OUR PROGRAM

5-week rising seniors - July 5 to Aug 8, 2009
4-week rising juniors and sophomores - July 12 to Aug 8, 2009
3-week rising seniors, juniors and sophomores - July 12 to Aug 1, 2009

The Northwestern Debate Institute is an unequaled living-learning opportunity for high school debaters that offers an intensive and comprehensive summer debate experience.  As many high school debaters already know, Northwestern University Debate is unequaled in its win/loss record at the NDT and also in it's ability to provide the BEST summer Debate experience in the country.  The Northwestern Debate Institute is a rigorous training program for the serious, experienced high school debater.  Most of the best high school debaters in the country will enroll in our various programs.
The various ages and lengths of programs will admit the following:
5-week Seniors - 30 students
4-week Juniors - 60 students
4-week Sophomores - 30 students
3-week (all grades ) - 45 students
The limited size of each group, accompanied by an outstanding 1:8 student teacher ratio, permit us to provide Northwestern Debate Institute students the very best in individualized instruction suited to the particular needs of each student.
The Northwestern Debate Institute strives to help students enhance research, argument construction, and debating skills, to learn about the upcoming debate topic, and to achieve these goals in a high skills environment that encourages substantial interaction among students and staff.  Debaters leaving the Northwestern Debate Institute have the best chance to excel as they return to their own high schools, having learned the upcoming topic and skills from the finest instructors around the country as well as those from the unsurpassed Northwestern University Debate Society.

NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
National Debate Tournament CHAMPIONS
2005 • 2003 • 2002 • 1999 • 1998 • 1995 • 1994 • 1980 • 1978 • 1973 • 1966 • 1959 • 1958
National Debate Tournament TOP SPEAKERS
2000 • 1999 • 1998 • 1996 • 1989 • 1973 • 1968 • 1966 • 1962