Institute for Constitutional Education

The Institute for Constitutional Education (ICE) was a conservative constitutionalist organization operating in Southern Utah from the mid-1980s to the early 1990s. It was formerly part of the National Center for Constitutional Studies[1] and was later renamed "Families for America".[2] The institute produced summer seminars at its facility in Duck Creek, Utah.[3] The school George Wythe College was formed as a subsidiary of ICE in 1992, and control was later transferred to Coral Ridge Baptist University.

Notable directors include W. Cleon Skousen and William H. Doughty.

Youth for America

Youth for America was an annual youth conference currently sponsored by George Wythe University. The conference was established by W. Cleon Skousen and William H. Doughty of the Institute for Constitutional Education in the 1980s to teach youth about American Government, leadership, education and community service.[4][5][6]

When Doughty's Meadeau View Institute collapsed in 1994, the conferences were continued by George Wythe College, which the institute had established in 1992.

Through at least 2004, the conferences were held on Doughty's land in Mammoth Valley, Utah.[7][8] In 2008, they were held in Cedar City, Utah, and Monticello, Utah.[9]

In 2010, the conference was renamed Youth for Freedom to recognize international attendees.[10]

Publications

  • The Divine Science of Good Government
  • The History of the United States from a Constitutional Perspective

References

  1. ^ Parkinson, Paul; Cates, Karl (1994-07-26). "Backers Tried in Vain to Recover Losses". Deseret News. Archived from the original on 2009-07-28. Retrieved 2009-04-22.
  2. ^ "Perspectives on Doughty Story". Colleen Gleason. Deseret News. A11. 29 July 1994.
  3. ^ "The First Fifteen Years" (PDF). Retrieved 2009-01-20. [dead link‍]
  4. ^ Brooks, Shanon. "The First Fifteen Years" (PDF). p. 1. Retrieved 2009-04-21. [dead link‍]
  5. ^ "Youth for America". Archived from the original on January 16, 2009. Retrieved January 20, 2009.
  6. ^ "Ex-Devotees Want to Know: Where Did the Money Go?" Paul Parkinson and Karl Cates, Deseret News, A1, 25 July 1994.
  7. ^ "Youth For America to hold conferences in Cedar City this summer!". newsletter.gw.edu. May 2008. Archived from the original on 2010-05-30. Retrieved 2009-12-22. see very bottom of newsletter.
  8. ^ Rogers, Kelly (July 2004). "A Juror's Experience" (PDF). The Statesman. 8 (7): 6. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2008-12-25.
  9. ^ Paul, Hayley (July 2008). "Youth for America 2008 a Success!". newsletter.gw.edu. Archived from the original on 2008-09-28. Retrieved 2009-12-21.
  10. ^ "About YFF". Archived from the original on June 22, 2012. Retrieved January 23, 2012.