"We ha ve b ecome a one- st op shop for everything : p ub lic sp ea king a nd d eb a te. FDT Aca d emy op era tes on a hyb rid mod el: in- p erson a nd online g roup cla sses, p riva te coa ching , a nd on- d ema nd courses. We a lso fa cilita te ever yt hing for t ourna ment s, includ ing tra vel, flig hts, a ccommod a tions, reg istra tion, a nd coa ching . Tha t mea ns we consta ntly communica te with inst ruc t ors, p a rent s, a nd st ud ent s to ensure they ha ve everything they need for success. We connect stud ents with elit e c oa c hes a nd offer comp rehensive communica tion, d eb a te, a nd p ub lic sp ea king tra ining . "O ur mod el is uniq ue b eca use we ha ve d ifferent p a cka g es for d ifferent need s. Some stud ents come for just a w eek - long d eb a t e c a mp in the summer; some join for the school term, some a re g ra nted b ursa ries, a nd some p a rticip a te with VIP p a c k a g es.
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"I a lwa ys sa y: Find your voic e? it ma t t ers! O ur g oa l a t FDT is to help young p eop le a rg ue effectively for their b eliefs, d iscover their p a ssion for d eb a te, a nd d evelop the a b ility to see issues from multip le a ng les. By joining the a ca d emy, they b ecome p a rt of a community of p ub lic sp ea k ers motiva ted to work ha rd , hone their skills, a nd succeed a t d eb a te comp etitions world wid e.
"Currently, we ha ve 350 a c t ive st ud ent s a nd 3,0 0 0 a lumni g lob a lly, a nd hold the unp a ra lleled d istinction in BC of p rod ucing over 40 memb ers for the Ca na d ia n N a t iona l Deb a t e a nd Sp eec h Tea ms. "O ur stud ents a chieve na tiona l recog nition a nd streng then their university a p p lica tions, often g a ining a ccep ta nce to p restig ious institutions such a s Ha r va rd , Ox ford , St a nford , a nd Ca mb rid g e. "FDT Aca d emy is p oised for ex p onent ia l g row t h, rea d y to d oub le our stud ent b a se a nd revolutionize the world of d eb a te ed uca tion. "With a g oa l of rea ching 1,0 0 0 st ud ent s b y t he end of 20 25, we a im to ex p a nd g lob a lly, insp iring the next g enera tion of communica tors a nd ma king d eb a te a recog nized a nd celeb ra ted sp ort world wid e. I invite you to join us a s we ta ke d eb a te ed uca tion to unp rec ed ent ed heig ht s!" F R A N K IE CEN A FDT ACADEM Y
