World Schools Foundation

About this program

World Schools Foundation takes students from zero to competition-ready in the world’s most widely practiced debate format. Each week is a two-hour live class plus a monthly practice debate, split into Junior and Senior groups so students train alongside their own age band. Over the term, students master the 3-on-3 structure, learn what each speaker position does, build complete arguments, handle points of information, and debate in judged practice rounds.

Class schedule

Two age groups, each with two weekly time-slot options. Pick a group by age; a coach confirms the slot when you enroll. Times show in your timezone by default, and you can switch it below.

What students achieve

• ✓Understand the full World Schools round structure: six 8-minute speeches plus reply speeches
• ✓Deliver a complete first-speaker constructive with confidence
• ✓Offer and answer points of information strategically
• ✓Build team cases for prepared motions
• ✓Compete in judged practice rounds with written feedback

What a session looks like

Every class runs the same loop, so students always know the shape of the hour.

1. 0:00

   Warm-up

   A short speaking or thinking drill to get students talking before the pressure is on.

2. 0:15

   Concept of the week

   One idea taught directly: a speaker role, an argument structure, or how POIs work, with examples.

3. 0:40

   Guided drilling

   Students practice the concept in pairs or small groups while the coach circulates and corrects.

4. 1:20

   Applied round

   A short judged debate applying the week’s skill, so every concept ends in real speaking, not theory.

5. 1:50

   Feedback

   The coach debriefs the round and each student leaves with one specific thing to work on.

Curriculum

What's included

• ✓Weekly 2-hour live small-group class, capped for real speaking time
• ✓A monthly judged practice debate with a coach adjudicating, not just lecturing
• ✓Written feedback tied to the Style / Content / Strategy criteria
• ✓Full access to the printable resource library: speaker cheat sheets, the prep-hour planner, and the motion bank
• ✓A coach who has competed and judged the format, not a volunteer reading a script

Who teaches it

Netra Easwaran · World Schools Coach

Debates with the Yale Debate Association, with a strong record on the APDA circuit. Directs World Scholar’s Cup programs.

Biser Angelov · World Schools Coach

Won the European University Debating Championships. Finished top 16 in the world at WUDC.

Cailyn Min · World Schools Coach

Best Open Speaker at WSDC Panama 2025, a first for Team USA. USA National WSDC Team, 5th place at Worlds 2025.

Full credentials for the whole team are on the coaches page.

How enrollment works

1. 1

   Enroll and pay

   Secure checkout takes a minute. You enter each student’s details and pay for the enrollment unit shown below.

2. 2

   We reach out in 24–48 hours

   A coach contacts you to welcome the student, confirm the age group and time slot, and answer any questions.

3. 3

   Placement and first session

   We place the student in the right class and send the class link and materials before the first meeting.

Enrollment is covered by our Refund Policy and Terms of Service.

Read this before you start

Everything below is free and needs no account. It is the background the first few sessions of World Schools Foundation assume.

• What is World Schools Debate?

  The format explained from scratch: the 3-on-3 structure, the eight-minute speeches, and how a round actually runs.

• How World Schools judging works

  The 40/40/20 Style, Content, and Strategy split this curriculum is built around.

• Format quick reference

  Speech order, speaking times, and prep rules on one printable page.

• The World Schools glossary

  Every term a coach will use in the first month, defined.

• The first speaker's job

  The role most beginners are given first, and how to structure it.

Frequently asked questions