[debate-l] World Schools Debate Workshop

[Alfred Snider]

WORLD DEBATE INSTITUTE, UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT
ANNOUNCES

WORLD SCHOOLS DEBATE WORKSHOP 2007

Date: July 20 – August 3, 2007

This two week intensive program is designed to prepare students for 
competition in the World Schools debating format, used for the World 
Schools Debating Championship, the world title for high school debate, 
and also by more and more schools and countries. Over 35 countries are 
currently debating in this format.
The format combines debating on prepared topics with preparing 
extemporaneously. Three person teams debate each other in a rigorous 
fashion that focuses on the heart of issues, not the periphery.

Students from all over the world are welcome, but a special welcome is 
given to American students interested in qualifying for being a part of 
Team USA at the 2008 World Schools Debating Championship which will be 
held in Washington, DC.

Faculty will be selected from the top tier of debate trainers 
internationally, other international teams along with leading authors of 
major debate textbooks.

Learn to debate like the world champions do!

This workshop uses the format of the World Schools Debating Championship 
(WSDC). Well over 35 countries now attend this championship and a number 
of debating experts from around the world have named this format as the 
best.

Special Features!

Special research sessions will be conducted on the prepared topics the 
same way as WSDC preparation takes place, using the latest online 
databases and libraries.

The workshop will feature an intensive three-day tournament at its end 
so that students can begin to understand the challenges of attending the 
World Schools Debate Championship.

FACULTY

The faculty will feature some of the top educators and coaches from 
around the world who are familiar with this format.

Peejay Garcia is the current coach of the Korea WSDC team, and guided 
Korea to a fifth place finish in 2006. He is recognized as one of the 
most gifted debate teachers on the planet. He is a former All Asians 
University champion. Chief Adjudicator of the XIXth World Universities 
Debating Championship, and was Deputy Chief Adjudicator of the 9th 
All-Asian Debate Championship held in Mahidol University in May 2002. 
You will learn from the best in the world.

John Meany is the director of debate at the Claremont Colleges. After a 
brilliant policy debating career at Boston College, he has become a 
successful coach and teacher in all formats of modern debating and one 
of the activity’s most creative thinkers and strategists. He has written 
three debate textbooks in the last few years and currently directs one 
of the world’s largest and most successful debate programs at the 
Claremont Colleges. His areas of expertise include turn strategies for 
affirmatives, new approaches to negative critical arguments and creative 
approaches to topicality.

James Probert of England has been World Schools Debating for many years 
and is the main organizer for the English team. He is also the Head of 
Centre for Speech and Debate at the English Speaking Union in London, 
coordinating global activities.

Bojana Skrt is the director of the national debate program in Slovenia 
and has been involved in World Schools debating for many years. She is a 
member of the World Schools Council; her team has previously won the 
WSDC world title for English as a foreign language.

Alfred Snider is the Edwin Lawrence Professor of Forensics at the 
University of Vermont and the WDI Director. Has coached three teams to 
national semifinals and was an NDT semifinalist as a debater for Brown 
University. Has coached two national novice champion teams and three JV 
national champion teams. Now directs the largest policy debate squad in 
America. He has published extensively on the theoretical and practical 
aspects of debating, including three books in the last sixteen months. 
He is the originator of the gaming paradigm for debate. He has in recent 
years been engaged in an effort to expand debating on a global basis, 
and has done debate training in over fifteen different countries and 
directed major training institutes on three continents. He has won the 
Glenn Pelham, George Ziegelmueller, John A Jacobsohn and Don Brownlee 
awards for outstanding debate coaching and service. He is also currently 
the director of tournament operations for the National Forensic League's 
national championship speech and debate tournament.

HOUSING:
You will be housed on Redstone Campus in Coolidge Hall. You will be 
housed in a double room and can indicate a preferred roommate during 
registration. If you do not indicate a preferred roommate, one will be 
assigned to you. Adult staff members will be residing in the hall with 
you throughout your program. Students must be accounted for. Students 
will attend instructional sessions unless specifically excused.
SECURITY: Students who go off-campus except during meal times must sign 
out with the Resident Assistant on duty and be accompanied by an adult 
associated with WDI. Bed check will occur at 11 PM, at which time all 
students must be in their rooms. Students must remain in the dormitory 
between bed check and 7:00 AM. Students will cooperate with and follow 
the directions of WDI and University of Vermont (UVM) staff.

Three meals a day will be served in the dining hall. A variety of foods 
will be offered with an emphasis on maintaining a healthy diet. 
Vegetarian and non red meat items are always available.

READ OUR BLOG FROM LAST YEAR:

http://debate.uvm.edu/wdiblog/wdiblog/Blog/Blog.html 
<http://debate.uvm.edu/wdiblog/wdiblog/Blog/Blog.html>

REGISTRATION:

Cost: $1570 - Group Discount $1,488 (2 or more students registering 
together)

More information at http://learn.uvm.edu/wdi/

Registration information is at 
http://learn.uvm.edu/wdi/?Page=registration.html 
<http://learn.uvm.edu/wdi/?Page=registration.html>
You can then register online at 
http://www.regonline.com/Checkin.asp?EventId=113183

SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION:
AFTER REGISTERING ONLINE, complete the form and return to us by June 1, 
2007. Please read the form carefully. The form will provide you with 
instructions for providing statements depending on the status of the 
applicant. The forms are at 
http://learn.uvm.edu/wdi/WDI_scholarship_application.pdf.

Academic Credit Option is available.

If you have questions, please ask.

ACS aka Tuna

-- 
Alfred C. Snider aka Tuna
Edwin Lawrence Professor of Forensics
University of Vermont
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