Our Thomas Hassall debating teams for both HICES and MISA have been showing excellent effort and commitment in these first weeks of the term.
Currently all debates are being held via Zoom, which adds an extra complexity that our teams have been navigating very well.
Last week our Year 9 MISA team debated as the affirmative “That government healthcare should prioritise the elderly” and although they did not win, valiantly argued their case against Saint Benedict’s Catholic College.
Our HICES Middle teams (Year 7-8) debated against Saint Mark's Coptic Orthodox College on Thursday afternoon on the topic “That a child's right to privacy outweighs a parent's right to know their whereabouts”. Team 1 won their debate and Team 2 hotly contested theirs but did not succeed this time round.
We wish all teams the very best in their next round of debates in Week 4.
Please read below for a student report of another recent debating activity:
Year 7 MISA Debating Workshop - John Therry Catholic College
On Wednesday the 4th of May 2022, 7 debating students Ava, Anton, Liz, Ruby, Sapphire, Samarth and Arya participated in the MISA debating skills workshop at John Therry Catholic College. Altogether there were 17 schools who participated.
The workshop focused on improving our debating skills and learning to debate effectively at a higher level. I learned how to think critically, how to develop arguments, how to speak clearly and how to work as a team. After applying these skills that we learnt during the day, we participated as the negative team in a debate on the topic “That country life is better than city life”, achieving a well-earned victory. After taking this workshop, we developed the confidence to speak in front of any audience. Debating builds collaborative, communication skills in a fiercely competitive arena.
- Arya Krishan
