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Saskatoon's annual camp is open to students who want to learn about speech and debate in a friendly and engaging learning environment. Students will build confidence and develop skills such as critical analysis and persuasive speaking. When: August 12 to 16, 9:00 am - 3:30 pm Where: University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon Who: Students in grades 5 to 10 with 0 to 2 years experience Register and pay by June 21 to receive the early bird price. |
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"I really enjoyed being at the debate camp because I learned a lot of things and it helped me with my confidence when I'm talking or giving speech[es]." -Grade 6 Student "The boys discussed the day at length when they got home, a great sign they were engaged throughout the week." -Parent |
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Are you passionate about empowering young people? Do you have a passion for the speech arts? Do you enjoy reasoned discussions and debates? SEDA is looking for energetic people to be camp instructors. |
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| Lead public speaking and debate programming for students in grades 5 to 10 during our August camp. Apply by June 16. |
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National Volunteers & Coaches |
We were honoured to send 13 students to represent Saskatchewan at three national events in May. Thank you to the coaches of our national delegations who worked with these students to build their skills and prepare them for the high level of competition. - Hamza S., Junior National Debate Championships
- Elyn A-H. & Dylan H., Team Canada Tryouts
- Wendy J., Senior National Debate Championships
These national event organizers require that delegations bring chaperones, and require judges. Thank you to those who volunteered to chaperone and judge. You made these trips possible for the students. - Philip S., Junior National Debate Championships
- Adeline C., Team Canada Tryouts
- Anwyn D., Senior National Debate Championships
- Jenn P., Senior National Debate Championships
- Wendy J., Senior National Debate Championships
We would like to thank the parents and family members who support their children in their pursuit of excellence in debate. |
Junior National Debate Championship |
Joyce X., Amelia S., Ellen Q., Durga A. |
Congratulations to all the students who competed at the Junior National Debate Championship, May 16 to 19 in Halifax, NS. - Ellen Q. & Durga A., Sylvia Fedoruk School
- Amelia S. & Joyce X., Saskatoon Home Educated Debaters & King George School.
Motions: - This house would implement proportional representation in Canadian federal elections.
- This house would not remove tent cities from public parks.
- This house prefers to buy locally grown food.
- This house would never reveal or use their superpowers.
- Quarter-finals: This house opposes state-funded media (such as the CBC).
- Semi-finals: This house opposes limitations on scientific research.
- Final: This house believes that attacking works of art is an unacceptable form of protest.
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Joyce and Amelia (pictured) made it to the final round and finished in second place overall. They placed 14th and 11th as individuals. |
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The Canadian Junior nationals debate competition was a great, fun, and informative experience for me! I never thought I would even come in the first half of the 88 speakers which is highly motivational. My most challenging motion was the prepared one on Canadian Federal proportional representation of which I knew nothing about, as I didn’t know anything related to elections, so had to do a lot of reading and SEDA coaching helped a lot! Out of 4 impromptu rounds, my favorite motion was allowing tent encampments for homeless people in public spaces and we were [side] proposition- we developed ideas and spoke of [things] which we even never thought before. I think this competition has made me learn different provincial styles of debating and helped me adapt some more debate skills that I can carry on for the future tournaments. Thank you SEDA. -Durga A. |
The Team Canada Tryouts are a national competition in the World Schools Style. The competition selects the most dedicated and talented high school debaters in Canada to be on the national debate team. The team trains for one year and attends multiple international competitions. Three Saskatchewan students attended the Tryout May 22 & 23 in Vancouver. - Afrukhta S., Walter Murray Collegiate
- Lucas L., Walter Murray Collegiate
- Samuel W., Walter Murray Collegiate
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Congratulations to Lucas L. (pictured) for being invited to be part of the 2025 Team Canada. |
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Senior National Debate Championships |
Congratulations to all the students who competed at the Senior National Debate Championship, May 23 to 26, Vancouver, BC - Isabelle M. & Sahasro B., Bedford Road Collegiate
- Will S. & Lucas L., Walter Murray Collegiate
- Afrukhta S. & Ibrahim H., Walter Murray Collegiate
- Abdullah A. & Bilal A., Bedford Road Collegiate & Centennial Collegiate
Motions: - This house supports the development of a public private healthcare system
- This house supports the development of Indigenous tourism as a primary focus of the tourism sector.
- This house regrets the narrative that love requires sacrifice.
- This house, as the Canadian Federal Government would ban non-compete clauses.
- This house regrets the notion that journalists must always adhere to journalistic objectivity.
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Wendy J., Jen P., Sahasro B., Bilal A., Will S., Afrukhta S., Ibrahim H., Isabelle M., Lucas L., Abdullah A., Anwyn D. All senior national photos provided by Leora D. |
The Saskatchewan team enjoyed a visit to Granville Island for sightseeing and some improv comedy, and enjoyed great Richmond food during the team sushi supper. The Lego store and diverse food court in the local mall were also popular. There were two rounds on the prepared motion, this house supports the development of a public private healthcare system, on the Friday night. The teams were least happy with those rounds. By Saturday morning, everyone was excited about the impromptu round motions. On Sunday morning, we were excited to learn that [two Saskatchewan] teams had broken into the finals with a single loss in regular rounds. The quarter finals motion was this house supports the use of civil disobedience as a dominant form of protest. |
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Semi-finalists Will & Lucas (pictured) finished as 19th and 15th speakers. |
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Both Lucas and Will, and, Sahasro and Isabelle, won their quarter-final rounds and faced each other in the semi-finals on a topic neither team had a lot of “spec” [specific knowledge] on: this house believes scoring in artistic sports should heavily prioritize technical elements over artistic interpretation. Despite Lucas’s impressive basketball references, Isabelle and Sahasro won the semi-final and moved on to the final round. The final motion was, this house, as Canada, would militarise the Northwest Passage. Isabelle and Sahasro won the final, and are the 2024 Senior National Champions. Saskatchewan is also delighted to have [four] debaters in the top twenty speakers. Will was 19th and Lucas was 15th. Sahasro was 8th and Isabelle, who is a current member of Team Canada, was the top speaker nationally for 2024. Everyone learned lots from the chance to debate the top teams in Canada, and the coaches are very proud of such an exceptionally strong result. -Wendy J., Senior Nationals Teams Coach |
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Sahasro and Isabelle (pictured) are the 2024 Senior National Champions. Sahasro was 8th speaker and Isabelle was the top speaker. |
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This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Great Canadian Giving Challenge! For every donation of $10 or more to SEDA in June, you get one entry to win one of forty incredible adventure-themed prizes. - $500 gift cards to redtag.ca. Redtag specializes in finding fantastic travel deals on vacations, flights, cruises, hotels, and car rentals.
- Parks Canada Discovery Passes
- Canada Helps charity gift cards.
Plus, for every dollar you donate to us, Canada Helps will enter us in a draw to win a $10,000 donation! |
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Your donation helps keep our programs affordable & accessible. |
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| The Saskatchewan Elocution and Debate Association is a charity non-profit organization. We envision a world where youth have the confidence and skills to engage in reasoned discourse on complex and difficult issues. info@saskdebate.com |
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