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Below is a quick summary of what we offer. You also can access the individual webpages for each resource through the main menu.
Thank you for your support, and please email theodore_choe26@milton.edu if you have any questions!
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Group Classes
Our group classes are most analogous to a standard weekly “team practice” at a school program, but we’ve redesigned every aspect to remove the aimlessness of traditional practices.
Content - Covers all debate skills in depth: flowing, weighing, prep, round vision, judge adaptation, narrative building, etc.
Engagement - Large focus on practice and active engagement as a core part of the process
Teaching style - Small (4:1) student-instructor ratio and high emphasis on personalized learning in every aspect of the session
Design - Created from scratch by our instructors to cover what we believe is legitimately helpful, with uncompromising focus on quality above all else
Webinars & Events
We routinely host webinar lectures, Q&As, and events featuring both our own instructors and other acclaimed debaters nationwide.
We hope to meaningfully educate the Massachusetts community in doing so, exposing students to talented debaters who can speak on their own journey the activity.
The purpose of the webinars is to have a uniquely deep dive into something specific, whether it’s a particular debate concept or something about the experience of the activity as a whole. Presenters prepare their own events and have complete control over what they want to cover.
Potential topics this year might include:
Introduction to the college debate scene
Kritiks and critical theory
Theory and progressive debate
Writing strategic arguments and cases
Improvement and competitive success in debate
Introduction to the national circuit
Demo debates on current/upcoming topics
Advanced lay debate, narrative building, and persuasive speaking
Financial inequality in the debate community
Guest presentations from student-run partner organizations
Rebuttal/summary/final focus deep dive
Introduction to frameworks and utilitarianism
Round vision and advanced strategy
Research skills and evidence
Courses
Our multi-class courses are tightly designed tracks that replace the confusion of traditional programs with a clear path to learning and improvement in the activity.
Intentionality - Designed meticulously by all instructors by discussing what was and wasn’t effective in our own school programs and experiences
Efficiency - Engagement-heavy and practice-oriented approach that teaches key skills quickly without long, winding lessons or lectures
Environment - Stress-free and fun (not supposed to be like school or a traditional class setting!)
Our Philosophy - Centered around critical thinking and the nuance of ideas rather than reducing debate to mechanics only
Structure - 1 hour classes, 1 teacher for entire course, and no homework :)
4:1
Student-teacher ratio
$0
Price per class
100%
Live, instructor-led class time
Private Lessons
Our private lessons offer one-on-one access to select instructors on our team with flexible and automated scheduling.
All of our instructors follow their own individual teaching style while mirroring the Sparkwise philosophy of emphasizing critical thinking and idea-driven engagement.
The level of personalization given through one-on-one instruction is incredibly important for debaters in so many different aspects.
While many successful debaters hire private coaches, however, most students does not have widespread access to private coaching.
We’re offering these lessons to try to make one-on-one coaching an institutionally accessible aspect of the debate community.
Content - Complete student control over the topic of instruction; instructor creates a custom lesson plan prior to meeting
Flexibility - Total choice of instructor, meeting time, and lesson length through individual instructor calendars and automated scheduling
Holistic Instruction - Long-term instructor relationships that can cover both topic prep and debate skills
First Lesson Free - One free 1-hour lesson with any instructor for everyone as part of Sparkwise’s mission to democratize access to private instruction!