Speech & Debate for Grades K-3rd and 3rd-5th

​Speech: K-2nd Grade Class offered:
  • Wednesdays 10:15-11:15
  • Plans include building communication skills through various exercises, including a unit on social skills, age-appropriate critical thinking exercises, games, as well as building the more traditional public speaking and listening skills. This is going to be a fun year!
  • This class works for early or non-readers.
  • This class is learning through play!

Speech & Debate: ​​​3rd-5th Grade Class offered:
  • Wednesdays 11:30-12:30

​Please Note:
  • All classes cover similar areas of communications but are adjusted according to grade level.
  • Continuing enrollment, from year to year, means opportunity for continued growth. ​
  • Class assignments are varied from year to year with a few favorites repeated.
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Noteworthy Aspects of the Course
  • Students are not evaluated on a curve but against their own prior performances which serves to propel individual growth.
  • Assignments that require outside of class preparation are alternated with assignments that require little or no outside preparation. There is also an attempt to keep load lighter during finals.

  • This class is for students who are reluctant as well as those who thrive on performing (and every student in between those two extremes).
  • New assignments are almost always given at the top of the class. This increases the importance of being on time.
Typical Class Session
  1. Listen & Learn (instruction, new assignments, notes)
  2. Performances & Review (from peers & instructor) or in-class time to work on group assignments

The year focuses on: