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Debate Academy in Slovenia
"Language is a city to the building of which every human being brought a stone." Ralph Waldo Emerson
Organizers and Planners: Bojana Skrt, ZIP, the World Debate Institute, the USA Embassy in Slovenia, the Government of Slovenia, and the town of Slovenij Gradec.
The 2005 Intl Debate Academy ended last Saturday, departure day from lovely
Slovenij Gradec amidst a snowstorm. 17 nations were represented at the Academy.http://www.ljudmila.org/debata
Each student received a CD-ROM with many relevant materials, including:
The exercises used in the small group sessions, exercises you can do in training
back home; Lecture notes from many of the instructors; 4 lecture videos;
Resources that debaters might find useful, such as a glossary of legal terms,
text of major international treaties, a listing and description of major
international organizations, descriptions of major USA supreme court decisions,
materials about UN peacekeeping missions, as well as other instructional
materials.
An extensive teacher section with materials for coaching in general, debate
classes, parliamentary-policy-LD debate, public speaking, media literacy and
tournament administration.
A video of the USA ambassadors question and answer session, where the debaters
really asked difficult and pointed questions (a challenge he seemed to enjoy,
even if people didn't like many of the answers).
The top speaker was Ivan Velev of Bulgaria. Simon Grabrovec of Slovenia was second. Primoz Karnar of Slovenia was third. Jake Meany of the USA was fourth.
In the final round, the results were....
1st - Jake Meany-Simon Grabrovec
2nd - Primoz Karnar-Ivan Velevw.”
This is our message to America’s urban students:
Your Voice. Your Future. Debate.