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Summer Institutes
When the school year is over for most students, it's only the start of the next debate year for our students. Each season begins in July, and every debater dedicates themselves to 2-3 weeks of intensive work. Summer debate institutes like those at Howard University or the University of Vermont, dubbed by the New York Times as "a boot camp for the mind", expose debaters to new cultures expanding their global perspectives.
For the JUDL, this experience is invaluable for reasons beyond debate competition. Summer institutes provide an environment for academic develop and for many students their first taste of college life. We have found that that alone has had a lasting impact on our debaters and positively influences their decision to pursue higher education.
Going away to institute
The University of North Texas and Loyola College are some of our regular institute selections.
The price to pay for summer institutes
Like any college student's parent will tell you, going to college is expensive. Despite that, how many parents will tell you they would have preferred their children not attend? The JUDL represents students whose families normally do not have the means to send their kids to a summer institute.
Summer institutes fees are easily the most expensive item for our league. Despite the expense, summer institutes remain as one of the most valuable experience for our debaters.
JUDL Summer Institute
The JUDL has supplemented the regular summer institute schedule with our own. This week long institute is held at Frost Valley and concentrates on the topic and debate tactics.
JUDL holds a debate camp for all experienced Newark debaters at the Frost Valley YMCA. Begun in 2009, we offer debate training as well as traditional camp activities for one week at the end of August. The camp is open to Policy, Lincoln Douglass, and Public Forum debaters from JUDL.
The format for the day is as follows:
- Morning: SAT prep work & debate training (including history sessions)
- LUNCH
- Afternoon: traditional camp activities - hiking, boating, high fall, etc.
- DINNER
- Evening: practice rounds
- Evening movie or reflection campfire to close the day
Here's what debate students have to say about their camp experience:
"This was a great camp. I met new people and learned a lot!"
"This was too short. Can we stay longer next year?"
"I liked the SAT prep. I needed it."
"We were able to set up our structures for each part of Public Forum speeches."
Instructors:
Lincoln Douglas
Coach Alston
Carlos Astacio
Public Forum
Elijah J. Smith
Policy
Chris Kozak
Kevin Cenac
Josh Gonzalez
Chris Powers
Stephanie Olivera
Rokeya Rahman
Coach Mitchell
Coach Diaz
Coach Laricchia
Coach Moussab
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