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January Newsletter

January 21, 2022

Spotlight on Students

The Speech Competition was a great learning experience, and from what I know, a great experience for all the students who participated. It teaches students how to read fluently, understand, comprehend, and present a book. The Speech Competition also does this in a fun way for students. The competition also teaches kids how to persuade people formally in a speech. The finals for the Speech Competition was very interesting, as students were given 3 topics to choose from, and write a speech about the chosen topic all in 10 minutes. This impromptu-style speech helps children think critically{...}

-Fayaaz K, Grade 6

Office Hours - Adjustment

We have been encouraged and thankful for your continued commitment to debate and learning.

Due to the busy Saturday tournament schedule in January and February, the SEDA Office will be closed on Mondays, Jan. to Feb. 14, 2022. We will return to our regular Monday hours February 21, 2022.

Thank you for your understanding, and your commitment to debate

Upcoming Events

Tournament 8

Motion: This house would ban cryptocurrency.

Join us for a prepared and impromptu national style tournament Saturday Jan. 29, 2022 from 9am to 4:00pm.

This three-round tournament is open to high school students and will include a French division if registration permits.

Registration is due Saturday Jan. 22, 2022…

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Tournament 9: Parents & Aliens

Join us for an impromptu, national style tournament on Saturday Feb 5, 2022 from 9am to 3:30pm. There will be one motion about aliens and one motion about parents.

This two-round tournament is open to elementary students and will include a French division if registration permits.

Registration is due Saturday Jan. 29, 2022…

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The World Series

World Schools Debate is a unique and dynamic form of debate. This highly interactive style of debate allows debaters to engage each other, even during speeches. This challenging format requires good teamwork and in-depth quality argumentation. This 3 vs. 3 debate style typically confronts topics that are global in scope.

The Series is open to debaters in grades 8 to 12.

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National Public Speaking Championships

The 2021 Public Speaking Championships will be hosted virtually by St. John’s Ravenscourt School of Manitoba on Feb. 11^th to 13^th.

The event is open to SEDA members in grades 9 to 12. There are four categories of competition: Interpretive Reading, Persuasive Speaking, Impromptu speaking, and Parliamentary Debate.

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E.C. Leslie Provincial Championship

Taking into consideration the health and saftey of our members and volunteers we have decided that the E.C. Leslie Provincial Championship will be held online March 12 & 13, 2022.

There will be two prepared rounds on Saturday March 12 and two impromptu rounds on Sunday March 13.

The Provincial prepared motion and Provincial invitations will be provided no later than Monday Feb. 14.

Provincial Qualification Criteria

SEDA Awards

Annually at provincials, SEDA bestows awards to members and volunteers who have shown unparalleled enthusiasm and commitment to debate.

Members are eligible for the following awards

Spirit of Debate Award
SEDA Youth Volunteer Award

Volunteers are eligible for the following awards

SEDA Meritorious Volunteer Award
McLeese Service Award.

SEDA Awards Criteria

Tournament Motions & Results

Tournament 6: Society & Culture

This high school National Style tournament was held Jan 15, 2022.

A values motion is more about being a thought experiment, than it is about passing a new law or banning a harmful substance. This tournament, “Philosophy and Culture”, was characterised by those types of motions. For example, the first motion of the tournament:

“This house prefers a world without the concept of fate and destiny.”

Debaters were forced to construct an alternate world and illustrate to the judges why it would be better or worse in comparison to the one we live in. This was a powerful exercise in critical thinking that allowed the debaters to focus more on developing the most persuasive arguments, rather than make sure they had the best statistics to back up their case.

The motions for round two and three were this house regrets the societal belief that one should strongly identify with the culture of one's ancestry and this house would ban athletes from expressing thier political views.

Results

Top Novice Speakers

Arbe C., Walter Murray Collegiate
Levin W., Swift Current Comprehensive School
Michael L., Swift Current Comprehensive School

Top Open Speakers

Will S., Centennial Collegiate
Rohan N., Centennial Collegiate
Sahasro B., Bedford Road Collegiate

Top Novice Teams

Arbe C. & Katie S., Walter Murray Collegiate
Levin W. & Michael L., Swift Current Comprehensive School

Top Open Teams

Will S. & Rohan N., Centennial Collegiate
Sahasro B. & Isabelle M., Bedford Road Collegiate
Joti G. & Abhinav M., Walter Murray Collegiate

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