2004 Global Issues Tournament

On Thursday 2 December 2004, thirty-six students and their teachers took part in the 2004 Global Issues Tournament, which was proudly sponsored by Hays Personnel Services. The purpose of the tournament was to give year eight and nine students the chance to participate in a mini debating tournament in which …

2004 Adjudicator Training

At the end of the 2003 season we put out the call for 50 new adjudicators by 2004. With the help of UniBooks we put up posters, sent emails and made many phone calls to spread the word about our need for adjudicators. As you will notice when the season …

Unibooks Showcase Debate

As a special event a tournament was held to discern who the best individual speaker in each role within the senior students was. Some of the top senior debaters from around Adelaide competed to find out just who is the best debater with prizes from Unibooks for Everyone who participated …

2003 Global Issues Tournament

The idea behind the Global Issues Tournament was to hold an international style tournament over one day which included a significant workshop component to allow for topics that students may not easily be able to debate in normal circumstances. The topic for this year was "That Bob Brown had the …

2003 Training Extravaganza

On Saturday 22 February 2003, Debating SA held its inaugural Training Extravaganza, attended by over 200 people including students, Parents and teachers from Adelaide High School, Allenby Gardens Primary School, Annesley College, Belair Primary School, Blackforest Primary School, Blackwood High School, Cabra College, Charles Campbell Secondary School, East Adelaide Primary School, …

The Learning to Lead Pilot Programme

In August 2002 Debating SA was contacted by the Adelaide City Council and offered the opportunity to work with Rebecca Cox from the Council and Anita Zocchi  from Adelaide High School to develop a two day training course on Leadership, Public Speaking, Teamwork, Conflict Resolution and Active Listening. The course …