Summer Debating Program
| Location: | St Andrews, Scotland |
| Program Dates: | Session 1: July 3rd - July 24th 2011 Session 2: July 27th - August 17th 2011 |
| Age Range: | 13-18 years old |
| Program Structure: | All students choose one academic and one elective program. View a typical day. |
The International Summer School of Scotland offers its students the opportunity to discover and immerse themselves in the exciting world of debate. This three week summer debates course, designed to meet the needs of all
debaters, will combine interactive workshops with professional coaching and a variety of informal and formal debating opportunities to create an exhilarating and stimulating experience second to none.
- Discover your voice and acquire the ability and confidence to use it
- Learn techniques and structures from a leading university debates coach
- Partake in energetic debates on exciting contemporary issues of your choice
- Acquire and enhance valuable abilities — including effective argumentation and critical thinking
- Debate in the University of St Andrews' historic debating chambers
Through the development of skills including oral communication, effective argumentation and critical thinking this debating course will enable students to acquire and enhance valuable abilities. On a personal level, debating encourages students to express themselves with confidence and flair not just in the classroom but in all aspects of their lives.
As entry into the world's leading universities becomes increasingly competitive, many top institutions are now eager to find applicants who have the confidence and ability to think critically and articulate their views.
Guaranteed to inspire students to discover their voice and develop the skills as well as confidence to use it!
