classes were cancelled for the rest of the year, Herndon lawyer Doug Landau was spending a lot of time discussing civic virtues with his bright, hardworking 8th graders at Rachel Carson Middle School. They talked about their community service hours. When Landau asked how many…
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In light of Teacher Appreciation Day, the staff at Abrams Landau law wanted to show our appreciation for teachers all over the world and specifically, Rachel Carson Middle School’s eighth grade teacher Cynthia Burgett. Attorney Doug Landau of Abrams Landau, Ltd. has been helping Ms. Burgett as a volunteer teacher since 2013 to prepare her…
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Prior to teaching constitutional law and Civics last month, attorney Doug Landau made a special stop to see Courtney Krsmanovic. She is the sole social worker from the Department of Special Services for Fairfax County at the Rachel Carson Middle School. Landau stopped by, as he promised he would, in order to drop off candy…
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What is civic engagement? What constitutes being a good citizen of the United States of America? What can ordinary citizens do in furtherance of their government? These are the kinds of questions that are discussed when attorney Doug Landau goes to Rachel Carson Middle School as a volunteer coach for We the People. The program…
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