Fremont Debate Academy Hirsch

Register for FDA Hirsch’s 8th annual debate program here (in-partnership with the PTA) by March 1st!

DISCLAIMER: Because of limited resources, we will be capping this year’s program at 35-40 4th to 6th rgade students. Students will be admitted on a first come, first serve basis, with the rest of the students being put on a waitlist.

Fremont Debate Academy (FDA), a 501 © (3) non-profit organization, will be running its annual Hirsch Elementary Debate program for the 8th consecutive year for 4th - 6th graders. It will be led by debaters from Irvington Debate, and will put an emphasis on the Middle School Public Debate format.

Students will learn various structured forms of argumentation, and research techniques. Through practice sessions, drills, and mini-competitions, students’ public speaking skills will be vastly improved. The final goal will be to give students a head-start into the highly selective FDA Debate program for students attending Horner. At the end of the school year, there will be a FDA international tournament! We will be splitting up students into a Novice and Advanced section. The Advanced offering will specifically be geared towards students who have participated in a Fremont Debate Academy program before. 

FDA Hirsch Debate sessions will be held on Thursdays from 5:15pm to 6:45pm. There will be 8 classes for this program. The start date for the sessions will be March 14th in the Multi-Purpose Room. Our last session will be on May 9th. April 4th will be excluded due to Spring break. Note: Parents are responsible for picking their children up promptly at 6:45 pm right after the session.  

Feel free to direct any questions to our two Hirsch Leads:                            
Dia Dongara- dia@fremontdebateacademy.org    
Anya Pal - anya@fremontdebateacademy.org