The Debate Program for Kids.
Summer 2024 registration is open!
Empower your students to use their voices and listen to the voices of others through debate.
GET THE CURRICULUM! Classrooms - Schools - Districts
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EASY TO FOLLOW, step by step lessons and activities.
TRAINING AND SUPPORT included to ensure teacher success.
WATCH STUDENTS GROW as critical thinkers and public speakers.
JOIN AN ONLINE CLUB! Kids in 3rd - 8th grade
NO DEBATE EXPERIENCE REQUIRED--every child is welcome to join.
AWARD WINNING Online Debate Clubs.
Would your child like to try us out? Sign up for one of our free 45-minute trial clubs! Both will be held online Saturday, May 18, 10:30am PT.
Sign up for our 4th/5th grade club here!
Sign for our 6th - 8th grade club here!
DebateAble Media
Watch: Learning to Debate Changes How Kids Walk Through the World
Educator Dr. Erin Touissant Jacques explains to DebateAble Director Elizabeth Kruse how teaching kids to debate can change the how students perceive the world around them. As a behavioral scientist and founder of Early Scholars Speech & Debate, her research on debate intersect health, education and social justice.
Read: Dallas ISD Empowers Their Students Using DebateAble Curriculum!
Dallas ISD fifth graders argue whether "Tablets are better than textbooks" in their 2022 winter tournament using DebateAble Evidence Packets. DISD has been teaching students to debate with DebateAble's curriculum since 2018.
Watch: Debate Can Revolutionize Education
Author Robert Litan explains to DebateAble Director Elizabeth Kruse how teaching kids to debate can change the future of education. Litan wrote the excellent Resolved: Debate Can Revolutionize Education and Help Save Our Democracy, and is a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, a practicing lawyer, an executive of the Kauffman Foundation and Bloomberg Government-- and a former high school debater.
WHY DebateAble?
OUR EXPERIENCE
Teaching kids to debate since 2012.
OUR LESSONS
Fun, relevant and engaging.
Developed specifically for 3-8 grade kids.
OUR COACHES
Dedicated, skilled instructors.
Passionate about bringing debate to kids.
Meet them HERE!
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Students, parents, and teachers love DebateAble.
“We love the activities. The tongue twisters, impromptu speeches, and long and short quotes generated a lot of enthusiasm. ”
Gabrielle H.
Club Leader & 6th Grade Teacher
“Great way to help kids understand there are at lease two sides to every issue. Helps them be more discerning and less ideological. ”
Chris H.
Parent (Seattle)
“During our Persuasive Essay Unit, our students were able to create theses that were direct, specific and meaningful thanks to DebateAble.”
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4th Grade Teacher