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Cost
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Main language
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Ages (Gender)
10 to 16 (Coed) -
Capacity
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Debate Camp inspires youth to confidently speak, debate and develop an open mind towards the many debatable issues of our wider world. We help youth engage in constructive dialogue and debate alongside some traditional camp fun! Core program in parliamentary debate; workshops in public speaking and a 1 day Model UN. Appropriate for grades 5 through 10 - all levels welcome!
- Special needs: Not available
- LGBTQ+ friendly community
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We believe that "camp" creates a novel and secure learning environment in which campers feel safe to try new skills, think on their feet, see the opposing view, and to trust their teammates. Campers repeatedly inform us of how successful their academic experiences are - after Debate Camp, largely because they felt emboldened and confident in their ability to engage in discourse on subjects they felt unsure about only weeks previous. " I learned so much" is the most consistent feedback we get.
Debate Camp currently has 4 programs available.
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Ages: 10 - 16Day Camp
(Coed)Debate, Public Speaking
$650 to $665King, ON
13415 Dufferin StreetJun 22-26 $650 - $665 Ages: 12 - 17Overnight Camp
(Coed)Debate, Public Speaking
$2,150 to $2,300Ottawa, ON
362 Mariposa AvenueJul 05-11 $2,150 - $2,300 Ages: 10 - 16Day Camp
(Coed)Debate, Public Speaking
$585 to $615Oakville, ON
1080 Linbrook RoadJul 06-10 $585 - $615 Ages: 10 - 16Day Camp
(Coed)Debate, Public Speaking
$585 to $615Forest Hill, Toronto, ON
298 Lonsdale AveJul 06-10 $585 - $615 Forest Hill, Toronto, ON
298 Lonsdale AveJul 13-17 $585 - $615 Bayview Village, Toronto, ON
2275 Bayview AvenueJul 27-31 $585 - $615 Bayview Village, Toronto, ON
2275 Bayview AvenueAug 04-07 $585 - $615 Bayview Village, Toronto, ON
2275 Bayview AvenueAug 10-14 $585 - $615
Registration Details
Debate Camp opens registration in Canada and United States, for in-person camps on November 1st each year. Early Bird rates are on until January 31st. Inquiry forms exist on our sites and families can submit their questions before signing up - - we aim for turn around on questions within 1 business day. Transportation options are also linked for each camp / camp location.
Financial Aid & Payment Details
Payment Options:
Deposit required with acceptance Yes Credit card payment Yes Discounts
Discount for 2nd child 10% -
Reviews & Insider Perspectives
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OUR KIDS review of Debate Camp
Nick Szymanis founded Debate Camp Canada after having achieved a long and impressive career in private schooling. He held teaching and leadership positions at Havergal, Crofton House, and was director of academics at Sterling Hall. Director Oona Craig has a CV that is similarly impressive. In all, this is an academic camp that is placed very firmly on a foundation of academic experience and expertise. It’s not a traditional camp, of course, perhaps particularly because it’s not about providing a wide breadth of experiences, but rather an intensive focus on one: debating. That said, there is more breadth here than you might assume. Debate is a tool, like any camp activity, to get at other things, including confidence, resilience, skill development, and effective collaboration. The kids that attend find themselves in a group of peers that share their interests as well as their academic disposition, and many come away—as with any camp—with friends and memories for life.
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Director's Message
Debate Camp creates a learning experience that is safe, welcoming, fun, and intellectually-engaging. Our program is meant to appeal to all ability levels, from the reluctant speaker to the already-accomplished debater. This year we are proud to be celebrating our 20th summer at Debate Camp.
We believe that learning is best served by engaging students in an academic experience, while at the same time ensuring they feel empowered to take risks.
We believe that "camp" creates a novel and secure learning environment in which campers feel safe to try new skills, think on their feet, see the opposing view, and to trust their teammates.
We feel that debating is not an elite skill for competition purposes only. We believe that to have advocacy skills, an ability with rhetoric, an ability to effectively organize one's thoughts, an ability to listen and be heard and to honour one's opponents with effective points and counter-points, are skills that all kids should try. We believe these are empowering skills that are highly relevant to life long learning.
Campers repeatedly inform us of how successful their academic experiences are - after Debate Camp, largely because they felt emboldened and confident in their ability to engage in discourse on subjects they felt unsure about only weeks previous. " I learned so much" is the most consistent feedback we get.
Moreover, we remain about training in the area of verbal advocacy; to stand, speak and be heard - an area requiring continued attention at a time when digital means provide so many alternatives to this. In the generation of the smart phone, of potentially less human-to-human conversation over substantial matters, what we teach is even more coveted...
Education has forever operated on a belief in the skills, ability and good intention of the future generation. Debate Camp is honoured to be invested in this work
More info on myself, my team and our great little camp - visit: www.debatecamp.com
Staff and Counsellors
Debate Camp Program Staff are the centrally important teachers and program providers at camp. They are experienced debaters and accomplished or inspiring speakers. They are good with young people. They know how to take the higher-order skills of debate analysis, case construction, and critical thinking and break it down into lessons suited to the many age groups and ability levels at Debate Camp. Program Staff are team players, who work hard to ensure campers experience a safe, well-supported, well-supervised and well-executed program for each day of camp.
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Location & Operations
Address
Forest Hill, Toronto298 Lonsdale Ave, Toronto, Ontario, M4V 1X2Oakville, ON1080 Linbrook Road, Oakville, Ontario, L6J 2L1King, ON13415 Dufferin Street, King City, Ontario, L7B 1K5Ottawa, ON362 Mariposa Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario, K1M 0T3Bayview Village, Toronto2275 Bayview Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, M4N 3M6Busing
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DEBATE CAMP MISSISSAUGA BUS (Bus fee: $63.75)
Location Address Pick up Drop off WHOLE FOODS - Square One 155 Square One Drive, Mississauga, ON, Canada 8:00 am 4:45 pm -
DEBATE CAMP RICHMOND HILL BUS (Bus fee: $63.75)
Location Address Pick up Drop off YORK CINEMAS PARKING LOT 165 East Beaver Creek Road, Richmond Hill, ON, Canada 8:00 am 4:45 pm -
DEBATE CAMP KANATA BUS (Bus fee: $63.75)
Location Address Pick up Drop off AY JACKSON SECONDARY SCHOOL 150 Abbeyhill Drive, Kanata, ON, Canada 8:00 am 4:45 pm -
DEBATE CAMP RICHMOND BUS (Bus fee: $63.75)
Location Address Pick up Drop off RICHMOND SECONDARY SCHOOL 7171 Minoru Boulevard, Richmond, BC, Canada 8:00 am 4:30 pm
Property Details
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- Open Field
More details about property: Debate Camps are located at independent school and / or university campus locations conducive to a well rounded, safe, indoor / outdoor program for youth.
Accommodations
Sleeping Accommodations
- Dorm or Building
Washrooms Facilities
- Flush Toilets
More details about accommodations: Debate Camp operates at CAIS accredited Independent Schools across Canada and follows ACA and state regulations in the United States.
Is Debate Camp technology free? Debate Camp permits campers to use and keep their phone for the duration of Debate Camp. We do however sometimes request, that they be turned over or off when seen to be a distraction to the session underway
Rentals & Services
Offers outdoor education program for schools or corporate groups: Yes
We offer educational programming in-person and online for school groups looking to start a debate enrichment program.Associations
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DEBATE CAMP MISSISSAUGA BUS (Bus fee: $63.75)
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What's New
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Debate Camp Canada
Debate Camp Canada has trained hundreds of eager speakers since it's start-up in the summer of 2002. Our camps have served the debate and public speaking communities in British Columbia, Alberta and Ontario. The new location of our residential camp, at Ridley College in St. Catharines, Ontario will serve our camper families well in location and in the beautiful campus we will be housed. In 2022 we have reopened day camps in King City and Calgary, locations closed since pre-2020. Many debate and public speaking tournaments both in Canada and abroad, boast the participation of multiple debate campers from past summers - many of which have returned in the ranks of staff once actively competing at the university level. Our best stories certainly involve those campers who came to us, hesitant and often shy about public speaking and graduated after a few summers, with renewed self-confidence in a polished set of abilities that in some cases reaped rewards in tournaments or even just their own school's academic program. Moreover, everyone certainly had fun in the learning process. Join us in continuing this fine tradition.
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