Our Programs : Extracurricular

2007-08 Brag Board

Junior High School Provincial Debate Tournament (Mar/08)

This was a very large competition. Congratulations to the entire CFIS Debate team for such a strong showing!!!

BILINGUAL DEBATE
Attiya Hirji (Gr 9) and Sabrina Poonja (Gr 8)
1st Place - Alberta Champions

SPEAKER, Bilingual
Attiya Hirji - 1st place
Sabrina Poonja - 2nd place

JUNIOR OPEN TEAM DEBATE
Sahar Ibrahim (Gr. 9) and
Rachel Bethune (Gr. 9)
2nd Place
Both are off to the Junior High School National Debate Tournament in St. John’s Newfoundland in May/08.

INDIVIDUAL SPEAKER POINTS
for this tournament:
Sahar Ibrahim - 1st place
Rachel Bethune - 2nd place
Matthew Scott - 4th place
Michael Bridge - 8th place

On occasion we host Debate Tournaments at CFIS. Please contact us if you would like to volunteer at one of these tournaments.

Mme Marlene Wilson
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Our Programs : Extracurricular - Debate Club

The CFIS debate club is open to students in grades 6 to 9. The art of debate is becoming an important part of our school culture. Students interested in becoming members should notify their teachers.

What is debate?

The idea behind debate is that there are two sides to every issue. In a debate the two sides are known as the Affirmative and the Negative. The two sides of the debate have different jobs arising from their position with respect to the Resolution, issue or topic. The participants of the CFIS debate club will benefit from developing public speaking, critical thinking, research and teamwork skills. We deal with the challenge of learning to be resourceful thinkers who can synthesize ideas and quickly articulate them. Debate is based on simple and logical concepts. Debate involves two teams of two people speaking in a specific order.

2007 - 08 Debate Research Topics

Topic # 1 - Be it resolved that (BIRT) Canada should increase her reliance on nuclear energy.

Topic #2 - BIRT the 2009 Canadian commitment in Afghanistan be extended

Topic #3 - BIRT free trade has been beneficial to Canada

Debate Year - Sample Schedule (based on 2005/06)

September             Calgary Science School Workshop for beginner debaters
October (early)      Strathcona Tweedsmuir School to host an impromptu debate tournament
October (end)        F.E Osborne School to host Topic 1 debate tournament
November (end)     West Island College to host Topic 2 debate tournament
December (early)   Westmount Charter School to host an impromptu debate tournament
January (mid)         Branton Junior High School to host the Stampede debate tournament
February (mid)       Calgary Science School or John Ware School to host the qualifier tournament
February (mid)        William Aberhart to host bilingual debate tournament
February (mid)        Webber Academy to host the Regional debate tournament
March 18                 Alberta Provincial Debate Tournament held in Edmonton at Parkview Jr. High School and
                                      Crestwood Jr. High School