Debate Club Arranged Its First Training Session-2023

The 'Debate Club' of the school arranged its first training workshop on 17th April via Zoom. Seasoned debaters Victoria Apolonio Honoridez, Azhar Jaleel Muhammed, Krish Nagrani, Drishti Tibrewal and Aryan Dubey acted as trainers, alongside the assistance and supervision of their Debate Coach, Ms. Jaya Majumder.

The workshop, "Ace Your First Debate - Debate Basics 101", taught the students the basics of the art of debating from structurally setting up a case to being able to ask case-breaking questions to opponents. The session saw over 100 students from classes 9 - 12 engaged in fruitful discourse and interaction.

During the workshop, the students learned about the World School Debating style, speaker duties, and surface-level debate lingo. They dove deep into the topic with presentations, real-world scenarios and examples, and interactive exercises. They learned approaches to debates, how to structure a case, and how to connect major topics concerning the real world.

The efforts of the debate coach and trainers assisted the students with acquiring knowledge and further growing better approaches to critical thinking, basic reasoning ability, and convincing abilities.