MIFA is organizing 7, one-day workshops for students and coaches in Public Forum debate. Wednesday, August 16 Bay Area Thursday, August 17 Ann Arbor Area - Saline High School Friday, August 18 Oakland County Area - Birmingham Covington School Monday, August 21 Detroit Area Tuesday, August 22 Kalamazoo Area Wednesday, August 23 Grand Rapids Area Thursday, August 24 Northern Michigan - Gaylord High School Camps will run from 9am to 4pm daily
Workshop Sessions and Itinerary The workshops will have 3 tracks geared towards Middle Level, Novice and Varsity high school students and coaches. Students will gain knowledge, skills and speaking experience as well as evidence for the coming year's topics. Teachers/Coaches will have the opportunity to participate with students and also be offered separate specifically focused on teaching debate in the classroom including lesson plans/exercises and best practices for coaching teams.
The cost for the workshop is $0 with MIFA membership ($25 per person to not yet members).
Made possible by a grant from Michigan Speech Coaches, Inc.
Public Forum Debate Workshop Pre-workshop materials will be available here. Permission Slip - Required for students not attending with a coach
MIFA 30238 Spring River Dr. Southfield, MI 48076 mifa@themifa.org 734.352.7401
