You Won’t Just Learn About Politics, You’ll Live It.
JSA Summer School students attending a program at Georgetown University experience a unique combination of rigorous academics and hands-on learning in our nation’s capitol. During three intense weeks, the study of government is enriched by a high-level Speakers Program and nightly student debates.
In class, professors from multiple Universities guide you through a semester of advanced coursework in three weeks. Lectures, class discussions and political simulations explore the basic tenets of political science. Students may enroll in AP U.S. Government & Politics, International Relations, Constitutional Law, Media & Politics, Speech & Political Communication. Assignments include extensive reading, two essay examinations and completion of a major research paper.
In Washington, D.C., you meet and question national leaders, including White House officials, Congressional leaders, Cabinet members, lobbyists and journalists. Students watch the House and Senate in sessions, attend Congressional hearings and use the vast resources of Washington while doing research for their term paper and debates.
During Congressional Workshop, students put their knowledge into action. You and your classmates will help create and run a legislative body patterned after the U.S. Congress with nightly student debates on current policy issues.
Is Georgetown University your top choice for college? Each summer, the Georgetown Admissions office hosts a special information session for our participants. Officials can answer your questions about the application process, financial aid and residential life.
The Junior Statesmen Summer School at Georgetown University is both exciting and demanding. In order to succeed, you must be self-disciplined and socially mature and you must have experience writing term papers.
You won’t just learn about politics, you’ll live it.
In recent years, Summer School students have met and questioned some of the nation’s most prominent leaders, including:
Bill Clinton
George H.W. Bush
Dick Cheney
General Colin Powell
Madeleine Albright
Ari Fleischer
Harriet Miers
Norman Mineta
Andrew Card
Leon Panetta
William Cohen
Michael McCurry
Karl Rove
Alberto Gonzalez
Ann Veneman
Janet Reno
Brent Scowcroft
Margaret Spellings
Josh Bolton
Anthony Kennedy, Supreme Court Justice
Antonin Scalia, Supreme Court Justice
UNITED STATES SENATORS
John McCain
Barack Obama
Orrin Hatch
Barbara Boxer
Dianne Feinstein
Bill Frist
Chuck Hagel
Kay Bailey Hutchinson
Trent Lott
Olympia Snowe
John Kerry
John Warner
MEMBERS OF CONGRESS
Bob Barr
John Conyers
Barney Frank
Martin Frost
Dick Gephardt
Newt Gingrich
John Kasich
Ron Paul
Nancy Pelosi
Loretta Sanchez
Other Recent Speakers
Kenneth Starr, Independent Counsel
Bob Dole, former Senator and Republican Presidential Candidate
Sarah Brady, Handgun Control, Inc.
Bill Bradley, former Senator and Presidential Candidate
MEDIA PERSONALITIES
Charles Bierbauer, CNN
Eleanor Clift, Newsweek
Brian Lamb, C-SPAN
Robert Novak, Chicago Sun-Times
Frank Sesno, CNN
Judy Woodruff, CNN
Norah O’Donnell, NBC
Luke Russert, NBC News
Chuck Todd, NBC News
