All classes will meet for 15 weeks from the second week of September until the third week of December!

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Advanced Lincoln douglas with griffith vertican

• What: This class is for students looking to win at the highest level. This class will focus on how to become a top Lincoln Douglas debater and improve your LD debate skills. It will train students in skills including how to write better cases and applications, better use of evidence and cross-examination, and voting issues that work well with your cases. This class will focus on the acquisition of knowledge and following resolutions. Click here for more info!
  NOTE: Even if you cannot make the class time, recordings will be available to all class attendees

• Who: Griffith Vertican

• When: Tuesdays @ 10:30am-11:30am* Pacific Time

• Quarter Cost: $199 per student

• Semester Cost: $299 per student

• Full Year Cost: $599 per student

* Class is an hour long. However, Coach Griffith often graciously offers additional time to work with students who need to work on cases, speeches, and arguments - often 15-30 minutes extra, especially on weeks when they’re doing practices.

Ultimate Lincoln Douglas

• What: This class is for students looking to win at the highest level. This class will focus on how to become a top Lincoln Douglas debater and improve your LD debate skills. This class will contain similar content to Advanced LD. It will train students in skills including how to write better cases and applications, better use of evidence and cross-examination, and voting issues that work well with your cases. Click here for more info!

• NOTE: Even if you cannot make the class time, recordings will be available to all class attendees

• Who: Griffith Vertican

• When: Mondays @ 5:00pm-6:00pm* Pacific Time

• Quarter Cost: $199 per student

• Semester Cost: $299 per student

• Full Year Cost: $599 per student

* Class is an hour long. However, Coach Griffith often graciously offers additional time to work with students who need to work on cases, speeches, and arguments - often 15-30 minutes extra, especially on weeks when they’re doing practices.

Advanced team policy

• What: This year’s class will have a major focus on evidence, including cutting better evidence, having more evidence, and effective ways to attack evidence. Furthermore, this class will help students gain a competitive advantage by examining top cases and arguments they are likely to hit at tournaments. We’ll discuss negative strategies, and develop cross-ex questions so that students are as prepared as possible for success on the new topic. This class will focus on the new healthcare policy resolution. Click here for more info!

  NOTE: Even if you cannot make the class time, recordings will be available to all class attendees

• Who: Griffith Vertican

• When: Wednesdays @ 2:00pm-3:00pm* Pacific Time OR Mondays @ 2:00pm-3:00pm Pacific*

• Quarter Cost: $199 per student

• Semester Cost: $299 per student

• Full Year Cost: $599 per student

* Class is an hour long. However, Coach Griffith often graciously offers additional time to work with students who need to work on cases, speeches, and arguments - often 15-30 minutes extra, especially on weeks when they’re doing practices.

Debate 101: intro to competitive and academic debate

• What: This class will be comprised of introduction material to Lincoln Douglas and Team Policy Debate, specifically for students brand new to each of these formats. If you are looking for quality instruction to get a head start on your understanding of debate, this is the place for you! Learn the basics from the nation’s best. Click here for more info.

  NOTE: Even if you cannot make the class time, recordings will be available to all class attendees

• Who: Griffith Vertican

• When: Fridays @ 12:30pm-1:30pm* Pacific Time

• Semester Cost: $299 per student

• Full Year Cost: $449 per student

* Class is an hour long. However, Coach Griffith often graciously offers additional time to work with students who need to work on cases, speeches, and arguments - often 15-30 minutes extra, especially on weeks when they’re doing practices.

speech with griffith vertican

• What: Taught by Extemporaneous champion Coach Griffith Vertican, this class will focus on all Limited Prep events including Extemporaneous, Apologetics, Mars Hill, and Impromptu as well as the Platform events including Original Oratory, Persuasive, and Expository and with guest appearances by Charis Baker and/or Nathan Thomas teaching Interpretation events. Click here for more info!

  NOTE: Even if you cannot make the class time, recordings will be available to all class attendees

• Who: Griffith Vertican

• When: Thursdays @ 12:30pm-1:30pm* Pacific Time

• Quarter Cost: $199 per student

• Semester Cost: $299 per student

• Full Year Cost: $599 per student

* Class is an hour long. However, Coach Griffith often graciously offers additional time to work with students who need to work on cases, speeches, and arguments - often 15-30 minutes extra, especially on weeks when they’re doing practices.

Parli protocol: once a month

• What: Once a month Coach Griffith will cover the format of Parli, how to structure Parli cases for fact, value, and policy resolutions, how to effectively research during prep time, how to handle motions, and how to win on opposition. We will also spend time analyzing rounds, potential resolutions, and real world arguments. Click here for more info!

  NOTE: Even if you cannot make the class time, recordings will be available to all class attendees

• Who: Griffith Vertican

• When: 2nd Friday of the month @ 2:00pm-3:30pm* Pacific Time (Sept 12th, Oct 10th, Nov 14th, Dec 12th)

• Semester Cost: $99 per student

* Class is an hour and a half long. However, Coach Griffith often graciously offers additional time to work with students who need to work on cases, speeches, and arguments - often 15-30 minutes extra, especially on weeks when they’re doing practices.

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