Fall Classes Start August 13th
See below for Flyer and Forms
Fall Schedule
Beginning Debate: Aug 20 - Oct 22
Competitive Debate: Aug 13 - Oct 15
- August: 13, 20, 27
- September: 10, 17, 24
- October: 8, 15, 22
Beginning Debate: Sundays 10 am - 12 pm
- Introduction to a variety styles of debate
- Conquer fear of public speaking
- Learn how to think critically
Competitive Debate: Sundays: 1 - 3 pm
- For students with some experience
- Refine debate skills
- Prepare for tournaments
Tournament schedule will be provided 1st day of class
Call Coach Jake with any questions: (818) 314 - 6504
Beginning Debate Starts August 2023
Intermediate Debate Starts October 2023
Intermediate Debate Starts October 2023
Intermediate Debate Starts October 2023
Intermediate Debate Starts October 2023
Intermediate Debate Starts October 2023
Competitive Debate STARTS August 2023
Intermediate Debate Starts October 2023
Competitive Debate STARTS August 2023
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, and now as a growth manager at Aave, Lens Protocol. Audrey's twins, who debated from 5th-12th grade at Oak Park High School, are recent graduates of the University of Pennsylvania and Northwestern University. They have jobs with prestigious finance and consulting firms.
- 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.