IDEA Youth Forum




About IDEA Youth Forum

Friday, November 6, 2009   |  Posted by admin  |   No Comments

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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Be successful at the IDEA Youth Forum!

Monday, January 25, 2010   |  Posted by admin  |   No Comments
Be successful at the IDEA Youth Forum!

Isabel, Ted, and Cara from USA, the 2009 Champions of the IDEA Karl Popper Debate Tournament, share their tips and suggestions on how to be successful at the Youth Forum. Click on read more to watch the full video the 2009 KPDC Champions....

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Global Call for Trainers Deadline Postponed

Friday, December 18, 2009   |  Posted by admin  |   No Comments
Global Call for Trainers Deadline Postponed

Application deadline for IDEA Youth Forum trainers was postponed to December 22nd. Trainers’ Profile – requirements: To perform this job successfully, the YF trainer must be able to perform satisfactorily in each of the below mentioned categories: relevant experience in debate education (debate...

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Submit the best IDEA Youth Forum photo!

Thursday, December 3, 2009   |  Posted by admin  |   No Comments
Submit the best IDEA Youth Forum photo!

As the last call for bringing up the best YF memories went so well (Testimonies) and many of you wrote us how glad you were to think back at those days, we decided to issue yet another one! This time we are looking for the best photos from the past IDEA Youth Forums. Award categories:...

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IDEA is Looking for Members of the Participants’ Selection Committee for the YF 2010

Thursday, December 3, 2009   |  Posted by admin  |   No Comments
IDEA is Looking for Members of the Participants’ Selection Committee for the YF 2010

The Participants’ Selection Committee is made up of five members: a Forum Director, two selected IDEA NL members’ representatives, one IDEA non-member representative from a participating country and one IDEA NL Board of Directors member. The IDEA-NL Board of Directors will name the Selection Co...

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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

Friday, November 6, 2009   |  Posted by admin  |   No Comments
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

Friday, November 6, 2009   |  Posted by admin  |   No Comments
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

Thursday, November 5, 2009   |  Posted by admin  |   No Comments
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

Thursday, November 5, 2009   |  Posted by admin  |   No Comments
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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