Summer 2026 Schedule

One Week. Big Growth.

A focused online debate workshop for middle and high school students, ending with a live tournament experience.

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Dates

August 1 – August 8, 2026

Workshop Time

9:00 AM – 2:00 PM

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Location

Online through Zoom

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Final Tournament

Saturday, August 8, 2026

What Students Will Do

Day 1

Orientation & Debate Foundations

Students get introduced to the program, debate formats, speaking structure, core arguments, and sample debate rounds.

Orientation Debate basics Format intro Demo debates
Day 2

Strategy & Case Building

Students begin building stronger arguments, learning negative strategies, case design, topicality, and competitive debate skills.

Lab meetings Case design Negative strategy Topicality
Days 3–4

Practice Rounds & Advanced Skills

Students work in labs, research topics, practice rounds, receive critiques, and sharpen tournament-ready arguments.

Research Practice rounds Critiques Advanced arguments

Final Tournament Day

The workshop ends with an online tournament for Parliamentary, Lincoln-Douglas, Public Forum, and Policy Debate.

9:00 AMCheck-In
9:30 AMRound 1
10:30 AMRound 2
12:00 PMRound 3
1:00 PMRound 4
2:30 PM+Elimination Rounds

Ready To Join?

Registration is due by Monday, July 28, 2026. Tuition is $200 for the workshop and tournament.