National Debate Forum 2019
This is a political forum that is non biased non partisan and treats every persons position on topics equally.
National debate forum 2019. The national symposium for debate is the most renowned and rigorous high school debate camp for lincoln douglas and public forum in the country. To contact the board of directors head to our contact page. In 2017 jeffrey was named the georgia educator of the year by the national speech and debate association. We are accepting summer 2019 applications now.
The national debate forum ndf is the premier high school debate institute for lincoln douglas debate public forum debate with sessions in boston and iowa. Since 1931 the national speech and debate tournament has elevated public speaking. Public forum debate 2020 september october topic area. For more information on the national parliamentary debate league head to our about page.
Leaders debates 29 april the 7news leaders debate the first leaders debate was held in perth western australia on 29 april 2019. 50 best debate topics 15 january 2019. It s exciting because a debate is one of the first time you get to experience the joy of persuading someone that your opinion is right. Every summer more than 6 000 middle and high school students travel to the largest academic competition in the world to debate current events voice their views and share their stories.
To join the npdl as a voting member school head to our membership page. In today s politics many ideas are split between and even within all the political parties often we find ourselves agreeing on one platform but some topics break our mold. Plus you also learn how to work in a team to achieve a. This debate forum is not aligned to any political party.
The debate was run by seven west media and broadcast on the seven network s secondary free to air channel 7two it was hosted by basil zempilas and moderated by seven news political editor mark riley and lanai scarr from the west australian newspaper. The competition begins in october as teams submit qualifying round essays on the ippf topic. Sponsored by the brewer foundation and new york university the ippf is the first and only competition that gives high school students around the world the opportunity to engage in written and oral debates on issues of public p olicy. The winning resolution received 62 of the coach vote and 71 of the student vote.
As a national speech debate two diamond coach jeffrey has coached many successful students in public forum debate policy debate extemporaneous speaking and original oratory. Welcome to the central website for high school parliamentary debate.