Athens Debate Summer Camp 2012

The Athens Debate Summer Camp is a four-day international programme for students aged 14-19 , which offers high-quality coaching in debate (World Schools format).

Registration is now open! To register please visit the events page on our website: www.iq2.gr

Non-residential option

Dates: Tuesday 26 June – Friday 29 June 2012

Venue: St Lawrence College, Vari, Athens, Greece

Registration fee:

Early registration (payment by 18th May) 160 EUR per person

Late registration (payment after 18th May) 200 EUR per person

Includes:

- Training sessions, resources and participation in the tournament

- All lunches and refreshments, plus one dinner (closing party)

Residential option

Dates: Monday 25 June (arrivals) – Saturday 30 June (departures)

Venue: St Lawrence College, Vari, Athens, Greece

Registration fee:

Early registration (payment by 18th May) 370 EUR per person

Late registration (payment after 18th May) 400 EUR per person

Includes:

- Training sessions, resources and participation in the tournament

- All breakfasts, lunches and four dinners

- Transportation from and to the airport and to the school

- Accommodation in the Amarilia Hotel (www.amarilia.gr), 4* hotel in triple rooms, and only 2 minutes from the beach!

TEN REASONS WHY YOU SHOULD JOIN!

1. Three days of coaching in the World Schools format

2. A one-day tournament for all participants on the final day

3. Highly experienced coaches from Greece and abroad, all with extensive experience as competitors, coaches and judges at the World Schools Debating Championships

4. Groups available for all experience levels, from beginners to advanced with workshops tailored to your experience

5. Training resources developed for the Camp, to support your learning during and after the camp

6. Lectures on key topic-areas such as International Relations, Law, Ethics & Economics and how to address them in debates, delivered by experts in their fields

7. A guarantee that every student will participate in at least 6 debates over the course of the Camp

8. Meals and resources included in your registration fee

9. Exciting workshops and activities provided by our partners, including optional sessions on how to develop your presentation skills if English is not your first language

10. It’s fun! All the workshops are tailored to be stimulating and interactive, and you will also have time to hang out with the other students and enjoy the Greek summer!

Coaching - our promise!

We are very lucky in Greece to have a large team of coaches with extensive experience and success at WSDC, so we can guarantee that every single one of our coaches and judges fulfils at least one of the following criteria:

·         A WSDC breaking speaker, including semi-finalists, members of Best English as a Second Language teams, and top 5 ESL speakers

·         A WSDC breaking judge, including judges of the Grand Final, former Chief Adjudicators, and former members of the Chief Adjudicators’ Panel

·         A WSDC national team coach, all with teams breaking at least to the octo-finals, reaching the semi-finals, winning Best ESL awards,  and breaking un-defeated in the preliminary rounds

Some of our coaches: 

Eirianna Kouri, former coach of Team Greece (2004-2008), CA of WSDC 2009

Russell Courts, former coach of Team Greece (2000-2003) and adjudicator (2009)

Kallina Basli, Coach of Team Greece (2009-present), and adjudicator (2006)

Dimitris Samouris, WSDC Semi-finalist and Best ESL team (2004, and Octo-finalist (2003, 2005) and adjudicator (2012)

Pennie Douligeris, WSDC Semi-finalist & Best ESL team (2008), Octo-finalist (2007), assistant coach (2009) and adjudicator (2010-2012)

For more information, contact us:T +30 210 3310 213F +30 210 3310 700E office@iq2.gr