Argumentation and Communication Leadership Academy

06/02/2022

Today is the National Online Forensics Tournament and we want to wish all competitors good luck!! We know they will do an amazing job, and we are already so proud of our students!! ✨

05/17/2022

We had an awesome time hosting our most recent tournament, the ACLA May 2022 In-House Tournament. We had students from schools all over Irvine, Los Alamitos, Tustin and Huntington Beach join us to showcase their skills in Original Narrative, SPAR Debate, Impromptu, and Informative speaking. We are so proud of our competitors and are looking forward to see what is in store for our next tournament.

05/12/2022

🔹We are so excited about our tournament tomorrow night!!🔹

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05/10/2022

As ACLA prepares for our final tournament of the 21-22 school year, we are reminded of one of our 5 habits of a competent communicator: projection - speaking loudly but not yelling. At ACLA we encourage all of our students to use their voices to share their words and ideas, because even while young, they are worthy of being heard. We also encourage debate through constructive argumentation that challenges ideas, rather than destructive argumentation which challenges and attacks people. We are so proud of all of our students, and are looking forward to seeing them for our 5/13/22 tournament!!

04/28/2022

We had an awesome time hosting our most recent tournament, the ACLA Virtual Spring 2022 In-House Tournament. We had students from schools all over Irvine and Los Alamitos join us to showcase their skills in Original Narrative, SPAR Debate, Impromptu, and Informative speaking. We are so proud of our competitors and are looking forward to see what is in store for our next tournament.

Follow up post coming soon ☀️🌾

11/15/2021

We had a blast hosting the IPSF Fall Speech and Debate Tournament. Students competed in Original Narrative, SPAR Debate, and Storytelling. Our keynote speaker Professor Edwin Tiongson of Irvine Valley College, provided an inspirational message for our young competitors who are beginning their journey to becoming future leaders.

11/15/2021

08/25/2021

First practice of the season for CT Speech and Debate. These future leaders are starting the season strong! Thanks Coach Robert and Coach Sana for a great first day.

03/23/2021

🔹This week, all late winter classes are being wrapped up! 🔹This session was structured differently — the last class was a mini tournament where students were judged by other coaches.
💭It was a fun class as this was the first time most students were competing against their peers!

03/09/2021

✨Class Spotlight✨

In this late-winter session, Coach Ketaki is helping our students strengthen their Argumentation and Debate skills.

Thank you for a great class, coach Ketaki! 🔹

03/05/2021

We are excited to announce that we’re collaborating with ! 🔹

James Bird is a screenwriter and director at the independent film company, Zombot Pictures; his films include We Are Boats and Honeyglue. He is also the author of the New York Times Best Selling Book: The Brave!

Winners of each event will win a copy of The Brave!!! Who’s excited?✨