Debate Teams
Based on the Foundation's mission and goals, the Ted and Kelli London Charitable Foundation sponsors debate teams at schools throughout Cook County. Debate teams provide students with the opportunity to develop their critical thinking, public speaking, and research skills.
These skills are essential for success in the legal profession, and they also help students to become more engaged citizens. By providing opportunities for underserved youth to excel in debate, we aim to cultivate the next generation of diverse legal professionals who can effectively advocate for justice and equality.
Our debate teams compete in local, regional, and national tournaments. We provide students with the training and resources they need to succeed, including coaching, travel expenses, and debate materials.
Benefits of Debate Teams
These skills are essential for success in the legal profession, and they also help students to become more engaged citizens. By providing opportunities for underserved youth to excel in debate, we aim to cultivate the next generation of diverse legal professionals who can effectively advocate for justice and equality.
Our debate teams compete in local, regional, and national tournaments. We provide students with the training and resources they need to succeed, including coaching, travel expenses, and debate materials.
Benefits of Debate Teams
Improved Critical Thinking Skills:
Debate teaches students how to analyze arguments, identify fallacies, and construct persuasive arguments of their own.
Debate teaches students how to analyze arguments, identify fallacies, and construct persuasive arguments of their own.
Enhanced Public Speaking Skills:
Debate provides students with the opportunity to practice public speaking in a supportive environment.
Debate provides students with the opportunity to practice public speaking in a supportive environment.
Increased Research Skills:
Debate requires students to research and gather evidence to support their arguments.
Debate requires students to research and gather evidence to support their arguments.
Greater Confidence:
Debate helps students to develop confidence in their abilities.
Debate helps students to develop confidence in their abilities.
Enhanced Teamwork Skills:
Debate teaches students how to work effectively as a team.
Debate teaches students how to work effectively as a team.
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