Testimonials
“NSD knows how to teach students the big picture of debate while making sure they hold onto important technical skills. NSD helped me to learn how simple concepts like deontology can function in very complex ways.” – Sarah Sachs, College Preparatory School, CA
“Really the best debate camp I’ve been to.” – Drew McCormick, Strake Jesuit, TX
“NSD curriculum is interesting, extensive, and varied. NSD staff is unmatched. If you go to NSD, you will get better.” – Geoffrey Kristof, Scarsdale, NY
“Staff members from every region of the country are always ready and willing to help you at and time of the day. The educational environment created by the NSD administrators and staff is phenomenal.” – Nikhil Nag, Mountain View, CA
“I learned more from Eric Palmer’s discussions than days of modules at other camps” – Andrew Eckholm, Syosset, NY
“NSD provides an environment that bolsters one’s debate ability enormously by requiring students to develop a diligent work ethic and demands that they engage with every aspect of debate – whether it be philosophy, critical literature, or theory – in a unique and critical way. NSD provides the best staff in the nation.” – Erwin Li, Torrey Pines, CA
“This was legitimately one of the most rewarding experiences.” – Larry Milstein, Scarsdale, NY
“NSD sets the trends in debate; it teaches efficient strategy and pushes debaters to their limits. Lab leaders are much more willing to help than at other institutes, and my lab was unafraid to push me to debate at my best.” – Michelle Jiang, Monta Vista, CA
“NSD is the single most helpful debate experience one can have. Where other camps favor the higher labs and don’t pay as much attention to the lower labs, NSD pays attention to everyone, and provides expert staff for students at all experience levels.” – Joseph Millman, Carpe Diem, NJ
