Welcome to the Ontario Justice Education Network
Key areas
Teacher resources
Our resources are legally accurate, curriculum-linked, and tested with students.
The OBA/OJEN Competitive Mock Trials for High School Students
Join your local mock trial tournament.
Training
Continuing Professional Development, facilitator training, and video resources.
About OJEN
Find out more about who we are and what we do.
Justice education programs
We run programs in community settings and with special audiences.
Book a courthouse visit
Bring your class or youth group to visit a courthouse and watch court.
Book a guest speaker
We can connect you with a legal expert who can talk to your audience.
Get involved
Volunteer, donate, or work with us.
OJEN News
Welcome back!
I’m writing to offer a warm welcome back to school from OJEN, and to provide an update on some of the school-based programs, new and old, that we’ll be offering this year. OOCMT All of our criminal mock trials (ojen.ca/oocmt) will be back in full force this year! Headed up by OJEN’s OOCMT Program Manager, […]
Introducing OJEN’s 2024-25 Justice Education Fellows
Each year, OJEN invites law and paralegal students across Ontario to apply for our Justice Education Fellowships (JEFs). Fellows receive in-depth training in Public Legal Education (PLE) theory and methods, as well as ongoing support from OJEN staff. During the school year, each Fellow is responsible for planning and delivering a minimum of 3 justice […]
From The OJEN Blog
Summer Law Institute kicks off the new school year
“Topical, current, informative” “I’m already thinking about what I’m going to use to breathe life into my classroom.” “I learned about a number of resources that I had not known, that I plan to incorporate in my classes.” Teachers from as far away as Windsor in the south and Dryden in the north met […]
My Summer Experience at OJEN: Learning and Growth
By : Emmanuel This summer, I had the amazing chance to intern at the Ontario Justice Education Network (OJEN) through the Law in Action Within Schools (LAWS) program at Downsview Secondary School. The LAWS program really helped me feel confident in applying for this placement, allowing me to connect directly with the legal community and […]