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Welcome
to the Brooklyn Debate Resource Center Website!
Here, you will find information about our
program, helpful debate tips and links to
research, and help for transitioning form high
school to college.
Sesame Flyers Debate Center is a collaboration
between Sesame Flyers International and the
IMPACT Coalition which runs the New York Urban
Debate League. The Brooklyn Debate Resource
Center is a place where students can reach,
exchange ideas and practice their arguments with
the guidance of a full time debate mentor.
Sesame Flyers and IMPACT also direct mobile
centers to maximize the reach of these services
in other neighborhoods.
The New York Urban Debate League
The IMPACT Coalition (www.impactcoalition.org)
established the New York Urban Debate League in
1997 in partnership with the Barkley Forum and
the Open Society Institute to institutionalize
high school debates in New York City public
schools. This program provides students with
critical academic and personal success skills
they need to get better grades, go to college
and create positive social change. IMPACT's
ground-breaking work led to the creation of
urban debate leagues in cities nationwide
including Newark, Detroit, Miami, Milwaukee, St
Louis, Kansas City, San Francisco Bay, Baltimore
Providence and Southern California. The NYUDL
began with 14 schools and 140 students. Since
then IMPACT has facilitated the creation of
NYUDL programs in over 90 high schools reaching
more than 4000 students in New York City.
Numerous NYUDL graduates have received full four
year college scholarships awarded for debate.
The urban debate model has been honored by the
White House twice in the last four years for
excellence in youth programming.
The IMPACT Coalition
The Improving Mentor Practices and Communication
Techniques (IMPACT) Coalition is a mentoring and
educational development organization that
expands opportunities for urban students,
schools and organizational partners by providing
debate training, literacy assistance, curricula,
and mentoring services to develop informed,
concerned citizens. IMPACT advocates debate as a
key to success in building healthier communities
and tomorrow's leaders. The Coalition's program
reach from 5th grade through college providing
support for competitive debate, community
debates and classroom debates .
The Associated Leaders of Urban Debate
(ALOUD)
Sesame Flyers and the IMPACT Coalition are
partners in ALOUD. ALOUD (www.debateleaders.org)
represents a global network of debate and youth
expression groups dedicated to helping young
people discover their voice and a place in
society. With partners in 3 countries and 20
cities, ALOUD and its partners connect students
with the skills and opportunities necessary for
success in college and the workplace.
(This
is a work in progress. Most of the above links aren't
links yet. They will be soon!)
If you have questions, comments, or
concerns, please email Claire at
brooklyndb8@yahoo.com
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