Debate Club
Objectives
- To challenge students to think critically about world issues, gain knowledge about world organisations and strengthen their general knowledge.
- To sharpen speaking skills and ability to think on the spot.
Programme (Lower Sec)
- Students will learn the basics of debate through friendly sparring with their peers and with students from other schools.
- Students will learn, explore and discuss current affairs from a wide range of topics as international law, sciences, economics and human rights.
- Students will also be given opportunities to participate and represent the school in competitions.
Programme (Upper Sec)
- Students will hone their debating skills by mentoring their juniors, debating through friendly spars with their peers and with students from other schools.
- Students will research and present their findings on a wide range of topics as international law, sciences, economics and human rights.
- Students will organize and facilitate CCA activities such as CCA fair and the BMW debate
- Students will be given opportunities to participate and represent the school in competitions.
Achievements (last 3 years)
2022
- Debate Association Debating Championships 2022 – 1st runner up
- Singapore Secondary Schools Debating Championships 2022 – Quarter Finalists
2020
- National Schools Online Debating Championships 2020 – Champions
- Thoburn Cup 2020 – Best Speaker
- National Schools Online Debating Championships 2020
2019
- Singapore Secondary Schools Debating Championships 2019 - Quarter Finalist (team), 1st Best Speaker (Queeshia Pascual) and 2nd Best Speaker (Cheryl Chua Xin Miao) in Division 2
- Nethelynn Yang & Keris Lim Zhuo Yan- Selected to be part of the National Debate Training programme conducted by MOE
- Raffles Debate Academy U-14s Debating Championships- Semi finalists