Debate Training Camps

Debate Camp

Over a period of 2 weeks, LemonShark coaches offer an intensive learning experience for younger, novice debaters. From case-building to speech drills, students learn a variety of skills critical in Speech & Debate.

2020 Debate Summer Camp

2019 Debate Summer Camps

2018 Christmas Debate Camp

2018 Debate Summer Camps

Please wait for the 2022 Debate Summer Camp…….

In the words of the Past LemonShark Students

I feel like Tony is a really nice teacher and would always be there when you need help. With his advice I improved from not breaking to semi-finalist then to regionals and TOCโ€™s champion. I really appreciated and feel really lucky to have him as my teacher.

Tonyโ€™s course really dragged my interest towards debate and he personally helped me a lot in improving my debate skills.

I came to Lemonsharkโ€™s debate camp by chance last summer. At that time, I had just come in contact with the Public Forum debate and NSDA, and I knew nothing about it. Lemon Shark was the enlightenment in my debate career, from rules to skills, and where to start when writing cases and blocks.

I was shocked when I first found out about Lemonshark. I could not believe a high-school student could create such an organization that had a goal to teach debate for students. At that time, I did not trust Tony because he was just a student and I doubted whether he could teach others well or not. However, I still attended the class. Tony was ……

Zona won the 4th TOC middle school division championship in 2019, she spent two weeks in the LemonShark debate summer camp.

After finishing the debate training and competition of LemonShark, Cindy continued to study and participate in the competition. She has won the second and third places in the NSDA middle school group and the top eight in the TOC competition. Let’s see what Cindy said:

Martina participated in the 4th LemonShark debate competition in 2019 and won the best debater. Let us listen to her voice:

This winter break, I went to the LemonShark debate Studio, and I ‘m glad I did……

I felt like the area I improved most on was the proper way of researching evidence. 

Just after the first day, I was completely attracted by the course and the teachers Tony and Melody. They were very interesting and shared a lot of their debate experiences with us.

After two sessions of Lemonshark debate training, I learned a lot of debate skills and the importance of teamwork. For me, the debate is a step of growth, but also a good opportunity to exercise my communication skills and logic.