Dartmouth Debate Institute

Dartmouth Debate Institute A rigorous four-week program for advanced high school policy debaters. The program provides for individualized curriculum and intensive preparation.

The Dartmouth Debate Institute is the longest-running and most prestigious debate workshop in the United States. Winners of most national tournaments, including eighteen winners of the Tournament of Champions and a similar number of NFL Nationals champions, have attended DDI.

Applications for 2026 DDI and GDDI now open!https://www.ddidebate.org/We're excited to have you join us in Hanover this ...
12/16/2025

Applications for 2026 DDI and GDDI now open!
https://www.ddidebate.org/

We're excited to have you join us in Hanover this summer 7/5/26 - 8/1/26. Our top-flight staff has helped countless students excel in debate. Join the list of champions who honed their strategy, research, and speaking skills at DDI.

Submit your application by 1/31 to be considered in our first wave of admissions. No application fees. Need-based financial aid is available.

It’s the day before the Camp Tournament at DDI and students are giving practice speeches and cutting their final cards. ...
07/29/2024

It’s the day before the Camp Tournament at DDI and students are giving practice speeches and cutting their final cards. While many of them are nervous, they are even more excited about the debates they’ll have in the days to come. Go trees! 🌲

We had our Debating in College panel at DDI! Our staff shared their insights and answered student questions about what i...
07/26/2024

We had our Debating in College panel at DDI! Our staff shared their insights and answered student questions about what it's like to debate at the collegiate level. Go trees!

Today students at DDI had some excellent practice debates. It’s amazing to see how in such little time they’ve continued...
07/24/2024

Today students at DDI had some excellent practice debates. It’s amazing to see how in such little time they’ve continued to develop their arguments and skills with the help of their lab leaders. Go trees! 🌲

Students at DDI take a break from practice debates and lectures to decorate some beautiful posters with their floormates...
07/17/2024

Students at DDI take a break from practice debates and lectures to decorate some beautiful posters with their floormates. Go trees!🌲

First set of practice rounds are underway at the 2024 DDI! Students are utilizing the research they’ve worked so hard on...
07/17/2024

First set of practice rounds are underway at the 2024 DDI! Students are utilizing the research they’ve worked so hard on this past week and applying advice from their lab leaders. Go trees!🌲

After a long day, students at DDI relax in the dorms with coloring pages, chatter, and a game of Monopoly. Go trees!🌲
07/14/2024

After a long day, students at DDI relax in the dorms with coloring pages, chatter, and a game of Monopoly. Go trees!🌲

Demo Debate #1 at DDI! 🌲 Sean Wallace (Dartmouth ‘27) and Michi Okahata (Emory University) are Affirmative. Katie Carpe...
07/14/2024

Demo Debate #1 at DDI! 🌲 Sean Wallace (Dartmouth ‘27) and Michi Okahata (Emory University) are Affirmative. Katie Carpenter (Dartmouth ‘28) and Eleanor Barrett (University of Michigan) are Negative.
Who do you think will win? 🤔

Week 1 is wrapping up at the DDI, students are hard at work discussing and developing their affirmatives with their awes...
07/13/2024

Week 1 is wrapping up at the DDI, students are hard at work discussing and developing their affirmatives with their awesome lab leaders🌲

Nick Lepp, Assistant Debate Coach at Montgomery Bell Academy, lectures to camp students this afternoon on trademarks and...
07/10/2024

Nick Lepp, Assistant Debate Coach at Montgomery Bell Academy, lectures to camp students this afternoon on trademarks and copyright. Go trees! 🌲

Brandon Kelley, Director of Debate at Georgetown University, delivers the first topic lecture of the DDI. Go trees!🌲
07/08/2024

Brandon Kelley, Director of Debate at Georgetown University, delivers the first topic lecture of the DDI. Go trees!🌲

We’re kicking off move-in day at the 2024 DDI! Our students are settling into their new homes-away-from home, surrounded...
07/07/2024

We’re kicking off move-in day at the 2024 DDI! Our students are settling into their new homes-away-from home, surrounded by our dedicated staff who are ready to guide them through an unforgettable journey.

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