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BEST Global Youth Debates

We will showcase best debates from each session here so that current and future participants can listen and learn.
Thank you to all students, teachers and judges (who are teachers and pre-service students also from different parts of the world). Please note that is it usually the teacher logged in for each student to record, and the students introduce themselves before speaking.

Best Debates December 2018

Debate Topic:
"Mandatory vaccination of children will safely stop the spread of serious disease"
The debate below was recorded in December 2018. It was a live debate between students at Milton HS, Vermont, USA and Schutz American International School, Alexandria, Egypt. Thank you to judges Terry Smith and Chris Trimnell. Congratulations to students at Milton HS as the winners. A live debate does not take place each semester - most debates in this global project are asynchronous using Voicethread, examples are below.

Best Debates June 2018

Debate Topic:
"Capital punishment is an effective deterrent to stop crime"
Debate #2 Teams:
  • Schutz American School (winners!)
  • Singapore American School
Debate #4 Teams:
  • Phoenix School (Winners!)
  • Singapore American School

Best Debate December 2017

Debate Teams:
  • Affirmative - Schutz American School (Egypt)
  • Negative - Glenunga International High School (Australia)
Debate Topic:
"Ocean conservation will never happen unless countries collaborate"

Round 3 Debate - May 2017

Debate Teams:
  • Affirmative - Somerset Academy (USA)
  • Negative - Singapore American School (Singapore)
Debate Topic:
"Labels towards people and groups do more harm than good"

Round 2 Debate - May 2016

Debate Teams:
  • Affirmative - Singapore American School (Singapore)
  • Negative - Immanuel College (Adelaide, Australia)
Debate Topic: 
"Human activity is primarily responsible for global climate change today"
Debate Teams:
  • Affirmative - Choithram International School (India)
  • Negative - Singapore American School (Singapore)
Debate Topic: 
"Human activity is primarily responsible for global climate change today"

Semi-Finals Debate May 2015

Debate Teams:
  • Affirmative - Vienna International School
  • Negative - Singapore American School
Debate Topic: 
"For global peace and security censorship of the Internet does more harm than good"
Debate Winners:
Thank you to our judge Tamara Wolpowitz for judging this final debate for the 2014-15 session
Congratulations to the winner! 
 - Singapore American School.
See the Judges comments online

Practice Round 1: October 2014

Bettendorf Middle School (USA): Affirmative
Choithram International School (India): Negative
Choithram International School (India): Affirmative
Bilingual European School (Italy): Negative
Bettendorf Middle School (USA): Affirmative
Hamilton Middle School (USA): Negative
Choithram International School (India): Affirmative
Bettendorf Middle School (USA): Negative
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