Emory National Debate Institute

Great last day of tournament debate!

Debate tournament done! MT and LM lab group photos and BS playing a trivia game. We loved having these students at the ENDI!

Day 1 of the ENDI tournament ✅

Debate prep, Kahoot games, and selfies- oh my! Last day before the tournament starts tomorrow!

An interesting day at the ENDI with some expected things - speaking drills and speeches - and some firsts - calligraphy, Smartie tower and conversation with a rabbi.

Flag football and reading on the quad during selectives tonight 🏈📚🌳

Emory Director of Debate Mikaela Malsin lectures on the Kritik, LM lab members do speaking drills with the K, and Emory Associate Director of Debate works with her lab

Day 2 of practice debates!

First debates on next year’s topic during practice debates at the ENDI 🥳

Some photos from our evening selectives this week besides the debate selectives (which aren’t as fun to photograph 😊)

Last day of the ENDI for our fundamentals students! These students crushed it this week while learning about debate, deliberation, and dialogue and finished strong with their first debate tournament. Thanks for spending this week with us!

ENDI 2023 🔥

Demonstration debate between our lab assistants Jordan, Maddox, Dylan, and Sam on universal basic income and the ENDI students doing the hard work of deciding who won at the end 🏆

Fundamentals students had their first full debates over the last two days. Great job!

Taking a brain break on the quad!⚽️🍊📱

LM lab doing the backwards drill this morning + MT lab doing speaking drills + BS lab learning about Disad Dan from Becca = an awesome morning for the policy students at the ENDI!

Epic UNO tournament during selective time last night!

Fundamentals students presenting on their A.R.E. time capsule activity

Berthiaume-Steiner lab prepping their first speeches

Policy students having their daily afternoon break on the quad

Fundamentals lab learning about then executing “I am the Expert” persuasive speeches

Policy students are learning about economic inequality from ENDI staff member and Woodward Academy Director of Debate Maggie Berthiaume. Next year high school students will be debating the resolution: Resolved: The United States federal government should substantially increase fiscal redistribution in the United States by adopting a federal jobs guarantee, expanding Social Security, and/or providing a basic income.

The 2023 Emory National Debate Institute is officially underway with an inspiring word from former Senior Director of the Barkley Forum Ed Lee!

Check out barkleyforum.emory.edu/institutes for more information!

Register for the 2023 ENDI before early bird discounts expire on 4/1! https://barkleyforum.emory.edu/institutes/high-school/index.html

ENDI alum family is opening a Chick’nCone at Emory Point and is making a donation to the ENDI for scholarships tomorrow at 3:00! Would love to see you there or see any locals supporting this family owned business!

Last night of the ENDI celebration! Thanks for joining us this summer!!

Love it when the kids of Barkley Forum alums come to the Emory National Debate Institute! Here are two campers pointing out their parents’ senior pictures - keeping debate in the family!

Students enjoyed a bracelet making evening selective. And Fundamentals students had their final debates today!

Fundamentals students preparing for debates on food insecurity and showing off the Emory Debate t-shirts!

The 2022 ENDI tournament has begun!

And for some debate related fun students have been continuing practice debates and and speeches in their labs!

2-week students enjoyed some fun selectives after dinner. They spent some time painting and played trivia!!

Today was the 2nd week Fundamentals students’ first day!! And they are off to a great start giving speeches already! 2-week students continue to work on their skills by giving practice speeches and doing speaking drills.

Practice debate rounds have begun! It is the first time for all of these students to have a full debate on the topic they will be debating for the next academic year and some of their first policy debate round ever. Way to go, debaters!

Fundamentals students celebrated their last day with a final debate round. After a week of learning, preparing, and hard work they had a great debate!

2 week students enjoyed their afternoon break in the sunshine relaxing and playing games.

The Fundamentals lab took a nice group picture and played a fun game of “Mafia” to end their second to last day at ENDI.