Hilltop introduces speech, debate class
Sparta. Hilltop Country Day School will offer public speaking and debate to give middle-school-aged students the skills they need to present ideas and engage in humorous dialogue and debate.
| 05 Dec 2019 | 02:52
From left, Anna Tsanko, Elilzabeth Diaz, Mia Cornelius and Kiera Keller.
This year, Hilltop is offering a course in public speaking and debate aimed at refining the skills needed for sixth, seventh, and eighth-grade students to develop, support, and present ideas in a variety of situations from extemporaneous speeches to product pitches, interviews, humorous dialogues, and formal debates.
Taught jointly by Hilltop’s music, technology, and English teachers, this course gives students exposure, lessons, and practice in all areas of public speaking with the advice of teachers with expertise in the performing arts, formal writing instruction, and computer expertise. This approach provides coaching in all areas of effective communication.