We don’t want to just raise good kids, we want to raise successful adults, too! One of the greatest skills anyone can learn is to communicate effectively. This can improve the dynamic of your family life and prepare your kids to be terrific adults. Debate Camp Halifax offers welcoming, fun, and intellectually engaging summer day camps for kids to grow their debate skills.
Debate Camp is not just for the experienced debater but for kids of all abilities and comfort levels. During the week, campers will grow lifelong skills such as information research, organizing ideas, communicating articulately, and working cooperatively on a team. Through daily debating, public speaking, and Model UN activities, you’ll notice your kids gain the confidence to propel them into a new school year and beyond. This year, Debate Camp Halifax will host on-campus learning at Armbrae Academy and King’s Edgehill, and there will also be opportunities for overnight stays.
With a teacher-to-student ratio of 1:8, kids are divided into small groups by age and experience. Debates happen in partnerships with a focus on teamwork. Teams will prepare and engage in a parliamentary-style debate, with age-appropriate topics. For example, students from grades 5 -6 might debate ‘school should only be 4 days a week’, while advanced debaters might argue for (or against) ‘the production of biofuels causes food insecurity’.
Day Camps
If you’re curious about what a day at Debate Camp looks like, check out a sample schedule on their website. Day camps run at Ambrae Academy in Halifax from July 2 – 5 and July 8 – 12, 2024, and at King’s Edgehill School in Windsor from August 19 – 23, 2024. These camps are for kids in grades 5 – 10 and run from 9 am – 3:30 pm. There is bus transportation available to the Windsor camp.
Overnight Camp
Considering overnight options? From August 18 – 24, 2024, campers will be housed at King’s Edgehill School in Windsor in comfortable, gender-separate dorms with Debate Camp Program Staff on each floor. Meals are also provided and dietary requests are accommodated with advance notice via the registration process. The Overnight Camp is for grades 7 – 11 and is more suited for experienced debaters. Participants will also enjoy outdoor recreation like swimming and games. Learn more about Debate Camp Halifax’s overnight options online.
Listen to what a parent has to say about Debate Camp.
“We don’t know how you made debate camp such an enriching program for children but you have the formula down pat. Our daughter came home every day with her wheels fully pumped, her bucket filled to the brim. She regularly told us all about her day – and that doesn’t always happen after camp or school. She was just so excited and needed to bring her family into the fold. She has now taught us how to debate and gave her sister the bracelet she made for her. From my heart: thank you!”
Space is limited, so act quickly and watch your kids learn how to state their point of view respectfully! Sibling discounts will help to reduce costs for families. Register online today!
Debate Camps
When: July 2 – 5, 2024 | July 8 – 12, 2024 | August 19 – 23, 2024 | Overnight, August 18 – 24, 2024
Time: Day camps, 9 am – 3:30 pm
Where: Armbrae Academy, Halifax | King’s Edgehill School, Windsor
Phone: 902-453-0245
Email: info@debatecamp.com
Website: www.debatecamp.com/halifax
