North Shore Debate Institute Summer Workshop
Founded in 2023, the North Shore Debate Institute will be returning for a third summer of making summer debate accessible to as many students as possible!
June 9, 2025 to June 20, 2025
The North Shore Debate Institute Summer Workshop is a two-week policy debate workshop designed to provide a basic workshop experience for younger debaters looking for an introduction to the upcoming topic. Instruction will be targeted towards students competing on their second or third policy debate topic. Current middle schoolers with heading into high school are welcome.
Unlike most workshops, we focus on providing a more narrowly tailored workshop experience to provide maximum accessibility. We offer one of the lowest cost summer programs available, and provide remote evening lectures. Additionally, our program is designed to accommodate students with other summer obligations such as work or summer school.
Staff/Lecturers
We’re still staffing for the 2025 workshop, but we had a fantastic staff for 2024 workshop, with their most recent school affiliation in parenthesis.
Nicholas Jennings (Niles West High School)
Parth Shah (University of Pittsburg)
Bella Piekut (Emory University)
Ashton Smith (University of Michigan)
Wayne Tang (Northside College Prep)
Analysis of the Topic
Students will be introduced to topic staples including the Politics disadvantage, and Security kritik, as well as topic specific content including lectures, including topicality.
Schedule
Instruction is Monday through Friday from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. CDT. Day will consist of a one (1) hour lecture on a designated topic, immediately followed by a 30-minute question and answer period. Instructors will remain available for at least 30 minutes following the completion of their lecture.
Fees
The total fees for the 2025 North Shore Debate Institute Summer Workshop are $300.00. Early bird registration of $275.00 will be available through May 1, 2025. The full balance shall be due at the time of registration.
Application Policy
The June Session will be limited to 50 applicants. Should the June program fill up, additional applicants may be waitlisted for a potential July session.