Potomac Debate and Speech Camps

Grades 5 – 10

Debate – Grades 7 -10
June 23 – 27 – Are you interested in becoming effective at Persuasion? This camp is for you then! Join this camp to learn strategies around building your debating skills. Since, debate is a structured argument about a given resolution, campers in this program learn persuasion, nuance, and how to use evidence to further their cases…Read More Debate will end at 4:00 pm everyday. All debate students must be picked up at carpool each day as bus service is not available at this time.

Speech – Grades 7 – 10
June 30 – July 3-Speech is mostly an individual event, and in Potomac’s Speech Camp, campers will learn to perform interpretation, oratories, and limited preparation styled speeches. Potomac’s national-championship speech coaches will instruct all forms of competitive speech...Read More

Introduction to Speech and Debate – Grades 5- 6
July 21 – 25 -Do you want to grow more confident in your public speaking and argumentation skills? Are you interested in becoming a local, state, or national champion in speech and debate? If debating current events, public speaking, dramatic acting, or humorous monologues interest you, we guarantee you will thoroughly enjoy this course…Read More

These programs are directed by Ryan Levesque,  Potomac’s Co-Director of Speech and Debate.

These camps does not include participation in our aquatics program. However, campers entering grades K–6 are welcome to register for after-camp swim lessons.