Debate

[Tryout Required]

Program Overview

Middle School Debate gives students an exciting opportunity to learn competitive debating, train and grow as debaters, enjoy intellectual challenges, and engage with some of the best young minds across Hong Kong. Through debate, students will develop skills including public speaking, critical thinking, and global awareness that are essential for success in today’s world.

Hong Kong's debate scene is extremely strong, consistently ranking as one of the top teams at the World Championships. In recent years, an increasing number of our Middle School debaters have gone on to represent the national team in High School.

In addition to the core debate classes, our program also offers an Advanced class for competition-focused debaters, and a brand new Beginner class this year.

The group is coached by Perry Ge, former HK National Team co-coach, captain, and development squad coach. To ensure students in each class are at an appropriate and similar level, tryouts are required for enrolment (except for Beginner classes). For continuity, Term 1 students in non-Beginner classes will be given priority to re-enroll for Term 2.

In this class, students will:

Develop core debate skills - critical thinking, knowledge of global issues, argument development & analysis, speaking style & confidence, and debating strategy.
Prepare for competitions - motion prep, research, team strategy, tournament mindsets.
Train in competitive debating while refining their skills in public speaking, argumentation, thinking on their feet, teamwork, and knowledge of global affairs.
Practice developing cases for and debating a multitude of topics covering social, political, moral, environmental, economic, and international affairs. As they progress, they will also cover strategies for winning debates, analysing arguments, and employing rhetoric and rebuttal effectively.

Course & Schedule Details

[Grade 7- 8]
Debate (Advanced)

Schedule: Monday 3:00 - 4:45 pm
Fee: $8,500 (17 classes)
Location: MS105
Description:
The Debate program will train students in competitive debating while refining their skills in public speaking, argumentation, thinking on their feet, teamwork, and knowledge of global affairs. Students will learn strategies for winning debates, analysing arguments, and employing rhetoric and rebuttal effectively. They will cover a multitude of topics including social, political, moral, cultural, environmental, economic, and international affairs.

This Advanced class is geared towards higher level debaters with more focus on tournaments and strategy.

[Grade 7- 8]
Debate

Schedule: Monday 4:45 - 6:15 pm
Fee: $8,500 (17 classes)
Location: MS109
Description:
The Debate program will train students in competitive debating while refining their skills in public speaking, argumentation, thinking on their feet, teamwork, and knowledge of global affairs. Students will learn strategies for winning debates, analysing arguments, and employing rhetoric and rebuttal effectively. They will cover a multitude of topics including social, political, moral, cultural, environmental, economic, and international affairs.

[Grade 6]
Debate

Schedule: Wednesday 3:15 - 4:45 pm
Fee: $7,000 (14 classes)
Location: MS 109
Description:
The Debate program will train students in competitive debating while refining their skills in public speaking, argumentation, thinking on their feet, teamwork, and knowledge of global affairs. Students will learn strategies for winning debates, analysing arguments, and employing rhetoric and rebuttal effectively. They will cover a multitude of topics including social, political, moral, cultural, environmental, economic, and international affairs.

[Grade 7- 8]
Debate

Schedule: Wednesday 3:15 - 4:45 pm
Fee: $7,000 (11 classes)
Location: MS105
Description:
The Debate program will train students in competitive debating while refining their skills in public speaking, argumentation, thinking on their feet, teamwork, and knowledge of global affairs. Students will learn strategies for winning debates, analysing arguments, and employing rhetoric and rebuttal effectively. They will cover a multitude of topics including social, political, moral, cultural, environmental, economic, and international affairs.

[Grade 6]
Debate - Beginner

Schedule: Thursday 3:15 - 4:45 pm
Fee: $7,000 (14 classes)
Location: MS 109
Description:
The beginner Debate program will introduce students to the art of competitive debate. We will cover fundamental skills of content, style, and strategy. Students will learn how to develop and analyse arguments, improve their debate-focused public speaking, organise a debate speech, work as a team, and listen and respond to opponents. Sessions will be a mix of theory, drills, and full practice debates where students will practice combining these skills on a wide variety of topics. Please note that this is a beginner class for Grade 6 students. Students with debate experience should try out for the non-beginner classes instead.

[Grade 7]
Debate - Beginner

Schedule: Thursday 4:45 - 6:15 pm
Fee: $7,000 (14 classes)
Location: MS 109
Description:
The beginner Debate program will introduce students to the art of competitive debate. We will cover fundamental skills of content, style, and strategy. Students will learn how to develop and analyse arguments, improve their debate-focused public speaking, organise a debate speech, work as a team, and listen and respond to opponents. Sessions will be a mix of theory, drills, and full practice debates where students will practice combining these skills on a wide variety of topics. Please note that this is a beginner class for Grade 7 students. Students with debate experience should try out for the non-beginner classes instead.