{"id":301018,"date":"2023-03-31T10:14:17","date_gmt":"2023-03-31T14:14:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/?p=301018"},"modified":"2023-03-31T17:20:23","modified_gmt":"2023-03-31T21:20:23","slug":"inter-secondary-schools-debate-competition-final-to-take-place-on-tuesday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/homepage\/inter-secondary-schools-debate-competition-final-to-take-place-on-tuesday\/","title":{"rendered":"Inter-Secondary Schools Debate Competition final to take place on Tuesday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-301019\" src=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Image-18-642x803.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"800\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The inter-schools debating competition of 2023 comes to a grand finale on Tuesday, April 4, with a debate between the two finalists; the Orion Academy and the Arthur Waldron SDA Academy.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The venue will be Emerald Movies in Roseau at 11:30 AM.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These two schools will face off against each other on the topic \u2018the laws, policies, and institutions aimed at protecting children in Dominica from sexual exploitation and abuse are adequate\u2019<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u201cThese schools will be vying for the title of debate champion and for the grand prize which is an all-expense paid trip to Saint Lucia for four people,\u201d debate organizer Trudy Christian stated in an interview.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The initiative is spear-headed by Trudy Christian, long-time advisor of the Dominica State College\u2019s Literary and Debating Society. A topic-writing committee, logistics committee, promotions committee and a group of debate officials (whose training has been facilitated by Dr. Kimone Joseph) have also been engaged.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Two of the goals of the competition were highlighted: to provide an opportunity for young people to gain public speaking experience and to re-introduce the culture of organized debating among the youth.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The debate began in January 2023 when various schools participated.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&nbsp; The inter-schools debating competition of 2023 comes to a grand finale on Tuesday, April 4, with a debate between the two finalists; the Orion Academy and the Arthur Waldron SDA Academy. 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