Debate Workshops
Your students have opinions. They just need a reason to use them.
A debate workshop gives them exactly that. Three hours where every student speaks, thinks on their feet, and discovers that English is actually useful — not just something they are graded on.
What happens
Warming up
Activities that get everyone moving and talking. Hidden inside are skills like critical thinking and creativity. It also helps me read the group and see how everyone works.
Game time
An adaptation of competitive debate. Fast, energetic, and hands-on. PowerPoint presentations are my enemy — everything here is live and in the room.
Reflection
The part where participants realise how much they just gained. This is where courage and confidence click into place.
What everyone takes away
Speaking, listening and working in English
Working in teams under light pressure
Understanding stronger and weaker arguments
The importance of respectful speech
Explaining ideas more thoroughly
Trying a competitive debate — as a speaker or a judge
No preparation needed — just show up
Observe, join in, or both — your choice
Walk away with activities you can use yourself the next day
All materials included
Even better with two cultures.
Put two cultures in a room with one shared language and see what happens. Suddenly English is not a school subject — it is the only bridge between them.
Erasmus workshops run for 6 hours and rotate up to 56 students in groups — each student gets a full 3-hour experience.
