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Academy team representing SA at Southern Africa Debate Time

The Academy team (Bettina Buabeng Baidoo, Jordach Sheriden Govender and Nonhlanhla Masanabo) are leaving today for Zambia to represent SA at Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation’s Southern Africa Debate Time.

The topics they will debate are:

  1. Southern African governments are not doing enough to fight Cyber Crime.
  2. ICTs are influencing socio – economic development in Southern Africa.
  3. Technology is to blame for the moral decay in Southern Africa.

 

After premiering four years ago in Lusaka, Debate Time is a ZNBC television format that has provided a nationwide platform for inter-school debate competition meant to enhance research and public speaking skills in pupils. The program has had the participation of over 80 schools in Zambia and the participation of over 240 pupils from across the country per year. It has received an overwhelming response prompting schools from the Southern African region to request participation on the program.

The Grand Prize for Debate Time 2013 Southern Africa is US$5,000 and a Zambia Information Communication Technology Authority sponsored ICT Research Centre (computers).

The team will be accompanied by the Academy coach, Leanne Horwitz. We wish them all the best of luck for their adventure and are very proud of them!

Call for applications: National Coach

This is a call for applications for the position of the South African National Coach. The National Coach will be responsible for training the South African Schools Debating Team for all tournaments that fall within the period of March 2014 – Feb 2015. This coach appointment includes Thailand Worlds as this falls in August 2014.

As outlined by section F19 (h), the National Head Coach shall serve a term of one year, shall provide leadership to the Board and the South African debating community on issues pertaining to the activity of debating, and shall:

  1. seek to improve the standard of coaching materials in South Africa;
  2. serve as the Coach for the SASDT at any international competitions.

Please note that the National Coach must be available to attend the National Schools Debating Championships (6-12 December in Johannesburg) for selection and the AGM.

To apply, applicants are required to submit:

  1. A debating CV and brief motivation;
  2. An outline of their plans for the next 2 years (where they’ll be, what they’ll be doing, etc);
  3. A coaching plan outlining their ideas for trials, training sessions, etc.

Please ensure that all applications are in by 18 October. Please send all applications to sasdbinfo@gmail.com.

The NEC will then vote on the applications we receive and the appointment will be announced by Monday 21 October. Please send can this to whoever else you think will be interested. We are really hoping to receive as many high level applications as we can!

Call for applications: Academy Coach

All suitable candidates are invited to apply for the position of South African Academy Coach. Those that wish to apply must submit a debating CV, a coaching plan and a letter of motivation to sasdbinfo@gmail.com by 18 October. Please forward this to anyone you think may be interested!
The position of National Academy coach includes:
  • curriculum design for the National Academy
  • selection of other coaches to be involved in the training at the National Academy
  • selection of Academy shadow coach
  • selection of a National Academy team to represent the country at an international tournament
  • selection of an international tournament for the National Academy team
  • attendance at an international tournament with the National Academy team
The position of National Academy coach does not include:
  • the organization of travel, accommodation or any other arrangements for the learners selected for the National Academy
  • the organization of transport, registration, accommodation or any other arrangements for international tournaments that the learned selected for the National Academy team may attend
  • sourcing funding for the international tournament
Please note that the Academy coach must be able to attend NSDC (6-12 December, in Johannesburg) for selection and the AGM.

Call for applications: SANSDC 2013 DCA

Please find attached the call for applications for the role of Deputy Chief Adjudicator for the National Schools Debating Championships. Please forward this on to anyone you know who may be interested. Applications close Friday 11 October.

Attached is a document which details the responsibilities of DCAs as well as the applications procedure. You can download it here: SASDB Call for DCAs.

We’re very excited for all the high quality applications we’re likely to receive!

Kind regards,
Paida Mangondo and the SASDB executive.

SASDB Call for DCAs-page-001

Team SA are European Schools Debating Champions 2013

 

Team South Africa has returned victorious from the European Schools Debating Championships 2013 in Turkey this August. The South African Schools Debating Board cannot be more proud of Team South Africa!

Team South Africa won all 8/8 preliminary rounds collecting 24/24 judges and breaking 1st, 100 speaker points above the rest of the tournament. Team South Africa went on to win the Quarter Finals unanimously (3-0); the Semi-Final unanimously (5-0) and then proceeded to win the Finals unanimously! (7-0). To top it all off the entire team ranked as the 4 best speakers at the tournament:

  1. Josh Broomburg
  2. Nicole Dunn
  3. Rachel Gardiner
  4. Daniel Peter

Congratulations! South Africa is tremendously proud of you and your performance. Congratulations further to their coach Luke Churchyard and their adjudicator Alisje Churchyard for all the hard work they have put in. Alisje broke as a judge to the quarter finals, and could not proceed due to clashes with Team SA. Well done!

Viva, Team SA, Viva!

The motions debated were:

  • ROUND 1 (prepared): This House would give power to a government of experts rather than elected politicians in a time of crisis.
  • ROUND 2: THW allow companies to refuse to hire smokers.
  • ROUND 3 (prepared): This House believes that the IOC should no longer allow countries with a bad Human Rights track record to host the Olympics.
  • ROUND 4: THW teach contemporary literature at the expense of literary classics.
  • ROUND 5 (prepared): This House supports lower taxes to extensive public services.
  • ROUND 6: THW hold parents legally responsible for the criminal actions of their children.
  • ROUND 7 (prepared): This House would allow those charged with disclosing classified information to mount a defence of “whistleblowing in the public interest”.
  • ROUND 8: THBT prostitution is a legitimate way to make a living.
  • QUARTER-FINAL: THW ban unpaid internships.
  • SEMI-FINAL: THBT freedom of speech is more important than religious sensitivities.
  • FINAL: TH supports the targeted assassination of terrorist leaders.

Team SA was recently featured in the Sunday Times:

Team SA Sunday Times

The tab for the tournament can be accessed here.