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Late Fall Online Weekly Classes
☻ Returning Beginner Competitive Class Options☻

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Dates:

September 21-December 18, 2020
@twice a week
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Class Descriptions:
☻Daily guided lectures for their respective speech and debate events. 
☻NSDA & CHSSA approved speech events will be offered and grouped into two tracks:
-Limited Prep (Impromptu/ National and International Exemp) and Public Address (OO/Info/OI)
-Impromptu and Interpretation (HI/DI)
☻Public Forum and Lincoln Douglas will be offered as debate formats to compete in during the year.
☻Will be presented a series of lectures on the debate format and structure of argumentation within the format.

Prerequisites:
  • ​Students attended our camp or elsewhere for beginners and understands the basics of both speech and debate (students who only know speech will be required to take the beginner program for new students to debate and speech).
  • Students who are changing debate events will be required to take the new student set of classes.
  • Students who were enrolled in our program last year and did not finished last year prerequisites will need to enroll in this program or the new beginner program. Please email for recommendation if unsure
  • Your child must go to one competition in the events they are learning in the class 
  • Students must be able to participate in four competition/scrimmage in the events taught (two for speech, two for debate). Failure to do so means we ask you to join the educational class the second semester or you repeat the beginner course until you have meet the pre-requisites. 
  • Students are required to take speech and debate for both semesters. There is no exception to this requirement.​
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Limited Prep/Platform Speech Options
Monday 4:00 - 6:00 PM
Thursday 4:30-6:30 PM

Lincoln Douglas Debate Options
Thursday 4:00 - 6:00 PM

Public Forum Debate Options
Monday 4:00 - 6:00 PM
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Tuition: $1195 

Note: We will accept the first 12 students who enroll. We will wait list anyone after that until we find another instructor.
I have read and understand everything and want to register for beginner returning
Please only register for this class if you are certain this is your correct experience level.
Former elementary students should sign up for the NEW student beginner competitive class.

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Check our home page for the schedule!


School year Hours

M-F: 3:45 pm - 8:30 pm 
Sun: 10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Telephone

510-270-8480
510-470-0531
​510-890-6665

Email (preferred)

For more info email us at: info@tgsastaff.com

Locations

Fremont: 200 Brown Rd #201, Fremont, CA 94539

Radiant Kidz(Cupertino): 991 Saratoga Ave #140, San Jose, CA 95129 

Morning Light Education: 6690 Amador Plaza Rd, Suite 230, Dublin, CA

Aborn Institute: 2804 Riedel Road, San Jose, CA 95135 

Loving Tree Academy: 36601 Newark Blvd, #83, Newark, CA 94560
  • Home
  • About
    • Meet Our Coaches
    • Why Speech and Debate
    • What is Speech and Debate? >
      • Speech Events
      • Debate Events
    • Why Golden State Academy
    • Tournament Results and Photos
    • 2016 Nationals Results
    • FAQ
  • Forms
  • Registration
    • Private Coaching >
      • Speech Private Coaching
      • Debate Private Coaching
    • Elementary Summer 2021
    • MS/HS Summer 2021
    • GSA Tournaments
    • BASIS Tournaments
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