Peruvian Debate Association

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The Peruvian Debate Association is a legally ordained, non-profit institution, which organizes and coordinates activities to promote and increase debate in and among schools and universities in Peru. This association was founded in September 2002, by Sixto Ramos, Philosophy, Economics and Peruvian History teacher at Colegio Franklin Delano Roosevelt and representatives from 6 other schools; Santa María Marianistas, San Ignacio de Recalde, Markham College, Casuarinas, Newton and Carmelitas. In 2003 the Peruvian Debate Association along with other non-member schools and colleges helped Colegio Franklin Delano Roosevelt organize the World Schools Debating Championship 2003 in Lima, Peru; the grand final was held at a packed auditorium at Univesidad de Lima with well over 1000 people attending.

Every month the members schools for the regular debates at the Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced levels, with students' ages ranging from 11 to 17 years of age. The PDA holds annual try-outs where schools send their best debaters to compete in the selection for the National Team to compete in the World Schools Debating Championship in the so-caled "Worlds Style" which is derived from the Parliamentary Debate format.

Starting in 2005, at the request of several members, the Association began having debates in Spanish, it being the national language of Peru, both for the purpose of showing that debate does not only happen in English, but also to broaden the spectrum of possible participating schools from only bi-lingual ones.

1 Main Objectives
2 Benefits for the Students
3 Member Schools
4 Peru in the World Schools Debating Championship
5 Peru in the Pan-American Debating Champioships

[edit] Main Objectives

To spread debate among Peruvian schools in both English and Spanish
Develop training programs for students coaches and judges
Support the debate activities organized by member schools
Organize local, national, and international competitions
Select the members of the national team who will represent Peru in the World Schools Debating Championship and the Pan-American Competition
Be open to new school members
Look for sponsorship for debaters, coaches, and judges to attend international competitions

[edit] Benefits for the Students

Debating allows students to increase and develop their skills in a number of different areas such as: public speaking, logical organization, general knowledge, research, proving a point of view, personal time management, increase in confidence and inter-personal interaction, and teamwork.

[edit] Member Schools

Markham
Abraham Lincoln
Leonardo Da Vinci
Newton
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Peruano Británico
San Silvestre
Santa María Marianistas
San Ignacio de Recalde

[edit] Peru in the World Schools Debating Championship

Peru sent a team to the WSDC for the first time in 1993 to Medicine Hat, Canada. A brief pause was taken until 1997, then a team was sent to participate in the championship in Bermuda. Ever since Peru has sent a team to compete every year.

Peru's Participation:

1993- Canada
1997- Bermuda
1998- Israel (Semi-finalists)
1999- England
2000- USA
2001- South Africa
2002- Singapore
2003- Peru
2004- Germany (Quarter-finalists)
2005- Canada
2006- Wales (Octo-finalists)

All teams coached by Sixto Ramos except for WSDC in Peru 03 and Canada 05

All team members have been from different schools including Markham College, Newton College, Carmelitas and Roosevelt

The members of the team for this year's World Schools Debating Championship 2006 in Cardiff, Wales were:

Christian Grados
Gloria María González
Camilla Korder
Joaquin Ormeño
Diego Ortiz de Zevallos

Coach: Sixto Ramos

Last Year's Team for the 2005 World Schools Debating Championship in Calgary, Candada was:

Lorena Alarco(Newton College)
Ruben Del Aguila (Newton College)
Kyle Hecht (Newton College)
Juan Diego Farah Colegio Roosevelt
Gloria Maria Gonzalez Colegio Roosevelt

Coach: Alejandro Belmont

[edit] Peru in the Pan-American Debating Champioships

Peru has also had very successful participations at the Pan-American Championships, which was created by Sixto Ramos. The first one was held in Lima, Peru in 2002 where Peru debated at the finals vs. Argentina. In 2004 for the Pan-Americans in Buenos Aires, Argentina two teams were sent: