FDA x Walters Debate 23-24

Register for Fremont Debate Academy’s donation based debate program for Walters students’ 4th annual program here. Register by February 27th! First come first serve for 30 students.

Fremont Debate Academy (FDA), a 501 © (3) non-profit organization, will be running its annual Debate program for Walters students for the 4th consecutive year! It will be led by debaters from Kennedy Debate, and will put an emphasis on the Middle School Public Debate format. . Registration will be based on a first come first serve basis and the program will be limited to ~30 students.

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.  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 and the Novice section will be for those who are participating in a FDA program for the first time! 

 Over the past 10 years, FDA has impacted over 5000 elementary and middle school students. Under our instruction, students and alumni internationally over the past many years have championed or qualified to elimination rounds 200+ times, accumulated 350+ winning records, and received 110+ speaker awards. FDA has also developed programs in 19 states and 8 countries, including Oregon, Arkansas, Australia, India, and more! In addition, Fremont Debate Academy has taught 100+ teachers from institutions like Broward County. Since 2014, our international team of over 200 volunteers has logged over 35,000 volunteer hours, with several volunteers receiving certification for the gold level Presidential Volunteer Service Award from FDA.

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.

 FDA Walters Debate sessions will be held on Mondays from 6-7:30 PM @ the Irvington Community Center Conference room. There will be 8 classes for this program. The start date for the sessions will be March 3rd. Our last session will be on April 28th. Spring Break will be excluded but 3/10 will be included. Note: Parents are responsible for picking their children up promptly at 7:30 pm right after the session. 

There will be an expected (but not mandatory) donation of $50 to cover costs related to renting out the Irvington Community Center. This program is not officially associated with Walters Middle School due to the lack of a faculty advisor.*

Feel free to direct any questions to our two FDA Walters Leads                          

Aditya Misra - adityam@fremontdebateacademy.org

Sasha Jonnala - sasha@fremontdebateacademy.org