District of Columbia Urban Debate League

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founded_date = 2002
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location = Washington DC USA
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focus = Policy debate
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The District of Columbia Urban Debate League (DCUDL) is an American urban debate league located in Washington DC.

Competition

The majority of the schools, middle and high, are public schools that are apart of the DC Public School system. High school students in the league compete according to policy debate guidelines, and compete each month from September to April. Multiple awards are given in recognition of individual, team, and school achievement. The year of competition closes with a DCUDL League Championship in May. DCUDL also has debate camp at the University of the District of Columbia during the summer months, much like it's predecessors in Baltimore and New York.

Middle School

DCUDL also hosts competitions for students in its middle school divisions (grades 6 through 8) as apart of the Middle School Public Debate Program [http://www.middleschooldebate.com/] . Their style of competition is in teams of three, students on the proposition are to defend a position while teams on the opposition argue against it. The topics change every month and are chosen by the teachers, much like the way Baltimore chooses their middle school topics. Generally, they fall into four categories: school topic, regional topic, national topic, and an international topic.

Accomplishments

*DCUDL has provided more than 95 scholarships for students to attend national and international summer debate institutes, most of whom could not have enrolled without their assistance.

*The organization has also raised more than $800,000 in support of debate and debate across the curriculum from the University of the District of Columbia, the Open Society Institute, the Fasken Foundation, the Donner Foundation, DC School Board President Peggy Cooper Cafritz, the Children and Youth Investment Trust Corporation, and the DC Council on the Humanities.

External links

* [http://www.urbandebate.org NAUDL Website]

* [http://www.debateleaders.org/ Associated Leaders of Urban Debate website one of DCUDL's partners]