Hosted by OSOS , contributed by katerina on 23 April 2018
“Debate Competition” is a competition between 11 year old students, who debate on issues related to scientific issues that
influence our everyday life. Through the activity students learn to form solid arguments and take position, as well as they
familiarize themselves with exposure to audience.
The Debate Competition however is not only about cultivating communication skills and about the Competition itself. It is an
extended educational activity in the framework of which students:
- are involved with scientific investigations
- are familiarized with scientific issues, issues of ethics, law, politics and science
- cooperate with their classmates, share information and ideas
- take up different roles (debater, judge)
- take a position on issues that influence our lives
- take action in the school and local community
The activity was enthusiastically embraced from teachers and students and was evolved from within.
Learning objectives
Through this activity, students are expected to:
- cultivate their communication skills, by analyzing and composing views and arguments, conversing, disagreeing and resolving conflicts
- cultivate their ability to effectively and creatively use the spoken language, so that they can actively participate in their school and wider community, by taking up different roles (debater, judge), and being actively involved in the process
- learn to collaborate, working in groups, sharing information and ideas
- cultivate scientific thinking but also scientific research and study skills by being involved in scientific research on the issues they are required to debate about
- acquire knowledge and skills related to scientific issues, by being involved in investigations related to the way science influences the quality of everyday life
- be prepared their dynamic inclusion in school life and later in adult society as responsible citizens, by taking a position on such kind of issues and by proposing their ideas and taking action to the school and local community
Available Partnership Opportunities
The “Debate Contest” activity is organized in collaboration with the Greek Institute of Educational
Policy (The educational activity is under the aegis of the Greek Ministry of Education), the School
Regional Administration Office, the School Advisor of East Attica, the University of Athens, and the
Institute for Rhetoric and Communication Studies (IRESE). We have already started cooperation with
other eight interested schools within our Region.
Resources needed
No special equipment is required.
Organisation in charge of this Accelerator
This Accelerator has been developed by Ellinogermaniki Agogi, Primary School .
Agapi Vavouraki, avavouraki@ea.gr
Georgina Daliani, g.daliani@gmail.com
Ellinogermaniki Agogi (EA),
Dimitriou Panagea Str.,
GR 153 51, Pallini Attikis
Website: https://ea.gr