IDEA Youth Forum




About IDEA Youth Forum

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International Youth Forum is the largest and most important single event organized by IDEA. The Forum is organized in a different country each year and since its first edition in 1995 it has provided unforgettable educational experience to over 2,000 secondary school students from over 40 countries. Participants develop invaluable skills of critical thinking, research, communication and public speaking....

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Door to Better Research

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Door to Better Research

Frank Hardee teaches at Cranleigh, a boarding school in Surrey, England. Frank convinced his school to allow him to fulfill his coaching duties with academic competition. And so he has become the debate coach of Sam Barrett and Zeno Agnew-Davies, bringing them to their first Youth Forum...

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First IDEA Youth Forum Participant Ever from Australia!

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First IDEA Youth Forum Participant Ever from Australia!

Claudia Newman-Martin is not a newcomer to debate. Bosnia was her second Youth Forum as a trainer, and in university debate at her home in Australia, she is national champion, top speaker, and finals adjudicator. She also came in second place in Australasian Finals....

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The Core of Debate

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The Core of Debate

At his first Youth Forum, Harry Jang-Hyun Choi helped lead his team, Korea HAFS 1 to the KPDC finals. He was the 13th speaker in the KPDC and has since gone on to rank third overall in Korean University Debate Championships. Harry Choi discusses debating in the Bosnian Parliament for the KPDC finals...

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About IDEA Youth Forum

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About IDEA Youth Forum

International Youth Forum is the largest and most important single event organized by IDEA. The Forum is organized in a different country each year and since its first edition in 1995 it has provided unforgettable educational experience to over 2,000 secondary school students from over 40 countries....

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IDEA Youth Forum 2010

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IDEA Youth Forum 2010

The 2010 IDEA Youth Forum will take place from July 22 to August 4, 2010 in the Province of Zeeland in the Netherlands. This event will be co-organized by International Debate Education Association (IDEA) and Zeeland’s Institute for Social and Cultural Development (Scoop), in cooperation with the ...

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Karl Popper Debate Championship

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Karl Popper Debate Championship

The Karl Popper Debate Championship, a world competition of national teams, lasts from July 22 – 26th, 2010. Any three-member debate team, whose members are or have been high school students in the six months prior to the Forum, are eligible to compete. If you cannot find a complete 3-member team,...

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Location

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Location

What is the location of the 2010 IDEA Youth Forum like? The Netherlands is a country in North-western Europe, and it makes up for the major part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The public affairs are run by the government but with her 29 years of reign, the queen Beatrix consults the Prime Min...

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Social Activities

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Social Activities

An inseparable part of the Youth Forums are intercultural social activities and the trips to explore the beauties of the host country, offered during the day and in the evening. These are a few of them: It has become a good tradition to host the cultural Expo night, a festival and exhibition o...

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Coaches and Judges Track

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Coaches and Judges Track

Become a better coach and judge under the supervision of experienced trainers! This track helps experienced debaters transition into being coaches, judges, trainers or debate program developers. It will also help the current coaches become even better in their teaching, coaching, judging and leader...

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International New Debaters Track

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International New Debaters Track

Well-designed and tested out curriculum provides a unique opportunity for beginner debaters to catch up with the rest of the Forum group in an intensive four-days training in Karl Popper debate and public speaking. Through a lot of practice, these four days of intensive training will reinforce and...

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