US Qualifier 2024
Students from US programme, Incubate Debate, take part in a qualifier competition on Saturday 2 November 2024. The top three winning teams will go through to the final of Debating Matters Transatlantic in 2025 where they will take on three schools from the UK.
10:15 EDT | 14:15 GMT
WELCOME
10:30 EDT | 14:30 GMT
DEBATE 1: Populism is a threat to democracy
Room 3
FOR
Debate Divas
AGAINST
Yankee Doodlers
CHAIR
Tony Gilland
CO-CHAIR
Eleanor Kavanagh-Brown
JUDGES
Sabine Beppler-Spahl
Bryce McColskey
Dr. Richards Plavnieks
12:00 EDT | 16:00 GMT
DEBATE 2: We should accept the risks inherent in contact sports
13:30 EDT | 17:30 GMT
DEBATE 3: Monuments to controversial historical figures should remain
Room 3
FOR
Debate Divas
AGAINST
The Great Debater
CHAIR
Jacob Reynolds
CO-CHAIR
Geoff Kidder
JUDGES
Nat Edwards
Dr. Richard Harris
Shelagh McNerney
15:00 EDT | 19:00 GMT
RESULTS, WINNERS & THANKS
WINNERS: Cowgirl Crusaders, Panthers, The Great Debater
Debating Matters Transatlantic is a partnership project between Incubate Debate, Ideas Matter and Bill of Rights Institute.
We are grateful for the support of Rising Tide Foundation.
