We are a non-profit volunteer-run organisation that aims to develop, nurture, and promote debating in Singapore. Together with our volunteers, we reach out to those who have not yet discovered debating, and to those who already love the sport. We help schools, teachers, coaches and students by organising competitions, running training programs and camps, and providing resources for them. We work with partners from all industries who are keen to use debates as a means to achieve their objectives.
1. Decide What You Need From Your Coach
Do you want him/her to coach the school team to win the national championships? Or do you want them to introduce all the students in your debate club to debating? How many hours a week do you want the coach to come down? Once you know what you want in the long term, it’s easier to find the right coach.
Tell Your Prospective Debate Coach:
- What your school’s goals are with respect to debating: Do you want to reach the quarterfinals of Division 1 in the SSDCs? Do you prioritise skills development over achievements in competitions?
- Who you want them to coach: just the debate team? The entire debate club?
- Whether there will be constraints on the number of hours they can coach per month, or whether there will be a limit to how much money they will be paid per month.
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VJC Invitationals 2009 – Grand Finals [click the link for a larger video]
THBT Singapore does not need ASEAN
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[Winner announced in the last comment, along with brief adjudication comments]
PM recently announced a change to our election process that will require all involved political parties to stop campaigning 24 hours before the voting day. The intent, he says, is to give voters “time to reflect on their decisions”. The opposition parties are up in arms, claiming that this will benefit the ruling party (who can use the government civil servant officers as their policy “mouthpieces”) and disadvantage the opposition parties. Others claim that in the age of digital interactive media and the internet, such rules are impractical, a point that PM acknowledges somewhat.
What do you think, fellow debaters? Is Singapore moving a step towards better democratic processes with this measure, or is this a policy doomed to failure? Will it benefit the voters as PM claims, or are we better off with all parties fighting till the very last moment? (more…)
The VJC Debate Invitational was first held in 2003 and has since grown to become an established part of the secondary school debating calendar. Conceived as a pre-season tune-up for schools looking to win the national title in April, it features 10 of the top secondary school debating teams engaging in several rounds of intense competition. Over the years, the competition has given many well-known faces in the debating community their first foray into the world of competitive debating. (more…)
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