I want to improve my English marks in school
I want to be admitted into a full scholarship Private School
I am afraid to voice my opinion and want to build my confidence
Debating teaches you to make compelling arguments, scrutinise others’ ideas, defend yourself from attacks, and to persuade an audience of your point of view.
This will not only prepare students to excel in debating, but to improve their writing, presentations, leadership, and social skills.
Debating teaches more than just how to win arguments. It trains students how to think on their feet, communicate their views, empathise and understand competing viewpoints, and grow interpersonal social skills.
Finding our voice in this world is incredibly difficult and a daunting task, especially to those of us whose self-confidence doesn’t come naturally. We often find ourselves getting talked over, and later at home, replay the different ways we could have stood up for ourselves better.
When we find ourselves in a debate or an argument, we often get flustered, not thinking clearly, and not communicating effectively.
Though debating a form of discourse involves a moderator with two opposing teams arguing on competing viewpoints of a given topic, the skills students learn from it are far greater than what’s used in the classroom.
Students learn to process information, think quickly, logically, and critically, and voice their opinions when it matters.
All this builds students ‘ self-confidence and helps them grow into their own person.
By becoming better at debating, students learn how to master their command of the English language. This in turn improves their marks at school across all facets including reading comprehension, creative writing, and essay writing.
Through finding your own voice, speaking for, and expressing yourself, students learn leadership, social, and interpersonal skills - skills that will stay with them for a lifetime.
We emulate those we look up to, and our debating coaches were once students just like you. They understand the difficulties you face and the struggles you're going through. They are as much a teacher, as they are your mentor.
Students participate in roundtable discussions covering philosophically, socially, and ethically challenging topics, which allows both students and teachers to stress-test each others' arguments in the crucible of ideas, all within a safe classroom environment.
Private schools grant scholarships to students who are not only academically gifted, but also active in extra-curricular activities. Debating is looked upon favourably for students vying to be admitted into one of the few prestigious private schools in Sydney.
Train your mind to process vast amounts of information, filter out the noise, critically analyse them from differing viewpoints. and convey them in a logical and persuasive manner.
A series of hypothetical scenarioes, cases, and dilemmas are presented to students.
The instructor invites each student to present their own ideas and defend their viewpoint against the instructor and follow students’ objections.
Students present multiples times throughout the lesson, learning from fellow students and the coach on how to think on their feet, communicate their view, and engage with philosophical ideas.
Students receive targeted feedback on what they did well, and what would help to improve their debating skills.
Price per term. GST included.
Students of wildly varying skill level are all grouped together, which distils the quality of group feedback students receive.
Classes include a lecture, targeted drills, a debate, and group and personal feedback, essentially covering the entire spectrum of coaching required to build students’ debating skills.
Academically well-to-do university students who have limited, or worse, no actual debating experience.
The best debaters and coaches in the world, who bring their practical experience in winning world and national championships, and coaching national and state teams, to the classroom.
Traditional lecture style with teacher in front and students sitting behind desks. Passive learning.
Fair, equitable, roundtable discussions, fostering camaraderie and team spirit. Active participation and learning from all students.
Focus is on delivering education material, not individual student growth.
Our students who are naturally introverts, grow out of their shell and voice their opinions more confidently.
Students who are naturally extroverts learn to better process their thoughts and communicate them in a clear and logical way.
Competes on price, at the cost of lower quality debating education and coaching for the students.
Prices have remained the same since the founding. Despite the increasing demand for quality teachers, enrolment costs have never increased, which ensures students gets premier advanced debating coaching at an affordable price.
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It’s a common misconception that debating is simply two sides “arguing against each other”. In the context of debating, an “argument” is a formal mode of discourse built on logic, facts, and emotionally persuasive delivery of words.
In fact, through debating coaching, students learn empathetic listening, effective communication skills, and become more socially adept.
Debating necessarily requires students to stand up to an audience holding competing viewpoints to their own. The very structure of the discourse forces students to defend their arguments, their worldview, their voice against those who disagree.
With time and practice, students naturally overcome their shyness and build their self-confidence.
In order to defend their position, students necessarily craft their skills in mastering the English language.
This skillset naturally bleeds into related school subjects, most notably, English, where students’ ability in reading comprehension, creative writing, and essay writing significantly improve in conjunction with their debating skills.
Each Debating class term lasts for 8 weeks, the same as a school term.
Students in remote locations will find it hard to attend one of our Debating coaching locations in person.
We have online classes that follow the same class structure and format as the in-person classes to accomodate such students.
The Socratic method of debating is a form of teaching inspired by the classes taught at Harvard University, whereby the teacher leads the group through a series of hypothetical scenarios, cases and dilemma, inviting each student to present their own ideas and defend them against the competing objections.
This mode of learning gives students a new way to practise the skills required of outstanding debaters and thinkers.
Each student gets to present multiple times in every class and learn to think on their feet, communicate their views, and engage in philosophical ideas.
Trial our debating classes (subject to availability) on a week-to-week basis to see if our class structure and premier coaching is right for you. No obligation, and you only pay for the classes you attend, before you decide whether to commit to a full term or not.
