Sesame Flyers Debate League is a collaboration between Sesame Flyers International and 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.

Debate Center

Visit the Brooklyn Debate Resource Center for :

  • Individualized coaching sessions

  • Theory Discussion 

  • Topic Research and Evidence Production 

  • Shared Evidence Pool 

  • Tournament Preparation 

  • Practice Debates 

  • Speaking Drills 

  • Computer Lab 

  • School visits by request 

  • Homework help 

  • Assistance with college applications

  • Field trips 

  • Creative and Community projects 

  • Access to all Winthrop Beacon III Program 

The New York Urban Debate League

The New York Urban Debate League was established in 1997 in partnership with the Barkley Forum and the Open Society Institute to institutionalize high school debates in New York Public School.  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.  The NYUDL parallels urban debate leagues funded by OSI in eleven other cities nationwide including Chicago, Atlanta, Detroit, St Louis, Kansas City, San Francisco Bay, Baltimore Providence and Southern California.  The NYUDL which began with ten (10) school (and 235 students has expanded its outreach to over forty (40) high schools ( and over 1,400 students ) in New York City.  Numerous NYUDL graduates have received full four year college scholarships awarded for debate.

Debate Center

The Impact Coalition

Improving Mentoring Practices and Communications is a non profit, career development organization dedicated to the empowerment of urban students through training in debate and workplace dynamics, IMPACT has developed debate program at NYU, Rockland Community College and Queens College.  In 1997, thanks to a partnership with OSL the coalition model expanded to what it is today.  Currently, the coalition model creates debate teams in urban high schools and colleges and relies upon local resource centers to successfully maintain urban debate.

The Debate Mentor will be available from 12 noon - 7:00 pm, Mondays through Fridays and 12 noon - 3 pm on Saturday.  Before 3:00 pm please call ahead to schedule an appointment during the Debate Mentor's office hours.  Between the hours of 3:30 pm - 7:00 pm, we will be open for coaching sessions in Room 128.  On Saturdays the Debate Mentor will attend tournaments with the students.  On these days the Resource Center will not be open.

Directions

  • Winthrop Beacon III is located at 905 Winthrop Street between 52nd and 53 rd, Brooklyn, New York.

  • By Bus : B46 ( Utica Avenue ) to Winthrop Street, walk two (2) blocks to 52 nd street.

  • By Train : 4 or 3 subway to Utica Avenue / Eastern Parkway.  Transfer to the Kings Plaza bound B46 bus.

Debate Center

Debate Program Schedule 2007

2007 Schedule
September 04th 2007 First Day Of School -
September 13-14th 2007 Rosh Hashanah -
September 22nd 2007 Yom Kippur  
October 6th 2007 NYUDL - all divisions ICE
October 6th 2007 SAT  
October 8th 2007 Columbus Day  
October 12-14th 2007 Invitation V Bronx HS
October 20th 2007 NYUDL - all divisions College Bridge
October 20th 2007 BQCFL- all divisions Acorn HS
November 3rd 2007 Invitational - V, JV Monticello, HS
November 3rd 2007 SAT SAT
November 6th 2007 Election Day  
November 10th 2007 Mini Institute  
November 11-12th 2007 Veterans Day  
TBA Invitational - V, N Newburgh Free Academy
November 17-19th 2007 Invitational - V, JV Glenbrooks, IL
November 22-23rd 2007 Thanksgiving Recess  
December 01, 2007 NYUDL - N Acorn, HS
December 01, 2007 SAT  
December 01, 2007 BQCFL - JV  
December 15, 2007 NYCFL - Qualifier Regis
December 24 - January 01 2008 Winter Recess  
January 5th, 2008 NYUDL - V, N  
January 12th 2008 MHL - JV, N  
January 12th 2008 BQCFL - N, JV, V Robeson
January 18-21st 2008 Invitational - V, N Lexington HS, MA
January 21st 2008 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day  
January 25-27th 2008 Invitational - V Barkley Forum, Atlanta, GA
January 26th 2008 SAT  
January 28th 2008 Regents  
January 29th 2008 End Of Fall Term  
February 1-2 2008 Invitational and MHL - V, JV, N Newark Invite / MHL Sat at East Side HS
February 9th 2008 Mini Institute  
February 18-22nd 2008 Mid Winter Recess  
TBA NFL Qualifiers - V Bronx HS Of Science
TBA BQ-NYSFL Qualifier - V, JV, N  
TBA NY-NYSFL Qualifier - V, JV, N Regis
March 01st 2008 SAT SAT
March 08th 2008 NYUDL - V, N  
March 08th 2008 NY-NCFL Grands Qualifier - V  
March 08th 2008 BQ-NCFL Grands Qualifier - V  
March 14-15th 2008 NYSFL State Disticts - V, JV, N Scarsdale, NY
March 21st 2008 Good Friday  
April 4-5th 2008 NYSFL State Finals - V, JV Albany, NY
April 21-25th 2008 Spring Recess  
May 03rd 2008 SAT  
May 10th 2008 NYUDL - V, N  
May 18th 2008 Banquet  
May 26th 2008 Memorial Day  
May 24-26th 2008 CFL National - V Appleton, WI
June 07th 2008 SAT  
June 15-21st 2008 NFL Nationals - V Las Vegas, NV

To learn more and get involved with the Debate Center please contact Program Director & Debate Mentor at 718-221-8880 ext 130.  You can also email us at brooklyndb8@gmail.com

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