Bellevue Youth Debate
Teaching students public speaking skills.
Empowering students with self-confidence.
Engaging students in thoughtful, policy-oriented conversations.
FREE bi-weekly lessons.
Summer Camp Announcement
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July 7-11 from 5:30-7:30 PM
We will hold an online summer camp from July 7-11 at 5:30-7:30 PM! This is a great opportunity for middle and high schoolers to try debate for the first time or continue honing skills for next season. Both enrolled BYD students and non-BYD students are welcome to attend. Summer camp participants will also be given priority enrollment for the regular season.
About
We take middle and high school students of varying experience levels, meeting them where they are with quality instruction. Additionally, our goal is to make debate as accessible as possible. To that end, we offer our bi-weekly lessons for FREE.
Our middle and high school debaters have placed in the middle school TOC national championship and the Washington State Championship. They have also championed national tournaments, local tournaments, and the Pacific Northwest Middle School Debate League.
Please click below for more information. "Programs" contains our programs, schedules, and locations. "Staff" contains our mission statement and coach profiles. "History" contains our previous tournament results.
If you have any questions, please reach out to general@bellevueyouthdebate.org.
Testimonials
"My experience with BYD over the last year has been incredible. The coaches are so dedicated to supporting us and making our debate journey the best it could possibly be. Through BYD I have gained knowledge and skills that I wouldn't have encountered anywhere else. As my debate journey continues I'm excited to have the coaches by my side, knowing that I will continue to be inspired and challenged."
"It has been really fun and educational. I have learned a lot about both Parli and LD debate that I most likely couldn't have learned outside of BYD. Also, the coaching staff is very knowledgeable about debate and fun to be around."
"BYD is amazing for improving debate skills. The program is very organized, and I enjoy the learning environment it has. I also respect the coach's enthusiasm for helping us learn."
"My experience in BYD was amazing, the coaches give feedback and the feedback makes me improve A LOT. The community is also great everyone is super friendly."
"My experience at BYD has been pretty good, BYD has helped me a lot for improving my debate skills with just general arguments to presentation and also argument quality. BYD has also helped me learn LD easily so that I can understand."
"It was very easy to get into and there is quick improvement in debate. Apart from formal debates, other skills like logical arguments and persuasion are also developed. Both the coaches and other members are also very considerate."
"I've felt really included in BYD, and constructive feedback from supportive coaches has helped me to grow as a debater. Coaches also helped me through difficult lectures, inviting all members to ask questions whenever they need to."
"BYD has helped me learn how to debate, structure my writing, thinking and articulating arguments in a clear format. It’s very challenging, helps stretch my brain, fun, and you get to meet people from other schools."
"It has been a great learning experience for me at BYD, and I have learned so much about debate already! It has helped with my confidence with public speaking, and it's a really great way for me to learn argument skills in general. The coaches are also super nice and give great constructive feedback!"
"My experience at BYD has been amazing. I have gotten to learn so many things related to debate that have helped me succeed in tournaments. The stuff they have taught me can help me in the long run."