CURRICULUM

Week 1: Fundamentals of Debate

Students will develop their argumentation and public speaking skills by researching real world topics, such as a Universal Basic Income, as well as receive insight on the various aspects of competitive debate ranging from judge adaptation, note taking strategies, conducting a cross examination, and finding quality sources. On Friday, students will get the opportunity to compete in an online debate tournament, judged by Lynbrook Speech and Debate competitors and alumni.

TEACHERS

Our student instructors are well-versed in the events that Speech and Debate has to offer. Lynbrook Speech and Debate students have qualified to nationally recognized tournaments, from the State Championships to competitions as large as the Tournament of Champions. That being said, we hope to pass on this knowledge and experience to our students. With Lynbrook’s seasoned high school speech and debaters guiding the students, we guarantee individualized feedback to help the students improve the most. Many of our experienced speakers and debaters have actually participated in Lynbrook's annual summer camp, so you never know when your child could become the next big thing in speech and debate! Moreover, instructors for the Camp have been accepted by many prestigious universities, including MIT, Duke, Stanford, Yale, UPenn, Brown, Cornell, Dartmouth, Rice, UC Berkeley, UCLA, and more, and have extensive debate experience. Your children will have the amazing opportunity to work with all of these team members and many more during the summer. After 14 years of summer camps, we hope that this will be the most enjoyable for your students.