Enable confidence and enhance technique in critical thinking and public speaking.
Learn from award-winning teachers
Understand elements of persuasion and the ‘how’ behind competition.
Engage and enhance technique
Learn constructive speech for both sides of debate resolution and develop the know-how to improve cases and rebuttal responses.
What our debaters say
“As a longtime student of Mr.Flowers, I was encouraged to push the boundary in terms of my creative abilities. He placed a really high value on innovation, and that lesson stuck with me.The most important lesson that I learned from Mr.Flowers was to stop finding reasons why something couldn’t or shouldn’t be done, and instead, to buckle down and make something great. He made it clear to me that both stepping outside of your comfort zone and having a willingness to mess up a little bit in the process of innovation were great things.”
Adithya K
"Mr. Flowers taught our class to take a step back and breathe, before speaking publicly. His humanity brought most of us to a comfort zone that I’ve never seen before in a large group of diverse students. Mr. Flowers also pushed our class. His lessons made us think about different ways to comprehend the problem or task at hand to create different solutions and/or counterpoints to the debate topic at hand."
Jackson F
"Mr. Flowers was the first to help me come out of my shell and stand my ground when debating. I really enjoyed how Mr. Flowers was very energetic and fun with his teach style. He helped us learn how to debate through games and even sang songs at tournaments."
Christina S
"Mr. Flowers was always willing to sit down one-on-one with students if they were confused about anything from the class lesson. If there was a specific topic that a student was interested in, Flowers was always the type to help facilitate their education around that topic."
Somer S.
Maccabee Academy
Director of Debate
“My goal as an educator is to share the transformative power of debate with every student. I believe debate not only creates better thinkers and communicators, but it also empowers students to find and develop their voices.
As a former competitor and current coach, I have spent most of my life teaching students the skills and concepts necessary for a successful debate career. I place growth at the center of my teaching and am confident any student can use debating as a vehicle for great success.”
-Mr. Flowers
Sign up for one of our info sessions!
Do you have questions about Maccabee Debate Camp? Meet our Director of Debate and join us for an information session where we'll answer all of your questions about camp!
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