General Camp Info
DATES: Wednesday, August 2nd to Friday, August 4th
HOURS: 11AM - 7PM (EST)
LOCATION: Online
STYLE OF DEBATE: parliamentary
COST: free!
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The NYPDL Summer Camp will ask campers to self-sort into one of three groups: novice, intermediate and advanced (see below for more details on details for each group).
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Within these groups, campers will be placed into a 10-15-person lab group, run by a highly knowledgable debater or coach. These "lab leaders" will lead their lab groups in drills and practice rounds catered to the skill level of their group.
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On the final day of the camp, debaters will engage in a spar tournament with other teams of similar skill level in order to hone their tournament skills and engage with the material they have learned over the course of the camp.
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We are excited for debaters to receive personalized attention and form valuable connections with their lab leaders.

NYPDL Camp 2023
In August of 2022, the NYPDL will be running a three-day educational summer camp for all levels of parli debaters. The camp will be free of cost and online. See below for more details about how to sign up as a debater; how to apply to be a lecturer; and how to apply to be a lab leader.
Sign up to be a camper
Campers are asked to self-sort into one of three skill level categories. Here are some more details if you're looking for guidance on which category you should choose:
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Novice: 0 or 1 year of debate experience. Open to rising 9th graders and older.
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Teaching the very fundamentals of debate
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Intermediate: 1 or 2 year(s) of debate experience.
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Focusing on debate strategy, e.g. which types of responses to use when; when backlash contentions work, etc.
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Advanced: 2 or more years of debate experience.
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Honing advanced debate skills, e.g. covering new frameworks.
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Deadline for registration is July 21st.
Apply to be a lab leader or lecturer
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Lab leaders must be rising seniors in high school, with some exceptions for very experienced rising juniors.
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Lab leaders will be asked to lead a group of 10-15 debaters for two days and to judge rounds during the spar tournament on the third day of the camp.
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We are looking for lab leaders who are not only knowledgable about debate, but also excited to share their knowledge with others.