VIRTUAL SUMMER DEBATE CAMP 2023
Update May 31
We are still accepting students for summer camp, but spots are limited so sign up soon.
See Flyer and Forms Below
At Debate Camp students will:
1. Overcome their fear of public speaking
2. Hone their debate skills in many styles of debate (LD, PF, Parli)
3. Stay up to date on current events
4. Have fun and make new friends!
SESSIONS & SCHEDULE:
Beginning Debate: Morning: 9 am – 12:30 pm PST
- No experience necessary; Introduction to speech & debate.
Advanced Debate: Afternoon: 1 pm – 4:30 pm PST
- For students with some experience. This class will refine
skills and prepare debaters for tournaments.
Week 1: Jun 19 - 23 | Week 2: Jun 26 - 30
All classes are virtual.
Each week is different; debaters can attend both weeks.
Call Coach Jake with any questions.
Cell: (818) 314 - 6504
Email: Jake.freeman247@yahoo.com
9/2022, Jack howe, Cal state long beach
Debate is a team activity that nurtures camaraderie & involves parents as judges
Debate is great for students of all ages; elementary, middle and high school.
Colleges and Universities recognize the skills debaters' possess.
OUR mission
Empower Students with Speech, Debate, and Public Speaking
Prestige Debate Academy empowers elementary, middle & high school students to become effective & articulate communicators through speech, debate & public speaking. Our goal is to build confidence & improve academic performance in a fun & encouraging environment.
our Founder: Audrey Israel
- Audrey, a practicing attorney, comes with over 16 years of debate experience. Audrey founded and coached the Oak Park High School Debate Club from Fall 2015 through Winter 2020. Audrey is prior member of the Oak Park Unified School District Citizen Oversight Committee and is a Court Appointed Special Advocate in Los Angeles County and Ventura County.
- In Fall 2015, Audrey began coaching 11 students at the newly created debate club at Oak Park High School, and expanded the club to more than 40 students. From its humble beginnings, OPHS Debate is now recognized as one of the highest ranking debate programs in California. In fewer than four years, the club won the "League Sweepstakes" title (top team in the league) at three tournaments, and OPHS debaters won more than 300 individual awards from League and Invitational tournaments throughout California. For each of the four years under Coach Audrey's leadership, OPHS Debate qualified students for the exclusive State of California Debate Championships--an unprecedented string of success!
- Audrey is the proud mother of three boys. Her oldest debated from middle school throughout college on the University of Pennsylvania Debate Team. He used the public speaking skills from debate as a management consultant in the Global Strategy Group at Accenture, then as a senior member of Tik Tok's business development team, at now as a growth manager at Aave, Lens protocol. Audrey's twins, who debated from 5th-12th grade at Oak Park High School, are seniors at the University of Pennsylvania and at Northwestern University.
- Before coaching debate, Audrey was a practicing litigator for over 25 years. She worked as a Deputy City Attorney for the City of LA and managed her own law firm.
- Audrey formed Prestige Debate Academy because she truly believes in--and has personally witnessed--the individual development and empowerment participating in debate provides to students.