Schedule | Womens Debate Institute: Our Mission is to close the gender gap in debate by creating a robust community of girls and women who love debate

The 2011 schedule is a sample of the courses we offer.

The 2012 schedule will be posted shortly.

This summer we will feature four sequences:

LD Development Sequence: this sequence is for students who have a year or more of local LD debate experience, but due to financial or other circumstances, have been unable to attend a summer debate camp.

Policy Development Sequence: this sequence is for students who have a year or more of local policy debate experience, but due to financial or other circumstances, have been unable to attend a non-UDL summer debate camp. This sequence will emphasize foundational information about this year’s topic and key positions. Students can develop and hone the skills necessary to succeed, including cross-examination, research and speaking.

LD Enrichment Sequence: this sequence is for students who have a year or more of regional or national circuit LD debate experience, and who have had the opportunity to attend a summer debate institute lasting one week or longer.

Policy Enrichment Sequence: this sequence is for students who have a year or more of regional or national circuit policy debate experience, and who have had the opportunity to attend a non-UDL summer debate institute lasting one week or longer. This sequence will emphasize building students’ skills by providing focused sessions with top-level college debaters and national coaches. Students can refine the skills and arguments they have developed at other camps with a better staff-to-student ratio than any other debate institute in the country.

The Susan B. Anthony track is a policy track designed for girls who debate on the national circuit and/or have already attended another camp for this year’s topic. By providing focused sessions with top-level college debaters and national coaches, students can refine the skills and arguments they have developed in other camps and in previous debates.

The Sandra Day O’Connor is a policy track designed for girls who more frequently debate on local circuits and/or have not yet attended another camp for this year’s topic. To ensure that these students start the year one step ahead of the competition, this track provides students with a solid foundation in the topic, the key positions, and the necessary skills to succeed.