Virginia Debate Academy

02/17/2025

Virginia Debate Academy is Open for Registration!
Unlock your child's potential this summer with a program that builds confidence, critical thinking, and leadership skills!

Why Choose VDA?
Students participate in games, lectures, mock debates, workshops, and other public speaking activities to learn and practice competitive debate. Debaters master these core skills:
✔️ Argumentation
✔️ Critical Thinking
✔️ Collaboration
✔️ Communication
✔️ Public Speaking
✔️ Research

🏆 Our Track Record of Success:

- VDA students have championed WACFL Metro Finals, the Virginia High School League State Tournament, the Middle School National Championship, and achieved success at national invitational tournaments.

- Our debaters thrive as team leaders and gain admission to top colleges like Duke, Harvard, Princeton, UVA, W&M, and more!

- VDA's curriculum is developed by accomplished instructors with over a decade of coaching experience, who have collectively won 7 Virginia State Championships and excelled at national tournaments. They also apply their professional background in public policy, law, and research to the curriculum and classroom, ensuring students gain real-world insights.

📅 Program Details:
- What: Introductory Debate Courses
- When: July 14–18, 2025; July 21–25, 2025
- Where: Chantilly, Virginia
- Who: Students in Grades 7–12 (No prior debate experience needed!)
💻 Register: Visit our website for more information and registration instructions: https://www.virginiadebate.com
🚨 Secure your spot today! https://www.virginiadebate.com/camps

Located in Chantilly, Va, our camps teach students research, critical thinking, public speaking, case construction, and other techniques necessary to excel in competitive debate and public speaking. VDA's low teacher-student ratio provides students ample time and resources to improve their craft a...

01/20/2025

Virginia Debate Academy is Open for Registration!

Unlock your child's potential this summer with a program that builds confidence, critical thinking, and leadership skills!

Why Choose VDA?
Students participate in games, lectures, mock debates, workshops, and other public speaking activities to learn and practice competitive debate. Debaters master these core skills:
✔️ Argumentation
✔️ Critical Thinking
✔️ Collaboration
✔️ Communication
✔️ Public Speaking
✔️ Research

🏆 Our Track Record of Success:
- VDA students have championed WACFL Metro Finals, the Virginia High School League State Tournament, the Middle School National Championship, and achieved success at national invitational tournaments.

- Our debaters thrive as team leaders and gain admission to top colleges like Duke, Harvard, Princeton, UVA, W&M, and more!

- VDA's curriculum is developed by accomplished instructors with over a decade of coaching experience, who have collectively won 7 Virginia State Championships and excelled at national tournaments. They also apply their professional background in public policy, law, and research to the curriculum and classroom, ensuring students gain real-world insights.

📅 Program Details:
- What: Introductory Debate Courses
- When: July 14–18, 2025; July 21–25, 2025
- Where: Chantilly, Virginia
- Who: Students in Grades 7–12 (No prior debate experience needed!)

💻 Register: Visit our website for more information and registration instructions: https://www.virginiadebate.com

🚨 Secure your spot today! https://www.virginiadebate.com/camps

07/07/2024

Virginia Debate Academy is open for registration!

Students participate in games, lectures, mock debates, workshops, and other public speaking activities to learn and practice competitive debate. Students develop these core skills:

- Argumentation
- Critical Thinking
- Collaboration
- Communication
- Public Speaking
- Research

VDA students have championed WACFL Metro Finals, the Virginia High School League State tournament, the Middle School National Championship, and reached elimination rounds at or won invitational tournaments across the nation. Our students regularly gain leadership positions on their debate teams and admission to top colleges, such as the College of William & Mary, Duke University, Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Princeton University, University of Pennsylvania, University of Virginia, and more.

We still have space for students in our introductory course, running on July 15-19, in Chantilly, Virginia. This class is open to students in grades 7-12, who are new to competitive debate. Please use the link at the bottom to find more information, including registration instructions:

https://www.virginiadebate.com/camps

Create your success story today!

Located in Chantilly, Va, our camps teach students research, critical thinking, public speaking, case construction, and other techniques necessary to excel in competitive debate and public speaking. VDA's low teacher-student ratio provides students ample time and resources to improve their craft a...

01/28/2024

Virginia Debate Academy is excited to open registration for our 2024 summer debate camps!

We are offering two courses in Chantilly, Virginia for ages 12-17. Please use the link at the bottom to register for the following classes:

Introduction to Competitive Debate, July 8-July 12, 9 AM-2 PM
Advanced Debate Course, July 15-19, 9 AM-4 PM

Students participate in games, lectures, mock debates, workshops, and other public speaking activities to learn and practice competitive debate. Students develop these core skills:
- Argumentation
- Critical Thinking
- Collaboration
- Communication
- Public Speaking
- Research

VDA students have championed WACFL Metro Finals, the Virginia High School League State tournament, the Middle School National Championship, and reached elimination rounds at or won invitational tournaments across the nation. Our students regularly gain leadership positions on their debate teams and admission to top colleges, such as the College of William & Mary, Duke University, Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Princeton University, University of Pennsylvania, University of Virginia, and more.
Create your success story today!

Registration Link:

Located in Chantilly, Va, our camps teach students research, critical thinking, public speaking, case construction, and other techniques necessary to excel in competitive debate and public speaking. VDA's low teacher-student ratio provides students ample time and resources to improve their craft a...

04/08/2023

Virginia Debate Academy is excited to open registration for our 2023 summer debate camps!

We are offering two courses in Chantilly, Virginia for ages 12-17. Please use the link at the bottom to register for the following classes:

Introduction to Competitive Debate, July 10-July 14, 9 AM-4 PM
Advanced Debate Course, July 17-21, 9 AM-4 PM

During camp, students participate in games, lectures, mock debates, workshops, and other public speaking activities to learn and practice competitive debate. Students develop these core skills:
- Argumentation
- Critical Thinking
- Collaboration
- Communication
- Public Speaking
- Research

VDA students have championed WACFL Metro Finals, the Virginia High School League State tournament, the Middle School National Championship, and reached elimination rounds at or won invitational tournaments across the nation. Our students regularly gain leadership positions on their debate teams and admission to top colleges, such as the College of William & Mary, Duke University, Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Princeton University, University of Pennsylvania, University of Virginia, and more.
Create your success story today!

Registration Link: https://www.virginiadebate.com/camps

02/13/2022

Virginia Debate Academy is excited to open registration for our summer debate camp!

We are offering two online courses and exploring options to open in-person courses. Please use the link at the bottom of this post to register for the following classes:

Introduction to Competitive Debate, July 25-July 29, 9 AM-4 PM

Advanced Debate Course, August 1-5, 9 AM-4 PM

During camp, students participate in games, lectures, mock debates, Socratic seminars, workshops, and other public speaking activities to learn and practice competitive debate. They research and present on different topics, all of which are debated on the competitive circuit. Our low student-teacher ratio provides students ample time and resources to learn and practice, in addition to receiving extensive feedback from instructors and their classmates. Students develop these core skills:

- Argumentation
- Critical Thinking
- Collaboration
- Communication
- Public Speaking
- Research

VDA students have championed WACFL Metro finals, the Virginia High School League State Tournament, the Middle School National Championship, and reached elimination rounds or championed invitational tournaments across the nation. Our students regularly gain leadership positions on their debate teams and admission to top colleges, such as the College of William & Mary, Duke University, Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Princeton University, University of Pennsylvania, University of Virginia, and more.
Create your success story today!

Registration Link:

 Our camps teach students research, critical thinking, public speaking, case construction, and other techniques necessary to excel in competitive debate and public speaking. VDA's low teacher-student ratio provides students ample time and resources to improve their craft and have a fun, valuable ...

03/09/2021

Virginia Debate Academy is excited to open registration for our summer debate camp!

We are offering three online courses:

Middle School Debate (Parliamentary & Public Forum, ages 11-13), July 12-July 16, 9 AM-4 PM

High School Debate (Lincoln-Douglas & Public Forum, ages 14-18), July 19-July 23, 9 AM-4PM

Varsity High School Debate (Lincoln-Douglas & Public Forum, ages 14-18), July 26-July 30, 9 AM-4 PM

During camp, students participate in games, lectures, mock debates, Socratic seminars, workshops, and other public speaking activities to learn and practice competitive debate. They research and present on different topics, including present resolutions debated on the competitive circuit. Our low student-teacher ratio provides students ample time and resources to learn and practice, in addition to receiving extensive feedback from instructors and their classmates. Students develop these core skills:

- Argumentation
- Critical Thinking
- Collaboration
- Communication
- Public Speaking
- Research

VDA students have championed WACFL Metro finals, the Virginia High School League State Tournament, the Middle School National Championship, and reached elimination rounds or championed invitational tournaments across the nation. Our students regularly gain leadership positions on their debate teams and admission to top colleges, such as the College of William & Mary, Duke University, Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Princeton University, University of Pennsylvania, University of Virginia, and more.
Create your success story today! https://www.virginiadebate.com/camps

01/26/2021

Virginia Debate Academy is excited to launch our online spring camp!

This interactive course will occur once per week, on Saturdays, 1-3 PM, running February 6th through April 24th. Students are expected to have experience in debate, such as previous camp or current circuit experience. Debaters will participate in Socratic seminars, workshops, and mock debates to strengthen their debate and speaking skills, while also preparing for upcoming tournaments.

Students have the flexibility to register for whichever classes they wish to attend each month. At the beginning of each month, we will send out a class schedule, which will include the topics covered.

Monthly tuition fees are based on the number of courses a student attends. Class fees are $60 per class or a discounted flat rate of $200 for all four classes per month.

Please use the following link to register for February:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeoRRjiCkr1gQ3csDc3qcEAFdMSTdIQQeiZhsMIwUfJK_12WA/viewform?usp=sf_link

Please contact us with any questions!

11/18/2020

Parents and Debaters,

Registration for our Online Winter Break Debate Camp is now open!

Students will participate in Socratic seminars, workshops, mock speeches and debates, and lectures to enhance their debate skills. Our classes are for students that have attended previous camps or are currently competing on the local and national circuit. Students will work with the December/January topics during class, providing them a great opportunity to receive additional help on their preparation for upcoming tournaments.

We have a unique class schedule to accommodate the Holiday season. Classes are 10AM-2:30PM with a 30-minute lunch break included. Please use the following link to register:

https://www.virginiadebate.com/camps

Please contact us if you have any questions or concerns.

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 Our camps teach students research, critical thinking, case construction, and other techniques necessary to excel in competitive debate and public speaking and improve their persuasion capabilities. VDA's low teacher-student ratio provides students ample time and resources to improve their cr...

08/07/2020

Virginia Debate Academy hosted four online debate camps this summer. Over seventy students from six states, Washington, D.C, and abroad logged in to develop their critical thinking, research abilities, and public speaking and debating skills, while researching important issues, such as nuclear proliferation, health care, climate change, and more. Students represented 43 schools, including top programs like Walt Whitman High School, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, Rachel Carson Middle School, and Nysmith School for the Gifted. We wish them all the best as they pursue more success on the state and national circuit, advance in the NSDA USA Debate Team qualification process, and take leadership positions on their respective teams.

We were pleased to offer a number of tuition discounts to families across Virginia, in accordance with our mission to provide an affordable and quality debate education to all students who seek it. VDA looks forward to working with more schools and parents this year to improve students’ access to educational opportunities, especially during COVID-19.
Check out what some parents and students had to say about their experience at VDA:

"My daughter participated in the VDA camp sessions, and it ignited a drive in her that shocked both my husband and me. She learned key skills head on, and I know her future will be brighter because of the experiences she's had and will have at VDA. I listened in on one of the sessions and was surprised at the sophistication of the content -- concepts and topics that build confidence as well as empathy and awareness around social, political, and economic challenges her generation undoubtedly will face as adults. The judges were great -- very skilled, gave age-appropriate feedback, highly engaged. I was impressed!
I highly recommend VDA as an investment in our children and a service to our community!"

- Proud Middle School Parent

"VDA private coaching has helped me become a clearer and more effective speaker. Their personalized feedback on my speeches, rebuttals and cases has allowed me to gain immense success across the national and local circuit."
- Junior at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology