The institute is divided into three divisions:

(Scroll below for more information about each division)

• Novice Debate: Students entering their first year of competitive speech.
• Varsity Debate: Students who have competed in individual events for one or more years.

Varsity Limited Prep Curriculum Outline

Week 1

• Limited Prep Best Practices
• Finding Your LP Advantage-Students will undergo guided individual exercise to develop a speaking identity and style with which they will stand out
• Efficiency in Argumentation-Students will understand how to explain intensely complex issues simply
• Evidence Best Practices and Media Trends-Students will learn about and practice techniques in gathering and applying evidence to highlight high-level arguments
• Advanced Content Lecture: The US and World Economy -In the content lecture series, students will participate in highly interactive sessions while gaining a key advantage in contextualizing future content knowledge
• Advanced Content Lecture: US and World Politics
• Memorization Strategies
• Delivering Stylishly and Persuasively
• Campfire Performance- Will perform speeches as a part of a fun night under the stars!!

Week 2

• Owning the Room -Students will hear and practice strategies to control the space in round and stand out among their competitors!
• Elevated language and Style
• LP Humor Writers Room -Students will explore how levity can highlight a performance and craft comedic compliments to topical conversations
• Advanced Content Lecture: Foreign Policy and International Relations
• Advanced Content Lecture: Science, Technology, and the Environment
• Advanced Content Lecture: Human Rights and Social Issues
• Tournament Strategies Round Table -Students and staff will engage in a discussion on how to make the most of tournament days
• Year Round Practice Strategies -Students will explore news diet best practices and techniques to keep the competitive edge all season
• End of Camp Mock Tournament- Camp will end with a camp-wide tournament to be judged by speech champions and coaches.

NOVICE LIMITED PREP CURRICULUM 

Week 1

• Understanding Limited Prep Speaking -Students will be introduced to the categories (extemporaneous speaking and impromptu) and start to understand how to thrive in them

• Foundational Argument Structure

• Understanding the 30-Minute Preparation -Students will undergo a step by step training in how to tackle single-speech prep

• Attention Getting Devices and Transitions

• LP Delivery Practice -Students will engage in a number of activities to understand how to give speeches they just write with confidence and grace

• Memorization Strategies

• Foundational Content Lecture: The US and World Economy -In the content lecture series, students will participate in highly interactive sessions while gaining a key advantage in contextualizing future content knowledge

• Foundational Content Lecture: US and World Politics

• Campfire Performance- Will perform speeches as a part of a fun night under the stars!!

Week 2

• Speaking with Fluency

• Personality in Limited Prep

• Universal Thinking Critically -In a highlight session, students will apply their LP skills to the most off-the-wall prompts, reminding them that anything is an opportunity for critical thinking

• Foundational Content Lecture: Foreign Policy and International Relations

• Foundational Content Lecture: Science, Technology, and the Environment

• Foundational Content Lecture: Human Rights and Social Issues

• Practice and Team Strategies in LP -Students will explore techniques they will be able to take home to perfect the skills they learned at camp

• Understanding Tournaments

• End of Camp Mock Tournament- Camp will end with a camp-wide tournament to be judged by speech champions and coaches.