Conventional classrooms fail to teach foundational critical thinking, analytical, and logical skills.
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We fix that.
Why Sumo Debate?
Offering a wide variety of highly specialized educational services from the development of basic communicative skills to personalized tournament strategies
250+
Students Taught
From 2nd to 12th grade, hundreds of children and young adults have enrolled.
8
Years of Non-Profit Work
Working with Youth Voices NPO to empower adolescent voices and provide leadership opportunities to students.
100+
Tournaments Attended
Middle School and High School competitions from Local to State to National circuits.
5
State Championships
Training a number of State Champion winners across multiple forms of debate.
13
Years of Teaching Experience
Over a decade of debate and speech coaching experience at the highest levels.
4
National Championships
Tournament wins at the highest possible levels across the United States.
Teaching Philosophy
The Coach of Champions - Sumeer Benawra
Critical thinking is the cornerstone of how students interact with the world. The way we find, process, and converse about information is key to how we learn and are able to communicate ideas. The central tenet of our teaching philosophy is building these core skills and utilizing them on increasingly complex topics to foster productive discourse.
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Course Offerings and Services
Introductory classes which teach core critical thinking, research, and speaking skills
Individual lessons to target specific needs or maximizing competitive edge
Courses geared towards competitive LD/PF students focusing on debate strategy and topic research
Essays and applications reviewing and editing
Courses focusing on policy knowledge, rhetoric, and speech delivery
Two week courses to introduce debate and keep students sharp over the summer