Emory National Debate Institute

The end of camp has come. Our debater are demonstrating their skill through a camp wide competitive debate tournament.

Lab PT critiqued speeches by making a web of kindness. Each lab member gave a word of encouragement to a different member in the lab until a web was created.

In lieu of a lecture today, campers are spending the morning prepping for tomorrow's tournament.

Getting ready for some practice debates with lab assistants Aadi and Laurel

Taking a break on the quad!

After a day of practice debates, our debaters unwind with a pizza party.

ENDI is for building bonds with your debate partner.

Our campers are getting ready for tomorrow’s practice debates by participating in a clarity speaking drill.

Here are a few glimpses of practice speeches given yesterday. How many speeches do you think a ENDI camper gives in two weeks?

Taking a break at ENDI includes coloring and time on the quad. Thank you to our staff for leading creative brain breaks.

Gavin is showing us his fancy flow. He incorporated strategies from Elysia Tilman’s flowing selective.

Thank you, Elysia Tillman, for an interactive lecture on integrating technology into debate.

Welcome to the 2024 Emory National Debate Insitute! We are kicking off the camp with this year's topic lecture on Intellectual Property!

Great last day of tournament debate!

Debate tournament done! MT and LM lab group photos and BS playing a trivia game. We loved having these students at the ENDI!

Day 1 of the ENDI tournament ✅

Debate prep, Kahoot games, and selfies- oh my! Last day before the tournament starts tomorrow!

An interesting day at the ENDI with some expected things - speaking drills and speeches - and some firsts - calligraphy, Smartie tower and conversation with a rabbi.

Flag football and reading on the quad during selectives tonight 🏈📚🌳

Emory Director of Debate Mikaela Malsin lectures on the Kritik, LM lab members do speaking drills with the K, and Emory Associate Director of Debate works with her lab

Day 2 of practice debates!

First debates on next year’s topic during practice debates at the ENDI 🥳

Some photos from our evening selectives this week besides the debate selectives (which aren’t as fun to photograph 😊)

Last day of the ENDI for our fundamentals students! These students crushed it this week while learning about debate, deliberation, and dialogue and finished strong with their first debate tournament. Thanks for spending this week with us!

ENDI 2023 🔥

Demonstration debate between our lab assistants Jordan, Maddox, Dylan, and Sam on universal basic income and the ENDI students doing the hard work of deciding who won at the end 🏆

Fundamentals students had their first full debates over the last two days. Great job!

Taking a brain break on the quad!⚽️🍊📱

LM lab doing the backwards drill this morning + MT lab doing speaking drills + BS lab learning about Disad Dan from Becca = an awesome morning for the policy students at the ENDI!