Our 2025 summer camps will be held at Temple Beth Shalom!
(193 E Mt Pleasant Ave, Livingston, NJ 07039)
8/11-8/22/2025
2025 Summer Camp
Two In-Person Sessions offered
Session 1 - Debate
(All Levels)
Dates: 8/11 – 8/22/2025 (Two Weeks, Monday – Friday, no weekends)
Timing: 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM Daily
Programs: Public Forum Debate Class, 3 levels—Novice, Junior Varsity, Varsity
Registration Eligibility: Rising 4th-11th grader with any level of debate experience.
Registration will open soon!
Session 2 - Debate
(Beginners )
Dates: 8/18 – 8/22/2025 (One Week, Monday – Friday)
Timing: 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM Daily
Program: Debate Class for Beginners
Registration Eligibility: Rising 4th-11th grader with no prior debate experience
Registration will open soon!
Program Overview
Public Forum Debate
Public Forum Debate is the most popular format of competitive debate in the U.S. today. Our debate program is led by the various nationally-esteemed coaches on the Omega Staff. All of our instructors were ranked top 10 in the U.S. during their high school Public Forum debate careers.
The Public Forum program is divided into three levels: Novice (1 year or less of experience), Junior Varsity (1-2 years of experience), and Varsity (2+ years of competitive experience). At each level, students will receive lectures, participate in interactive exercises, and debate practice rounds, all to master various debate skills and techniques. If you’re interested in exploring and mastering the art of persuasive argumentation, then this program is where you belong!
Student Life At Our Summer Camp!
Lunch
At camp, students will have the opportunity to eat lunch during a 1-hour break. Lunch can be eaten either in the dining hall or outside on picnic tables. Students can either bring their own lunch or purchase lunches from the camp.
Free Time
In addition to being a lunch period, the daily 1-hour break will also serve as “free time”. If students are not eating lunch, they have 3 options to spend this free time with:
1. Participate in fun, instructor-led team-building games!
2. Play sports such as basketball or soccer!
3. Meet with an instructor for “office hours” to ask questions about content taught during class, do speech/debate drills or exercises, or receive feedback on topic preparation!
