Introducing FDA’s New Online Course!
The world’s first free online debate course designed for students.
The Middle School Public Debate Program (MSPDP) format, created by Claremont McKenna College, is used nationally across middle and elementary debate events. Through this comprehensive course, you will learn both the techniques needed to debate effectively using the MSPDP format and the argumentative skills required for any style of debate.
This course was created for people seeking an introduction to argumentation, public speaking, and everything in between. This course is highly recommended for students aged 9 and older. This course can be taken by anyone at any time and is free of cost. Fremont Debate Academy is excited to bring this course to you! For any questions, concerns, or feedback, please contact us here.
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.
