Recently I have had the privilege of being able to go to the nation's capital, and see politics up close and personal.
Students room in a hotel along with participants from all over the country.
In my case, there were students from Louisiana, Rhode Island, Michigan, and California. It's a fabulous opportunity to meet new people, and also to hear personal viewpoints, rather than sweeping generalizations about a certain state or area. From there, Close Up has you moving and thinking all day, everyday. Seminars are conducted by associated professionals on topics such as domestic issues, international affairs, the budget crisis, gun control, homelessness, the Constitution, presidential powers, terrorism, the media, Proposition 187, North Korea and the threat of nuclear war, and many others. Students propel the direction conversation flows.