Take FDA’s Leads Training Course!

Everything you need to become an effective Fremont Debate Academy program lead or director!

Welcome to Fremont Debate Academy (FDA)! This course goes over the information you will need as a Fremont Debate Academy program lead or director. Make sure to go through the course in its entirety to complete the quiz at the end. For any questions, feel free to contact either Ashwin Raghuraman (ashwin@fremontdebateacademy.org) or Sissi Zhang (sissi@fremontdebateacademy.org).

Thank you for your work as a lead, and enjoy the course!

About Fremont Debate Academy

Fremont Debate Academy (FDA) is an international 501(c)(3) non-profit organization with a mission to create a debate & civics program in every school and every district across the world. Over the past ~6 years, our team of over 200+ has impacted ~5000 students, has programs scheduled in 19 states & 8 countries for this fall, and is training teachers from Teach For America (TFA) and Broward County (Florida)! In addition, our volunteer team has aggregated 15,000+ volunteer hours.

Fremont Debate Academy’s studies about its programs exhibit strong results regarding student growth:

• Students participating in FDA’s debate & civics programs saw a 39.1% improvement in their self-confidence & public speaking skills.

• Students participating in FDA’s debate & civics programs saw a 45.9% improvement in their knowledge about the world & research skills.

• 90% of students said participating in FDA’s debate & civics programs has had a positive impact on their academic performance.