Coaches & about
Coached by championship debaters.
The people coaching your child have competed at the top level of school and university debating. Here's the team.
The founders
Meet the founders.
The three founders who lead the coaching team.
Jehiel Pather
Founder & Head Coach
- NSW State Team
- Australasian Debating Championship — champion
- Deputy Chief Adjudicator, Australian Intervarsity Debating Championship 2026
Oliver Bardsley
Founder & Coach
- Australasian Debating Championship — champion
- Australian Intervarsity Championship — best speaker
Jade Di Girolamo
Founder & Coach
- NSW State Squad
- Chief Adjudicator, Australian Intervarsity Debating Championship 2027
- Evatt Model UN Competition — NSW State Champion
The coaching team
Our coaches.
The debaters who coach alongside the founders.
Maya Garg
Coach
- NSW State Team Captain 2025
- World Schools Championship — grand-finalist & 9th best speaker 2025
- Australasian Debating Championship — semi-finalist 2026
Jack Glass
Coach
- World University Debating Championship — semi-finalist 2026
- Australasian Debating Championship — semi-finalist 2025
- Deputy Chief Adjudicator — Australian National Debating Championship
- NSW State Team reserve 2022
Michael Kwak
Coach
- NSW State Team Captain 2024
- Australian National Team 2024
- Economics, Yale University
Catherine Chen
Coach
- Auckland Representative Team
- New Zealand Schools — best speaker & grand-finalist
- Australian Intervarsity Debating Championship — semi-finalist
Small by design
A small team, small classes.
Every coach has represented their state or country in debating, or won a major university debating championship. We keep the team small and the classes smaller, so your child gets specific, personal feedback.
- Classes of 4 to 6 students, so everyone speaks every session
- Every coach has competed at the top level and coached before
- Limited places each term
Enrol
Train with high-level coaches.
Every coach has competed at the top level of school or university debating, and classes stay small — 4 to 6 students.