What is Global Youth Debates?

Global Youth Debates is a Flat Connections global project that provides a unique global collaborative experience for joining diverse cultures in authentic debate to foster global competence, international mindedness and action.
Global Youth Debates is suitable for all learning environments and is designed for students of age 10-18.

Global Youth Debates aims to connect schools, teachers and students globally to learn more about the world, with the world through student debate.

Global Youth Debates opens eyes and hearts as students debate on an issue that will bring together diverse ideas, develop transferable skills and create lasting friendships.

NEXT DEBATES START February 2022
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 THEME 2020 - Climate Action from SDG13 and Life on Land SDG15
TOPIC - TBC
The theme and the topic for the debates is based on the
United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

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What are teachers saying about GYD?

The asynchronous debate was very exciting for my students - to know they were debating against real teams living somewhere else in the world was very powerful. Singapore American School.
We loved hearing our opponents' rebuttals to our arguments, also the judges' feedback was very meaningful and helped us to grow. The International School of the Sacred Heart, Tokyo.
An excellent opportunity to connect and have discourse across geographical distance. A wonderful exercise in critical thinking and cross-cultural dialogue. MC2 Charter School, USA.

USA students connect online to discuss climate change and global connections

Schutz American School students in Egypt prepare for and record debate responses

Singapore American School students prepare for our next debate!

Schools - integrate debating into your curriculum and join this fully supported global community to connect across the world.  READ MORE.....
Students - Learn how to research and debate and build strong connections with others who are doing the same.
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Global Youth Debates is open to all schools and runs from September - May with new debates in each semester.
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