At this time, they will be provided with a one or two-day lesson for classes to complete prior to the spring forum. This lesson will address the concepts introduced at the fall workshop, and will help students understand links between these concepts, historical events, and present day international affairs. As part of this lesson plan, students in these classes will complete an exercise in which they express their concerns about international issues. In the spring, participating teachers each bring four student representatives to the Capitol Forum on America's Future. Throughout the day, in break-out focus groups and in the larger forum, participating students will consider a variety of issues and debate a range of viewpoints on the priorities and responsibilities of the United States in the international arena.
Public officials are present to listen to their views and to respond to questions and concerns.
After the Forum, student delegates and teachers lead their classes through a two-day lesson drawing on the debate that took place at the forum. This exercise culminates in the completion by all students of the Student Ballot on America's Future. Completed ballots will be tabulated by Choices staff and a report will be shared with public officials, the news media, and all high schools statewide and posted on the Choices website . In preparation for the Capitol Forum, all students in participating classes are involved in a one or two-day lesson addressing key concepts in international relations and considering the links between these concepts, historical events, and present day international affairs. Student delegates to the Capitol Forum begin their day at the Capitol day by communicating the foreign policy concerns of their classmates.