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Team India are World Champions!
Team India, selected and trained by ISDS won the World Schools Debating Championships 2019 that took place in Bangkok, Thailand between the 24th and 31st of July.
Workshops & Events
BUDDING SPEAKERS’ LAUNCHPAD UPCOMING
A 3 day introductory public speaking workshop for students in grades 6 & 7
ISDS MASTERCLASS ONGOING
Sessions on public speaking for students in grades 7 to 12 delivered over 1:45 hour long sessions
DEBATE CERTIFICATION COURSE ONGOING
The course strengthens students’ debating skills and assesses them on verifiable metrics (for students in grades 9-12)
YOUNG LEARNERS’ ACADEMY UPCOMING
A comprehensive summer programme for students in grades 7-8 who are yet to enter the world of public speaking
Indian Schools Debating Society (ISDS)
AN OVERVIEW OF OUR IMPACT
Note(s): (1) Ecosystem reach refers to direct reach through enrollment in our programmes and indirect partner programming and downstream effects (2) The World Schools Debating Championship (WSDC) is the most prestigious debating tournament for school students in the world, where students represent their countries (3) The International Competition for Young Debaters (ICYD) is the largest, most prestigious under 15 debating tournament hosted by the Cambridge and Oxford Unions (4) Top 10 in the country that the institution is in (5) Yearly data is calculated based on 2023
The Indian Schools Debating Society (ISDS) is a not-for-profit organization, powered by the Ramco Group of Companies, that aims to take competitive debating to students across India. Since its inception in 2008 in Chennai, when a mere 5 schools came together to learn debating, ISDS has taken on activities every year to encourage students bloom into mature and politically involved problem solvers.
A pioneer in bringing the ‘World Schools Debating Championship’ format of debating to India, ISDS continually trains young Indians with the assistance of the best debaters from around the world, creating a new pool of ever growing fierce Indian debaters that are eager to give back.
