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Appeal for Funding Launched

Appeal for Funding Launched

The SA Schools Debating Board has launched an appeal for funding to help the two national teams attend their tournaments at the end of 2008. If you are able to assist, please contact the SASDB at info@debate.org.za.

National Open Team Announced

National Open Team Announced

The 2008 National Open Team has now been announced, after their successful selection at the Open Trials held in Cape Town betwen 11 and 15 January 2008.

National DevelopmentTeam Announced

National DevelopmentTeam Announced

The 2008 National DevelopmentTeam has now been announced, after their successful selection at the Dev Trials held in KZN in March.

Exciting Plans for Schools Debating in 2008

Exciting Plans for Schools Debating in 2008

The task team for  the South African Schools Debating Board , appointed in the fourth quarter of  2007 , has completed final planning  of operational and strategic changes to the operation of the organisation, promising  exciting new developments in the year ahead.

 

National Schools Chief Adjudicator Required

The SA Schools Debating Task Team will be appointing a Chief Adjudicator for the 2008 National Schools Debating Championships in the next few weeks. We are committed to ensuring that the person appointed is the most qualified and experienced person possible. Interested parties should submit a debating CV (indicting all coaching and adjudication experience) and a short letter of motivation to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it before 25 July 2008. The CA for this year's National Schools will be announced on the Schools Debating website as soon after that date as possible.

SASDB commits adjudicators to ProductivitySA schools debating project

Producticity SAEvery year ProductivitySA runs a schools debating programme around the country in partnership with various organisations, such as EDCON. ProductivitySA is a non-profit organisation aimed at increasing South Africa's productivity, thereby contributing to the country's socio-economic development and competitiveness. The intention of their debating programme is to ensure that when learners eventually join the mainstream economy, they are sensitised to productivity values and concepts and their impact on the economy.

The programme runs in various provinces and involves teams of grade 11 learners from various schools who debate productivity-related topics in World Schools Style debates. In 2008, as in previous years, the SASDB will provide adjudicators for these debates at the higher levels. This will involve various competitions around the country leading up to the national final on 10 October 2008.

The SASDB looks forward to our involvement in this project, as part of our mandate to work with all organisations that are trying to foster schools debating in South Africa.

For more information about this project, please contact This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it For more information about ProductivitySA, visit their website at www.productivitysa.co.za

Project Managers Required

The South African Schools Debating Board (SASDB) will, in 2008, be running a schools debating project in partnership with the South African Agency for Science and Technology Advancement (SAASTA). To apply for a position before the 3 April deadline, please download a copy of the position deails here .

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National Schools CA 2008
The SA Schools Debating Task Team will be appointing a Chief Adjudicator for the 2008 National Schools Debating Championships in the next few weeks. We are committed to ensuring that the person appointed is the most qualified and experienced person possible. Interested parties should submit a debating CV (indicting all coaching and adjudication experience) and a short letter of motivation to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it before 25 July 2008. The CA for this year's National Schools will be announced on the Schools Debating website as soon after that date as possible.
 
Biotech topics for SAASTA provincials
The provincial championships of the SAASTA Schools Debate project will be run in conjunction with the Public Understanding of Biotechnology project. 
 
SAASTA Schools announced
The schools who will compete in the SAASTA Schools Debate Project for 2008 have been announced.



 

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