Fremont Debate Academy x Warwick

Register for FDA Warwick’s 2nd annual program for 4th & 5th graders here. Register by February 26th (first come first serve basis)!

We’re excited to start FDA Warwick Elementary’s 2nd annual debate program for 4th & 5th graders this year! Students will be admitted on a first-come, first-served basis up to 24-30 students. The rest of the students will be put on a waitlist.

Over the past 11 years, Fremont Debate Academy has impacted over 7500+ elementary and middle school students in 19 states & 8 countries, including thousands in FUSD through operations in 25 FUSD schools. Under our instruction, students and alumni internationally over the past few years have qualified for elimination rounds or won tournaments in prestigious tournaments over 400 times! 

This year, we’re running an 8-week-long competitive debate program focusing on the Middle School Public Debate Format at Warwick Elementary School. 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 an FDA international tournament!

FDA Warwick Debate sessions will be held on Mondays from 3:20 pm to 4:50 pm. There will be 8 classes for this program. The start date for the sessions will be March 2nd in Mr. Spencer’s classroom. Our last session will be on April 27th. Note: The program will be in Room 17. Students can stay in Mr. Spencer's classroom until the session starts. 

The full dates for the program on Mondays are: 3/2, 3/9, 3/23, 3/30, 4/6, 4/13, 4/20, and 4/27.

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, 45.9% improvement in their knowledge about the world & research skills, and 90% said that participating in FDA’s debate & civics programs has had a positive impact on their academic performance.

Feel free to direct any questions to our five FDA Warwick Elementary Instructors:

Mr. Steven Spencer (Faculty Lead) – sspencer@fusdk12.net 

Dev Shah (HS Lead)  – dev@fremontdebateacademy.org
Riya Venkadesan (HS Lead) – riyavenkadesan@fremontdebateacademy.org
Akshita Boppudi (HS Lead) – akshita@fremontdebateacademy.org
Arhan Sisodiya (HS Lead) – arhan@fremontdebateacademy.org