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State Representative Harvey Santana and his wife come down from the judges area to congratulate participants!
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC - Next LIVE Debate is Saturday June 8, 2013 at EMU Halle Library. Judges include State Rep. Vicki Barnett District 37 Farmington
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC - Next LIVE Debate is Saturday June 8, 2013 at EMU Halle Library. Judges include State Rep. Vicki Barnett District 37 Farmington
Students debate the adverse health affects of fast food.
About SEC!
Stars Educational Consortium (SEC) began in 2011 with it's famous Stars Middle School Debate Program which brings together local politicians and the young middle school students in the Districts these politicians serve. Politicians like State Rep Vicki Barnett, District 37 - Farmington and Harvey Santana, State Rep District 9 - Detroit, who graciously volunteer their time to judge debates and motivate students to excel!
Our middle school debate program helps students towards college readiness by focusing on real world controversial topics and issues. We use Common Core Aligned Lesson Plans, developed by a collaboration between teachers and SEC, to help guide us in our alignment. More information on these templates can be found on the Common Core section of this site.
The Debate Program is directed by Autumn Harris, a licensed Social Worker and graduate student at EMU and her sister Quisha Brown a MPA graduate of CMU. Both work diligently to connect students with organizations and community leaders that volunteer their time and resources to help our middle school students build upon their intellectual skills and knowledge about real world issues.
Our debate programs also help to keep students well-rounded by giving students a competitive edge when it comes to communication skills in an increasing technological world. It's so easy for today's generation to lose those important skills especially with all the technology so readily available and easy to use. Email and texting is good and quick, but it will never replace good wholesome communication and public speaking skills (or maybe I'm speaking to soon on that)
We believe that middle school years are where students begin to evolve into who they really are. This is when students are most impressionable, which is why Stars Debate has decided to create a consortium of programs by school district in Michigan. So far we have debate programs running in Farmington School District and Detroit School District (Don Bosco Hall) for Middle School Students. To bring Stars Debate Program to your school district please contact us via the information found at the bottom of this page.
Our Programs:
A very special Thank You to all of our Supporters who have donated their time/resources to help students in our publicly held middle school debates:
CONTACT US:
Visit the Programs page for more information on each program. Please call us at 734.365.7298 or email us at starsdebate@gmail.com to bring any of our programs to your school.
NOW HIRING! DEBATE COACHES: We are currently accepting applications for coaches in the Detroit area.
Debate Coach Duties:
Qualifications:
Benefits:
Email resume to starsdebate@gmail.com
Our middle school debate program helps students towards college readiness by focusing on real world controversial topics and issues. We use Common Core Aligned Lesson Plans, developed by a collaboration between teachers and SEC, to help guide us in our alignment. More information on these templates can be found on the Common Core section of this site.
The Debate Program is directed by Autumn Harris, a licensed Social Worker and graduate student at EMU and her sister Quisha Brown a MPA graduate of CMU. Both work diligently to connect students with organizations and community leaders that volunteer their time and resources to help our middle school students build upon their intellectual skills and knowledge about real world issues.
Our debate programs also help to keep students well-rounded by giving students a competitive edge when it comes to communication skills in an increasing technological world. It's so easy for today's generation to lose those important skills especially with all the technology so readily available and easy to use. Email and texting is good and quick, but it will never replace good wholesome communication and public speaking skills (or maybe I'm speaking to soon on that)
We believe that middle school years are where students begin to evolve into who they really are. This is when students are most impressionable, which is why Stars Debate has decided to create a consortium of programs by school district in Michigan. So far we have debate programs running in Farmington School District and Detroit School District (Don Bosco Hall) for Middle School Students. To bring Stars Debate Program to your school district please contact us via the information found at the bottom of this page.
Our Programs:
- Middle School Debate Program (Click here to view a video from our advanced Debaters)
- Success For Life: Social Skills
A very special Thank You to all of our Supporters who have donated their time/resources to help students in our publicly held middle school debates:
- Mackinac Public Policy Center, Labor Relations
- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
- Johns Hopkins University for Alternatives to Animal Testing
- Farmington Education Association
- McDonald's, Orchard Lake Road, Farmington, MI
- Martha Waters, LLMSW, NPSS
- Harvey Santana, 9th District State Rep
- Vicki Barnett, 37th District State Rep
- Judge Denise Langford-Morris, OCC Judge
- Shelley Foy, Wayne County Prosecutor Office
- Tony Sanders, Michigan State Mediator, Retired Deputy Chief
- Oakland County Circuit Court, Security
- Eastern Michigan University
- Together For Accelerated Learners
- Farmington Public Schools (East & Dunckel Schools)
- Ann Arbor News
- Farmington Press
- University of Michigan, Animal Research Lab
- Botsford Hospital, Education & Administration
CONTACT US:
Visit the Programs page for more information on each program. Please call us at 734.365.7298 or email us at starsdebate@gmail.com to bring any of our programs to your school.
NOW HIRING! DEBATE COACHES: We are currently accepting applications for coaches in the Detroit area.
Debate Coach Duties:
- Use Stars Debate materials to help guide student research on their chosen debate topic and position
- Assist students in preparing and reviewing their debate arguments
- Instruct students in public speaking and help shy students develop confidence
- Accompany students on field trips as needed
Qualifications:
- Some experience with public persuasive speaking and/or debating
- Perfect for college student or teachers
- Must have some classroom management experience
Benefits:
- Part time after school hours
- Pay $20 per hour
- Cash Bonus for each team of yours that wins their debate round
- Training prior to coaching provided and support given to coaches as needed in the classroom
- Small class sizes (10 students)
Email resume to starsdebate@gmail.com
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