February Championship 2021
After the great success of our online Debating Matters championships in the UK, we are delighted to host the first-ever Berlin Debating Matters Online in February.
In this competition, students from six Berlin schools will battle it out for the title of Debating Matters Online February Champions 2021 through a series of online debates across two weeks.
DEBATE 1: “In the digital age, we should not expect our online activities to remain private”
Di 9 Februar
14.00-15.30
AGAINST
Leibniz-Gymnasium
CHAIR
Loris Halama
JUDGES
Alan Posener
Shirley Lawes
Tracey Follows
INDIVIDUAL JUDGES
Mo Lovatt
Mi 10 Februar
14.00-15.30
FOR
Schadow-Gymnasium
AGAINST
Gottfried-Keller-Gymnasium
CHAIR
Paul Thomas
JUDGES
Rev Dr Kai Funkschmidt
Phoebe Blackburn
Dr Chris Yianni
INDIVIDUAL JUDGES
Sabine Beppler
DEBATE 2: Populism is a threat to democracy
Mi 10 Februar
10.00-11.30
FOR
Bertha-von-Suttner-Gymnasium
AGAINST
Leibniz-Gymnasium
CHAIR
Kolja Zytadiß
JUDGES
Anli Serfontaine
John Battersby
Ella Whelan
INDIVIDUAL JUDGES
Geoff Kidder
Do 11 Februar
14.00-15.30
AGAINST
Humboldt-Gymnasium
CHAIR
Mo Lovatt
JUDGES
Alan Posener
Phoebe Blackburn
Daniel Ben-Ami
INDIVIDUAL JUDGES
Sabine Beppler
DEBATE 3: “Unhealthy lifestyles are not the business of government”
Do 11 Februar
10.00-11.30
FOR
Bertha-von-Suttner-Gymnasium
AGAINST
Humboldt-Gymnasium
CHAIR
Alastair Donald
JUDGES
John Battersby
Rev Dr Kai Funkschmidt
Julia Dannemann-Freitag
INDIVIDUAL JUDGES
Rob Lyons
Fr 12 Februar
14.00-15.30
AGAINST
Schadow-Gymnasium
CHAIR
Lukas Münster
JUDGES
Paul Thomas
Shirley Lawes
Dr Stefan Chatrath
INDIVIDUAL JUDGES
Jacob Reynolds
FINAL DEBATE: “Monuments to Controversial Historical Figures Should Remain“
Do 18 Februar, 14.00-16.00
AGAINST
Hans-Carossa-Gymnasium
CHAIR
Jacob Reynolds
JUDGES
John Battersby
Julia Dannemann-Freitag
Shirley Lawes
INDIVIDUAL JUDGES
Mo Lovatt