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June 30–July 2, 2025

Northwood Summer Camp

Sponsored by the City of Irvine

Our second summer camp with the City of Irvine provided another enriching round of speech, debate, and leadership training, continuing our mission to uplift and educate future civic leaders.

June 13, 2025

Youth Leadership Academy

Sponsored by the City of Irvine

At this engaging one-day workshop, student leaders explored the fundamentals of powerful public speaking. They learned to reduce filler words, use effective inflection, and elevate their storytelling skills to communicate with clarity and confidence.

June 9–11, 2025

Portola Summer Camp

Sponsored by the City of Irvine

In our first city-sponsored summer camp of 2025, students participated in three days of immersive activities, from crafting compelling arguments to learning respectful dialogue.

March 1, 2025

Teen Summit Workshop

Sponsored by the City of Irvine

As part of the City of Irvine’s Teen Summit, we led hands-on workshops designed to boost youth voice and advocacy, introducing 100+ students to the power of debate in shaping their communities.

February 2025 – Present

SoCal Tamil Center

Year-long Teaching Program

Our year-long collaboration with the SoCal Tamil Center delivers culturally inclusive speech and debate instruction tailored to build leadership and expression in Tamil youth communities.

October 21, 2024

Anaheim Youth in Government

Sponsored by YMCA

At this high-energy workshop, students engaged in interactive simulations and exercises that deepened their understanding of civic processes, policy-making, and persuasive communication.

August 2024 – Present

Explore Prime Academy

Year-long Teaching Program

Our ongoing partnership with Explore Prime Academy brings weekly debate education to students throughout the school year, emphasizing critical thinking, teamwork, and confidence.

July 30, 2024

Seminar for School Principals

This free informational seminar provided school administrators and principals with accessible tools and curricula to implement high-impact, low-cost speech and debate programs. Attendees left empowered to bring civic discourse into their classrooms with the help of

June 17–21, 2024

Lake Forest Summer Camp

Sponsored by the Rahma Center

With support from the Rahma Center, our third camp session focused on community-building, confidence, and communication, equipping students with the tools to become changemakers in their schools and beyond.

June 10–14, 2024

Woodbridge Summer Camp

Sponsored by the Dragon Kim Foundation

Supported by the Irvine United Congregational Church, this session brought together 50 youth from across Orange County to explore debate, critical thinking, and leadership in a values-based learning environment.

June 3–7, 2024

Santa Ana Summer Camp

Sponsored by the Dragon Kim Foundation and Groundswell

In partnership with Groundswell (formerly Orange County Human Relations), we kicked off the summer with a dynamic week of speech and debate for the first group of 15 students. Students gained foundational skills in public speaking,