Fremont Debate Academy x Bringhurst Debate

Register for FDA Bringhurst’s 3rd annual program for 4th & 5th graders here by February 27th!

We’re excited to start FDA Lila Bringhurst’s 3rd annual debate program this year! 

DISCLAIMER: Because of limited bandwidth, we will be capping this year’s program at ~24-30 4th-5th grade students. Students will be admitted on a first come, first serve basis. The rest of the students will be put on a waitlist.

Over the past 10 years, Fremont Debate Academy has impacted over 5000 elementary and middle school students in 19 states & 8 countries, including thousands in FUSD through operations in 25 FUSD schools. Under our instruction, students and alumni internationally over the past few years have qualified to elimination rounds or won tournaments in prestigious tournaments over 400 times! 

This year, we’re running an 8 week long competitive debate program focusing on the Middle School Public Debate Format at Lila Bringhurst Elementary School. Students will learn various structured forms of argumentation, and research techniques. Through practice sessions, drills, and mini-competitions, students’ public speaking skills will be vastly improved. At the end of the school year, there will be a FDA international tournament!

FDA Lila Bringhurst sessions will be held on Mondays from 3:30pm to 5:00pm. There will be 8 classes for this program. The start date for the sessions will be March 3rd in Room C230. Our last session will be on May 5th. Note: Parents are responsible for picking their children up promptly at 5:00 PM right after the session. Students can stay in room C230 with Ms. Qin until the program starts at 3:30 or be dropped off / picked up by parents. Pickup will be at the front of the school, not the back gate. We will be supervising students in one designated location for a smooth dismissal process.

Fremont Debate Academy’s studies about its programs exhibit strong results regarding student growth: Students participating in FDA’s debate & civics programs saw a 39.1% improvement in their self-confidence & public speaking skills, 45.9% improvement in their knowledge about the world & research skills, and 90% said that participating in FDA’s debate & civics programs has had a positive impact on their academic performance.

Feel free to direct any questions to our three FDA Lila Bringhurst Elementary Instructors:

Faculty Instructor - Ms. Qin (yqin@fusdk12.net)

HS Lead  Ishaan Patel - ishaanp@fremontdebateacademy.org  

HS Lead Vedang Mantha - vedang@fremontdebateacademy.org