Since 1931, the National Speech and Debate Tournament has elevated public speaking. Every summer, more than 6,000 middle and high school students travel to the largest academic competition in the world to debate current events, voice their views, and share their stories. After months of preparation, rigorous qualifying tournaments, and five days of prestigious national... Read more »

This year the PFA camp is going online! The camp will take place on the 18th-26th June, via Zoom. This year, all sessions will take place in the afternoon and evening on weekdays. So you can enjoy some time away from your screens on the weekend! The camp will include workshops, practice debates and a... Read more »

Sing Tao Inter-School Debating Competition is co-organised by Sing Tao Daily, The Standard and the Education Bureau. This annual competition aims to provide all round training to improve students' language, debating, analytical and organisational skills, as well as evoking their interest in social affairs and liberal studies. Since 1984, the competition has fostered and nurtured... Read more »

Offerings  Introduction to Debate: In our introduction class you can expect students to learn the fundamentals of debate which include: public speaking, research skills and basic argument formation. Students will collaborate to incorporate these skills in a debate setting such as in-class scrimmages. Public Forum: In public forum debate, we focus on enhancing the NSDA... Read more »

The Debates & Summit are a wonderful opportunity to learn and grow with children, teachers and sustainability leaders from around the world. Please join us as we celebrate the 10th anniversary of the TSL School Competitions. This year’s International Debates will take place on 5-6 July – they are open to all participants in this... Read more »