Why Thousands Have Chosen Capitol Debate
Experienced Instructors with decades of teaching and coaching experience.
Online classes since 2012: Hundreds of successful online graduates.
Quality classrooms designed to maximize interaction and feedback.
Largest National Center for Learning Public Speaking and Debate.
Proven Track Record of Producing Champions & Ivy League Scholars.
This Is Summer Camp, Not Summer School!
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Epic Activities
- Talent Shows & Karaoke
- Game & Movie Nights
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What You'll Do:
- Famous Talent Shows
- Team Trivia Battles
- Movie Marathons
- Campus Adventures
College Preview
- Live in Real Dorms
- Campus Independence
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Experience College:
- Stay in College Dorms
- Campus Dining Halls
- Amazing Facilities
- Real Campus Life
Make Friends
- International Friends
- Lifelong Connections
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Your New Friends:
- Meet Amazing People
- Team Challenges
- Group Adventures
- Summer Memories
Summer Program Benefits
Welcoming all Levels of Experience
Whether you are a new debater or a returning debater, Capitol Debate will guide and set you up to debate at our tournaments.
New to Capitol Debate? During your first summer, students will learn:
- Presentation Skills
- Confidence and Composure
- Speech Writing
- Refutation
- Cross Examination
- Closing Speeches
- Persuasion
- Compete in Mini-Tournament at end of Program
Returning Capitol Debate Students, Program will focus on:
- Advanced Case Writing
- Debating Both Sides of Resolution
- Strategic Debate Moves
- Advanced Research
- Argument Selection
- Time Allocation
- More Competitive Debates
Debate Prepare Students to Become Thinkers, Speakers, and Leaders
The benefits of debate are multifaceted and far-reaching. Their effects are felt in every area of human pursuit. Students exposed to academic argumentation advance in several significant areas.
As Colleges move away from requiring SAT or ACT scores, extra-curricular activities such as debate are more important than ever. Colleges will want to know what you did to better yourself when schools were not open. Students should use this time to SET themselves apart!
Students who actively participate in debate experience:
Our Unique Formula for Success
1. Expert Staff
We have a group of accomplished educators who have taught and competed for years. Our instructors are on the leading edge of debating & public speaking. Click here to view our full staff listing.
2. Top of the Line Curriculum
Our programs draw students from around the world because we focus on our resources year round to ensure that we can bring the best information to our students. Our curriculum focuses on theory and application to provide results that you will be able to see as they become better, more confident speakers.
3. Student Placement
Capitol Debate adapts to the students not the other way around. We strongly believe in meeting the students where they are at and taking them to the next level. We do assessments before the program and constantly evaluating how to best bring out the student's strengths. For beginners, we split students by age and then as they demonstrate competence, we split them into groups with similiarly situated students.
4. Low faculty to student ratio
Capitol Debate firmly believes in individualized instruction, which can only happen with small class sizes.5. Personalized Instruction
Capitol Debate instructors give students hands-on instruction with researching, writing, speaking and organizing. After practice debates, instructors give students lengthy feedback to help them improve their skills.6. Senior faculty oversee all classes
Unlike other debate camps, Capitol Debate’s instructors have an average of 15 to 30 years of pedagogical experience in the classroom. Many have coached national champions!7. Practice, Practice, Practice
We make sure students are not just sitting in lectures, but instead are getting up and speaking every day and applying the lessons learned in a small group setting.Capitol Debate: In a League of Our Own!
Not only will Capitol Debate students learn new skills through our programs; they will feel an increase in self-worth, learn critical thinking skills and improve public speaking and communication skills with their peers. Two weeks at our program will result in lifelong friendships and memories that will resonate with our students throughout their academic, personal and professional careers. Students return to our program year after year because of how life-changing our Summer Debate Programs prove to be. Our parents will tell you themselves that they proudly stand by their investment in Capitol Debate because of the impact it has had on their families.
Capitol Debate’s programs draw students from around the world and our locations provide the resources and recreation to make every student’s stay rewarding. Our decades of experience let us create some of the safest and most secure academic programs in the country. We have a group of accomplished educators who have taught and competed for years as well as residential advisors that are dedicated to making your students stay memorable as well outside of our classrooms. The key ingredient that we add, the ingredient that makes everything work together, is fun. Our students have fun.
Along with the fun, our students gain the skills they need to succeed in their educational careers and careers outside of the classroom. Our academic standards are high, which mean our students are pushed to improve. They learn logic, critical thinking, leadership and teamwork, communication, organization, and researching skills that build a solid foundation to help your students effectuate change within themselves as well as their communities. Capitol Debate lets your student learn from the best, with the best, at the best locations. It lets them have fun. That’s why Capitol Debate.
Hear Why Students Love Capitol Debate
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Preparing Students For Success in Life
