Holiday camps
Learn from Australia's best debaters
Three-hour intensive camps where every student learns the skills of top debaters, with one dedicated coach.
Choose your time slot.
Years 5–6
9am–12pm
Years 7–8
12pm–3pm
Years 9–10
12pm–3pm
Years 11–12
3pm–6pm
Format
1 hour seminar + 2 hours debate & feedback
Class size
4–6 students per camp
Online
Cameras on, interactive
Taught by champions.
Every camp is led by a debater who has competed at state, national, or international level.
Jehiel Pather
Founder & 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
They coach alongside Maya Garg, Jack Glass, Michael Kwak, Catherine Chen, who each hold state or international debating credentials. Meet the full team.
More than practice debates.
- Weekly briefing on live political and economic issues
- Structured seminar on debate technique and strategy
- Live practice debates with peers
- Detailed feedback from your coach
- Confidence building in public speaking
- Critical thinking skills you'll use everywhere
Your coach
One on one attention
- Dedicated coach for your small group
- Selected from state teams and international finalists
- Our hiring standard, without exception
Format
How it works
Hour 1: Seminar
Learn debate technique and tackle a live current-affairs topic.
Hours 2–3: Debate
Put your skills into practice with live debates and structured feedback from your coach.
Enrol your child.
Tell us which year level and time slot works best. We'll confirm the place and send through the schedule and joining instructions.
Form not loading? Email admin@debatebetter.au and we'll take it from there.
After the holidays
Keep the momentum through the term.
Camps are a fast start. Our weekly term classes are where the habit builds, in groups of 4–6 with the same coaching team.