Directory of Summer Institutes in Speech, Debate & Theatre for Secondary Students and Teachers
DIRECTORY OF SUMMER INSTITUTES IN SPEECH, DEBATE & THEATRE
FOR SECONDARY STUDENTS AND TEACHERS
The National Federation of State High School Associations has not assessed the quality, integrity and/or self-promotional claims of the institutes contained in this directory. Inclusion of the institute in this directory does not imply endorsement of these programs by the NFHS.
Alabama
Samford Summer Forensics Institute
Workshops in Lincoln Douglas and policy debate
www.samford.edu/debate/hs_institute_app.html
Arizona
CDE National Institute
Camps for Lincoln Douglas, Extemp, Policy Debate, and Public Forum Debate
http://www.cdedebate.com/
California
Education Unlimited
The Public Speaking Institute/Mock Trial at UCLA site
www.educationunlimited.com/tomc/psi/index.html
Long Beach Forensics Academy - California State University
www.beachforensics.com/index.php?page=lbfa
Stanford National Debate Institute
Workshops in Policy and Lincoln Douglas Debate and Individual Events
http://www.snfi.org/
The Debate and IE Forum - San Diego
http://www.comforum.org/
USC Summer Seminars and Forensics Institute
www.usc.edu/summer
Victory Briefs - UCLA
http://www.victorybriefsinstitute.com/
Colorado
National Symposium for Debate - Colorado College
Workshops in Lincoln Douglas Debate
http://www.nsdebate.org/
Connecticut
Ivy Scholars Program at Yale University
Academic program for Lincoln Douglas Debaters and Professional and Curriculum Development Program for Teachers
www.yale.edu/ivyscholars/
D.C.
National Debate Institute
Workshops in Policy and Lincoln Douglas Debate Debate
http://www.educationunlimited.com/
Florida
Florida Forensic Institute
http://www.ffi4n6.com/
Lovewell Institute
Summer Theatre Experience
http://www.lovewell.org/
Hurricane Debate Institute - University of Miami
Workshops in Policy, Lincoln-Douglas, Public Forum Debate and Student Congress
http://debate.miami.edu/workshops/
Georgia
Emory National Debate Institute
Workshops in Policy, Lincoln Douglas and Public Forum Debate
emorynationaldebateinstitute.blogspot.com
West Georgia Debate Institute (WGDI)- University of West Georgia
Policy and LD Debate camps
e-mail: mhester@westga.edu
Illinois
The Championship Debate Group - Northwestern University
http://www.championshipdebategroup.org/jsp/index.jsp
Summer Forensics Institute - Bradley University
www.bradley.edu/continue/sfi/index.html
Northwestern University- National High School Institute
Workshops in Debate, Individual Events and Theatre
www.northwestern.edu/nhsi
Indiana
Summer Debate Program - University of Notre Dame
Policy Debate and Public Speaking
http://summerscholars.nd.edu/programs-of-study/policy-debate-public-speaking
Iowa
University of Iowa
Policy and Lincoln Douglas Debate Workshops
www.continuetolearn.uiowa.edu/debate/
Kansas
Kansas State University
Policy Debate and Lincoln Douglas Debate and Student Congress Institutes
www.k-state.edu/debate/camp.html
University of Kansas
www2.ku.edu/~coms3/camp/index.shtml
Kentucky
Western Kentucky University Forensics Institute
Workshops in Policy and Lincoln Douglas Debate and Individual Events
www.wku.edu/forensics/sfi
e-mail: Judy Woodring at judy.woodring@wku.edu
University of Kentucky - Policy Institutes
Workshops in Policy Debate
www.uky.edu/Provost/ChellgrenCenter/Debate/institutes.htm
Maryland
National Debate Institute, D.C.
Policy and Lincoln Douglas Debate
www.educationunlimited.com/debate/debate.html#policy
Massachusetts
The National Debate Forum
Workshops in Lincoln Douglas Debate and Extemporaneous Speaking and Original Oratory
http://www.ndfsummitdebate.com/
Michigan
Spartan Debate Institute - Michigan State University
Workshops in Policy Debate
debate.msu.edu
University of Michigan
http://www.michigandebate.com/
Minnesota
Concordia College - Debate Institute
www4.cord.edu/csta/forensics/csdi/index2.asp
Concordia College - Speech Institute
www4.cord.edu/csta/forensics/csi/index2.asp
Minnesota Institute for Talented Youth
Workshops for Beginning and Advanced Debate, Mock Trial and Theatre
http://www.mity.org/
Missouri
Midwest Debate - Park University
Worshops in Policy, Lincoln Douglas and Public Forum Debate
http://www.midwestdebate.us/
Montana
Big Sky Speech and Debate
www.bigskydebate.com
Nebraska
Hastings College Summer Speech Institute
Workshops in Individual Events
www.hastings.edu/igsbase/igstemplate.cfm?SRC=DB&SRCN=&GnavID=35&SnavID=5&TnavID=374
International Thespian Festival
Workshops in all theatre aspects
www.edta.org/educational_events/festival/default.aspx
New Hampshire
Dartmouth College
debate.dartmouth.edu/workshops.php
New Mexico
CDE - University of New Mexico
Workshops in Licoln Douglas and Public Forum Debate and Extemp
www.cdedebate.com/
New York
Syracuse University
Acting, Musical Theatre programs
http://summercollege.syr.edu/programs.php
American Academy of Dramatic Arts
Workshops in Acting, Voice & Speech, Vocal Production and Movement
http://www.aada.org/
North Carolina
Duke University - Great Debates Institute
Workshop to develop skills in public speaking and debate
www.tip.duke.edu/summer_programs/great_debates/index.html
North Carolina School of Arts
http://www.ncarts.edu/
Wake Forest
Workshops for Summer Debate, Policy Project, Sophomore Project and Fast Track
www.wakedebate.org/debate/policy-project.htm
Ohio
Miami Debate Institute
miamidebate.blogspot.com
Oklahoma
Cameron University Speech-Debate-Broadcast Camp
www.cameron.edu/academic/liberal_arts/communications/spchcamp/
Oregon
University of Oregon Forensics
Workshops in Policy Debate, Lincoln Douglas Debate and Individual Events
http://www.uoregon.edu/~forensic/odi.html
Willamette University
Workshops in Mock Trial
e-mail: Robert Trapp trapp@willamette.edu
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia Debate Institute
Workshops in Lincoln Douglas Debate
http://www.philadebate.org/summer-debate-camp/
South Dakota
Mount Marty College - Debate and Oral Interpretation Camp
Lincoln Douglas, Individual Events and Oral Interpretation
www.mtmc.edu/admissions/pre-college/debate-camp.aspx
SCASD/South Dakota State University Debate Workshop
Workshops in Policy Debate
dt006.k12.sd.us/Debate%20Camp/DebatecampSCASDSDSU.htm
Texas
Baylor University
Debaters' and Teachers' Workshop
http://www.baylordebate.com/
The Championship Debate Group
Workshops in L.D.and policy debate
http://www.thechampionshipgroup.com/
University of North Texas
Workshops in Policy Debate, Lincoln Douglas Debate and Student Congress
http://www.meangreenworkshops.com/workshops.php
University of Texas National Institute of Forensics
Cross-Examination Debate and Lincoln Douglas Debate
http://www.utdebatecamp.com/
University of Texas National Institute in Forensics
Individual Events
http://commstudies.utexas.edu/clubs/UTNIF-IE/index.htm
Utah
Sun Country Forensics Institute
Workshops in Lincoln Douglas Debate, Policy Debate Public Forum Debate and Individual Events
www.dixie.edu/com/summer_workshops/forensics.pdf
Vermont
University of Vermont
World Debate Institute
learn.uvm.edu/wdi/
Virginia
George Mason Institute of Forensics
Extemp, Oratory and Interp
www.gmuforensics.org/gmif/index.htm
Liberty University
Workshops for Policy, Lincoln-Douglas Debate and coaches
www.liberty.edu/academics/communications/debate/index.cfm?PID=1030
Washington
Gonzaga University
www.gonzagadebate.com/GDI.htm
e-mail: Glen Frappier, Director of Forensics frappier@gem.gonzaga.edu
Whitman National Debate Institute
Policy and Lincoln Douglas Debate Instruction (2-3 week sessions)
www.whitman.edu/rhetoric/camp/index.htm
Women's Debate Institute
Policy and Lincoln Douglas Debate workshops
womensdebateinstitute.org
Wisconsin
Marquette University Debate Institute
http://www.mudebateinstitute.com/
Red Hawk Forensic Institute - Ripon College
Workshops in Individual Events
www.ripon.edu/academics/special_programs/commplus/rfi/index.html
Forensic Workshop - UW-Wisconsin
Workshops in Public Speaking and Oral Interpretation
www.uww.edu/conteduc/camps/forensics.php
International
International Summer Speech and Debate Institute
http://www.idebate.org/
