Testimonials
5/5
"I Thought The Camp Was Very Good. It Was Cool. I Got To Learn A Lot About Debate And Meet Many New Friends As Well. The Camp Was Awesome!"
Scott Yao
Lab Instructor: Matthew Zhang
5/5
"I Would Like To Say That The HRS Lab Counselors, Samuel Hall, Aarush Raj, And Chris Sylvester, Were Very Nice And Amazing Teachers!"
Aznye Mo
Lab Instructors: Samuel Hall, Aarush Raj, and Chris Sylvester
5/5
"My Experience At This Camp Was Really Great! I Got To Learn So Many Things About Debate While I Also Had Lots Of Fun By Meeting New People!"
Bobby Gu
Lab instructors: Brandon Lu and Ishan Saxena
5/5
"Each Instructor Gave In-Depth Explanation To Debate & Argumentative Concepts And Were Able To Make The Experience Enjoyable While Giving Me Personalized Criticism On What Areas I Was Weak With. I Found Myself Improving Quickly Once They Established A Baseline On What I Needed To Focus On."
Anya Soroka
Lab instructors: Brandon Lu and Ishan Saxena
5/5
"It’s A Great Place For Beginners To Grasp The Basics Of Debate. The Instructors Give Tips And Tricks Throughout The Week On How To Write A Strong Persuasive Argument And Teach The Kids How To Further Improve Even After Camp Ends! They Can Be Reached After Camp Ends And Will Answer All Your Questions With Patience."
Parent of an omega 2020 student
Lab Instructor: Matthew Zhang
5/5
"Omega Speech And Debate Is A Very Educational Camp That Takes You Through The Basics Of Debate And Beyond. From The Interactions Through Zoom Meetings And The Fun From Tournaments, I Deeply Enjoyed This Week Of Camp. It Encouraged Me To Take Future Debate Classes/Camps In The Future."
Randy Gu
Lab Instructors: Aarush Raj, Chris Sylvester, and Samuel Hall
5/5
"Overall, The Camp Was Extremely Interactive And Educational. The Instructors Were Really Good As They Were Pretty Chill And Helpful. The Presentations Were Really Well Written And Well Explained By The Instructors, And They Were Additionally Helpful In Answering Questions We Had. Some Of The Interactive Activities They Had Included Debating With Pure Logic, And Debating About Abstract Concepts Like Zombie Apocalypses And Alien Invasions. I Think These Really Helped Me Refine My Skills In Front Lining Arguments, And Finding Interesting Ways To Try To Debate Against Opponents. Omega Speech And Debate Definitely Helped Me Get Better In A Lot Of Areas, Such As Comparative Weighing, Front Lining Arguments, And Debating With Logic."
Alan Hu
Lab instructors: Ishan Saxena and Brandon Lu
5/5
"It Was The First Time For Katie To Attend The Debate Camp. First Day Was Long And Tired, After All Sitting In Front Of The Computer For 5 Hours Itself Is A Challenge To A 10 Years Old. I Was Suspecting Katie Would Give Up In The Middle Of The Camp, But Surprisingly Not Only She Survived, Also She Demonstrated More And More Interest Day After Day, As She Always Went Back To The Camp Earlier Before The Lunch Break Was Finished, And Always Had Discussions With Her Partner At The End Of The Day After The Camp. I Know There Must Be Sometime Attracts Her From The Camp Otherwise She Would Not Be Willing To Put Extra Efforts Into It. I Was Very Grateful To Matthew And The Team By Providing Katie Such A Wonderful Debate Training Journey, And The Post Camp Evaluation Which Is Very Thoughtful. I Am Looking Forward To The Next Camp And Will Definitely Recommend The Camp To My Friends."
Parent of Katie Huang
Lab Instructor: Matthew Zhang
5/5
"This Program Was Extremely Fun And Engaging, The Drills Are Really, Really Fun!"
Forest Yang
Lab Instructors: Chris Sylvester, Samuel Hall, and Aarush Raj
5/5
“I really liked my instructors, they taught me everything that I know as of right now in debate. I'm extremely thankful for the opportunity to work for them. Ishan and Vishnu were super nice. They're the reason why I love attending the class. During practice time, they gave good feedback that helped me to improve my skills in debate!”
Angela Xu
Lab instructors: Ishan Saxena and Vishnu Dandi
5/5
"I greatly enjoyed my time here in Omega Speech and Debate. This was my second time in the program and I learned even more new things which helped me to enhance my debating skills for the future. I will definitely be participating in debate club in school. I would like to thank all the instructors for giving us an opportunity to learn debate at such an early age, helping us get a head start in this debate journey!"
Michelle lee
Lab Instructors: Matthew Zhang and Aarush Raj
5/5
“I've attended this program last summer, I feel like I've improved a lot since then. Since this is a more advanced class, I was able to learn more and combine my skills from last time with this debate class. I wanted to join this class mainly for my talking skills and I'm glad I did. I met some really great people along the way. I plan on attending the class this summer as well. Needless to say, this was a great class!”
Simon Ferreira
Lab Instructors: Ishan Saxena and Vishnu Dandi
5/5
“I feel like the activities/drills we did during class were crucial to how I structured and spoke my debate on tournament day. It's really paid off.”
ryan lin
Lab instructors: Matthew Zhang and Aarush Raj
5/5
“I liked how Ishan and Vishnu gave constructive feedback which targeted my weak points. I think that this was how I was able to grow as a debater.”
Kaitlyn mai
Lab Instructors: Ishan Saxena and Vishnu Dandi
5/5
“Ishan and Vishnu were both very patient and supportive during class. They helped students when needed and walked us through everything we needed to know to further enhance our debating skills.”
Jeremy wu
Lab Instructors: Ishan Saxena and Vishnu Dandi
5/5
“I think that the lectures/presentations in this class were helpful for me and my debate skills because they gave specific examples on how to flow, weigh our arguments, and much more. I was able to follow along and take notes."
Matt wu
Lab instructors: Matthew Zhang and Aarush Raj
5/5
"My instructors were funny and engaging. They were enthusiastic, which I really liked. They were very effective and I learned a lot!”
eric guo
Lab Instructors: Ishan Saxena and Vishnu Dandi
5/5
"The instructors were very good at finding the main points to improve of our debating tactics, and it was good to learn how to improve and what to improve.”
Audrey huang
Lab Instructors: Matthew Zhang and Aarush Raj
5/5
“This program was extremely engaging and fun! I learned a lot and I was able to debate very comfortably.”
Claire zhang
Lab instructors: Matthew Zhang and Aarush Raj
5/5
"Class was filled with lots of communication. I had fun because everyone was sociable and talked with each other!"
Emily cui
Lab Instructors: Ishan Saxena and Vishnu Dandi
5/5
"Class was super enjoyable, and my instructors were very funny and engaging. I loved how they were always telling jokes!"
Aarav srivastiva
Lab Instructors: Matthew Zhang and Aarush Raj
5/5
"I liked how they made a document while explaining the different parts of the case, so it's easy to get a refresher on any concept. I also like how we did drills on different parts of debate (ex: crossfire, rebuttal, etc.), so it helped reinforce the concepts we learned. All my instructors were great, and I learned a LOT from them because they gave me many tips during class!"
CELINA JIA
Lab instructors: Brandon Lu and Ishan Saxena
5/5
"Vishnu was really patient with me when explaining how to write good rebuttals and also is a pretty amusing judge. He also is the reason my flows have gotten better, his advice was really helpful. He was great as an instructor and really helped me feel at ease. I hope to see him next year."
antonina schegolev
Lab Instructors: Vishnu Dandi, Aarush Raj, and Matthew Zhang
5/5
"Both Brandon and Ishan were effective instructors. I especially liked how we did notes together, with Brandon typing them out on a doc. Both Brandon and Ishan were very knowledgeable and engaging!"
erica gao
Lab instructors: Brandon Lu and Ishan Saxena
5/5
"The instructors were all extremely concise and easy to comprehend when explaining new material!"
eric niu
Lab Instructors: Vishnu Dandi, Aarush Raj, and Matthew Zhang
5/5
"I enjoyed how the instructors typed notes into class Google docs while explaining concepts because it made the lectures easy to follow and great for future reference!"
Emily jing
Lab Instructors: Vishnu Dandi, Aarush Raj, and Matthew Zhang
5/5
"I learned a lot. I especially enjoyed the class notes. The lectures were extremely interactive and helped me learned far more than expected!"
Michael Ju
Lab instructors: Brandon Lu and Ishan Saxena
5/5
"I really liked all the drills and activities we did during class because they effectively prepared me for my real debate rounds. For example, the tongue twisters drill helped me to avoid getting tongue-tied while speaking!"
WESLEY YANG
Lab Instructors: Vishnu Dandi, Aarush Raj, and Matthew Zhang
5/5
"The rebuttal practices were great—they improved my rebuttals to become a lot better than how they were last year. The rebuttal drills also helped me practice my flowing skills, which improved greatly throughout the camp!"
ANTOINETTE JONES
Lab instructors: Brandon Lu and Ishan Saxena
5/5
"We did a lot of fun drills and activities during camp. It was great to learn more in this way, because they helped us practice before the tournament, and the instructors' feedback helped us learn about our skills and where needed improvement as a debater."
AUDREY XU
Lab Instructors: Vishnu Dandi, Aarush Raj, and Matthew Zhang
5/5
"THIS CAMP WAS SOOOOOO FUN! It’s awesome to watch Omega Speech and Debate grow; the instructors are very smart as they keep designing new ways for us to improve at debate and even join debate teams. This program has helped me learn to enjoy argumentation and critical thinking. Omega is AWESOME."
WESLEY YANG
Lab Instructors: Vishnu Dandi, Aarush Raj, and Matthew Zhang
5/5
"The rebuttal practices were great—they improved my rebuttals to become a lot better than how they were last year. The rebuttal drills also helped me practice my flowing skills, which improved greatly throughout the camp!"
ANTOINETTE JONES
Lab instructors: Brandon Lu and Ishan Saxena
5/5
"We did a lot of fun drills and activities during camp. It was great to learn more in this way, because they helped us practice before the tournament, and the instructors' feedback helped us learn about our skills and where needed improvement as a debater."
AUDREY XU
Lab Instructors: Vishnu Dandi, Aarush Raj, and Matthew Zhang
5/5
"THIS CAMP WAS SOOOOOO FUN! It’s awesome to watch Omega Speech and Debate grow; the instructors are very smart as they keep designing new ways for us to improve at debate and even join debate teams. This program has helped me learn to enjoy argumentation and critical thinking. Omega is AWESOME."
ELLA SHE
Lab instructors: Brandon Lu and Ishan Saxena
5/5
"I used to be really nervous on the day before my debate tournaments. But right before the Omega Camp Tournament, I was almost completely at ease and actually had a lot of fun debating my fellow debaters. The instructors created a very comfortable, enjoyable, and confident environment. We also exchanged compliments at the end of every debate round which was nice and uplifting."
ELIZABETH FENG
Lab instructors: Brandon Lu and Ishan Saxena
5/5
"Omega is a great space for beginner debaters. You'll go into the week not knowing anything at all, but emerge with excellent debate skills and strong confidence in yourself. The instructors put you at ease and are also really encouraging. They give good, constructive feedback that really helps you improve!"
ANGELA XIU
Lab Instructors: Vishnu Dandi, Aarush Raj, and Matthew Zhang
5/5
"This camp was very well-rounded and teaches everything you need to know about Public Forum Debate, from basic to intermediate. They gave me advice on how to train so I could go from my subpar self to a decent debater. This camp helped me a lot, and I look forward to coming back and debating with my friends and other people."
AMELIE HUANG
Lab Instructors: Vishnu Dandi, Aarush Raj, and Matthew Zhang
5/5
"My son took the Omega public speaking classes in Spring 2021, he really enjoyed it and said it was way better than the public and debate classes from other schools he had before. So I registered him immediately after the summer camp program came out. Even though the classes were all virtual, the summer camp was so well designed, organized and executed that it exceeded our high expectation. The two week's program was intensive and requiring a lot of researching, writing and practicing with his debate partner. But he seemed to enjoy every moment of it. The teachers' constructive and honest comments helped him tremendously and made him a more competent public speaker. My son is looking forward to future activities offered by the Omega school."
parent of eric guo
Lab instructors: Brandon Lu and Ishan Saxena
Lab instructors: Brandon Lu and Ishan Saxena
5/5
This is a unique way of learning debate, but with this I was capable to throughouly understand the rules of debate, while learning a little bit of backround history with the greatly selected topics, and I am definitely better at debating now! 🙂
joshua huang
Lab instructors: Brandon Lu and Ishan Saxena
5/5
"This program was very fun! It really got me into debate(which I never learned about/did before). I hope to continue debating in the future!"
olivia HUANG
Lab Instructors: Vishnu Dandi, Aarush Raj, and Matthew Zhang
5/5
"All three of my kids have attended Omega Speech and Debate camp for two years. The first year they were introduced to Public Forum debate and started enjoying it, and the second year they were given further instruction as more experienced debaters. They were very engaged in the debate tournament, and enjoyed it a lot. The instructors gave great feedback and helped the kids recognize their weaknesses and strengths. I highly recommend the camp."
parent of audrey, amelie, and Joshua Huang
5/5
henry xue
Lab Instructors: Vishnu Dandi, Aarush Raj, and Matthew Zhang
5/5
"My speech experience here at Omega really inspired me to pursue speech in the future. Every single day with my friends was really fun (instructors included)! I went from never doing speech before, to wanting to do it throughout my entire future high school career. The instructors are really fun people to be around and you can learn a lot from them. Omega was a super engaging and not-stressful environment to culture my love for both debate and speech!"
Serena lin
Lab Instructor: Hannah Kim
5/5
"Omega Speech and Debate is a rigorous program that proves immensely beneficial to students entering debate for the very first time, as well as those continuing debate.
Simply paying attention in short lectures, and listening to any help instructors may give you, will grant plentiful rewards and vastly improve your debate skills!
Shelley ma
Lab instructors: Eric Wang, Franklin Yiu, Dennis Liu
Lab instructors: Eric Wang, Franklin Yiu, Dennis Liu
5/5
"Omega speech and debate was honestly one of the most educational and fun camps I've ever been to. I started as a complete beginner and was scared of debate. But within the 2 weeks I was here, I went from knowing nothing to making it to the finals in the camp tournament and was able to debate in front of everyone. Throughout this experience I was able to make many friends, talk with the super cool instructors, improve my public speaking, and gain a lot of confidence!"
Stephanie yan
Lab instructors: Dennis Liu and Franklin Yiu
5/5
"This camp is the most educational and enjoyable camp I've ever been to. The instructors are helpful and fun to talk to. I started with no previous debate experience, but after 2 weeks of camp at Omega Speech and Debate Camp I reached the final round in the camp-wide debate tournament!"
Sabrina tang
Lab Instructor: Matthew Zhang
5/5
"This camp is wonderful! It provided a lot of information on new things that I haven't learned from debate in the last two years of debate before this in just 5 days! The teachers/instructors were amazing and funny as well!"
Claire cheng
Lab instructors: Franklin Yiu, Dennis Liu
Lab instructors: Franklin Yiu, Dennis Liu
5/5
"This camp was amazing! I came in knowing absolutely nothing and I feel like I've probably learned more in this one week than in my 3 years of debate experience before this. The teachers were some of the most kind, funny, and smart people I've ever met. I would definitely attend this camp again."
Evie shen
Lab instructors: Dennis Liu and Franklin Yiu
5/5
My daughter had no experience in debate and speech before this camp. In these short 3 weeks, her improvement was impressive. The instructors are knowledgeable and dedicated. They offered individualized coaching to everyone based on each student's level. The coaches also encouraged the students to push through the obstacles during learning and offered the opportunity for the students to continue developing their skills under the Omega travel team. Excellent camp. Great experience. Highly recommend!
Parent of serena lin
Omega students rank the educational quality of our instruction a 9.5/10, and the enjoyability of our program a 9/10
Omega Speech and Debate has trained nearly 200 students over the past two years. Each of our debaters have walked away with an engaging and educational experience. No matter which of our programs you choose, Omega is an incredible opportunity to accelerate your debate career, providing you with the tailored instruction you need to achieve your goals!
Quality of Instruction
Rating
95%
Enjoyability/Engagement
Rating
90%