2009-01-19
Afterschool Programs (Re)Launch
Over the past two weeks, each of Perspectives' 12 returning afterschool programs has begun practicing for another exciting semester of debate. This spring, students will be arguing about the following topic: The United States ought to submit to the jurisdiction of an international court designed to prosecute crimes against humanity. With only a few days until the first Interscholastic Competitions of 2009, practices have been intense!
Joining these dozen returning programs is a new school: KIPP Philadelphia. KIPP - short for Knowledge is Power Program - will be Perspectives' first school to hold practices on Saturday and compete against other schools at weekday Interscholastics. We are very excited to begin working with them, and look forward to the start of a successful and educational year.
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Perspectives is a Philadelphia-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization promoting youth debate education. Students who debate dramatically increase their reading comprehension, critical thinking, and public speaking skills. In the process, debate becomes a forum to foster youth achievement and civic responsibility. Perspectives has worked with over 400 students in 8 states through afterschool, summer, and special events. www.philadebate.org