Best Debate Summer Camps
Debate is one of the best extracurricular activities that children can sign up for. It looks great on a college application, and there are even scholarships for students that excel at it. Plus, there are educational benefits since skills learned from it directly transfer into the classroom. Debate camps take your child’s love for discussions and help foster it into something that can set them up for success in their future careers and life.
Kids learn how to make a successful, well-articulated argument built on facts from research in a convincing and concise way. They also meet like-minded peers with the same drive and eagerness to have their voices heard and develop friendships.
Top Debate Summer Camps
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Multiple USA and Canada Locations
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Ages 10-16
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Coed
Debate Camp provides summer day and overnight camps to youth grades 5 through 10. Our multi-level program specializes in parliamentary debate, public speaking and Model United Nations. Debate Camp generates a safe, enriching and super fun learning environment!
Debate Camp aims to empower students with the skills of effective communication and teamwork through the avenues of debate and public speaking....
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Cambridge, MA
The Policy Debate format is the oldest and most distinguished format practiced in the United States. Students debate in-depth on one topic for the entire year and become experts in the subject matter.
In addition to our two-week novice sessions...
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Ithaca, NY
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Ages 11-18
Join us for an in-person camp on Cornell's Ithaca campus this summer! During this camp, campers will learn new debate skills and have opportunities to practice them in intra-camp practice exercises as well as adjudicated tournament debates. Our instructors include...
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Online
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Ages 8-18
Whether your child is a new or moderate debater, the American Debate League Virtual Speech & Debate Camp can help hone their skills and develop effective techniques. This online debate camp is open to elementary through high school students.
It...
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Manhattan, KS
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Ages 14-18
This debate camp is for debate students of all experience levels interested in expanding their skills in policy debate and preparing for the upcoming season. This camp is designed to be useful for both students who compete in local high...
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Richmond, VA
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Ages 11-18
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Coed
RDI's overnight Scholars Camp is a transformative camp experience for students ages 13+ packed with daily classes, team dinners, library study sessions, and evening socials. Our camp counselors guide students through their daily schedules, while experiencing modern university dorms and...
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Palo Alto, CA and Online
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Ages 8-14
We exist to empower our culture to think critically and speak with confidence, eloquence and civility, in the pursuit of truth.
The Rose Debate Institute provides after school programs and private courses teaching public speaking and debate to students of...
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Atlanta, GA
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Ages 14-18
This is our signature program, which we have offered since the Emory National Debate Institute was founded in 1966. Most of the students attending the ENDI will attend this session tailored to the experience level of the student.
The ENDI...