IPSHA Gala Debating Day

IPSHA Gala Debating Day is a much-anticipated event in the debating calendar. This year two Year 5 teams and two Year 6 teams travelled to Macarthur Anglican School to compete against schools from across Sydney. The main challenge for the day was that each team needed to prepare for, and compete in, TWO debates over the course of the day.  Energy levels were high and nerves on edge. 

Everyone was most grateful to finally get on the bus at the end of the day.  Each student had presented quality arguments and rebuttals, but the competition was high.  Overall, the teams won four out of their eight debates. Congratulations to everyone involved. 

One of the great advantages of the day for the girls was the wonderful adjudicator feedback. The girls took lots of valuable information away to use in future debates. A special thank you to students Sylie Bhat and Anika Cuganesan who trained and prepared the teams.

– Jan Falls
Mind Challenges Coordinator