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St Louis Speech and Debate
For eighteen years, St. Louis Speech and Debate has equipped young people to be effective communicators. As a local club affiliated with Stoa, a national Christian home school forensics league, students gain public speaking and debate skills in club. Students compete locally and many attend regional tournaments as well as Nationals. Whether a student wants to be competitive or just gain confidence in public speaking, our club works to equip students so they grow into articulate speakers.
Our Junior Club (ages 8-11) runs concurrently with Senior Speech (ages 12-18). Juniors engage in games, skits, dramatic readings, Scripture and poetry memory, and also give individual presentations in a friendly atmosphere. Our goal is no-fear public speaking for our youngest members!
Public Speaking
In speech, students
● Write and deliver prepared speeches
● Gain poise in impromptu-style speaking
● Tell stories through dramatic interpretation
Team Policy Debate
In debate, students
● sharpen research skills
● learn to ask good questions
● persuasively communicate
This Year
Exercises will focus on “real-life” opportunities, such as:
● sharing the gospel with someone from a different religion
● explaining the context and meaning of a verse
● teaching a lesson to children at church
● using a current movie to discuss Scriptural perspectives with a friend