Debate In-Person Camp

The camp combines instructional blocks with group discussions, drills, and games to keep everyone engaged as we dive deeper into the debate world.

Students will practice debate techniques and skills such as: how to choose arguments strategically, organize evidence for ease of use, set rhetorical traps during cross-examination, respond to unexpected arguments, assess an argument’s validity/soundness, and weigh nuanced impacts.

Sample activities:

• Research: Reading and responding to global, domestic, and age-appropriate news.

• Discussion: how to discuss controversial topics, navigate internet debate, and negotiate productively

• Debate scrimmages: Pubic Forum, Lincoln-Douglas, Parliamentary Debate, and Spontaneous Argumentation

• Cross-training: Mock Trial, Model UN, Radio Broadcasting, Storytelling, and Impromptu Speaking

• Strong models: Tracking and analyzing advanced debate rounds

• Games and exercises that train the brain’s ability to focus and make logical connections

Age	10-14 Years Old
Hours	9:30 am – 3:30 pm EDT
Dates	June 27 – July 1	Public Forum/Lincoln Douglas
	August 29 – September 2	Parliamentary/Spontaneous Argumentation
Length	One Week
Location	1751 2nd Ave, New York, NY
Weekly Tuition	$725

Health Form is required for in-person camps in addition to online registration.

 5% sibling discount will be refunded to the 2nd child once full payment is received.

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