About
Civic Debate Academy offers speech, debate, and public speaking classes, including online debate classes and tournament competition. The program also runs summer camps and the National Debate Club Travel Team for students who participate in debate activities.
• Ages: 5–18 years old
• Schedule: Open hours Monday–Friday 9–11:30 AM and 3–9 PM, and Saturday 9 AM–12 PM; fall 2026 high school sessions run from late August or early September through early December
Classes are led by professional teachers and educators, and the faculty includes championship-winning coaches and debaters. The mission of Civic Debate Academy states that debate builds more than speaking skills and that through arguments, discussions, and presentations, students learn how their voice can create real impact. The academy offers top-rated speech and debate programs for kids and teens in California and provides both online classes across the country and in-person classes in Chicago. Programs include a personalized roadmap of debate options based on grade and experience level, and the National Debate Club Travel Team is described as an elite travel team offering advanced training, tournament competition, and hands-on experience, with reported results of 200+ bids, 60+ tournaments, 2000+ team awards, 15+ champions, 15000+ rounds, and 250+ debaters. Structured camps for middle and high school students are built by classroom teachers and top-ranked debate coaches, and the academy reports that its programs consistently produce nationally ranked debaters and are trusted by 2000+ families. Reported impacts from participation include 30% top tier college acceptance rates, a 37% increase in core test scores, an 87% increase in analytical skills, and a 15% increase in internal self-esteem scores, and the academy notes that debate is described as the number one activity for Ivy League admittance and that almost half of the 2027 Harvard class competed in a debate activity. Civic Debate Academy is described as the top-rated debate academy in La Cañada Flintridge, California, and as America’s #1 ranked speech and debate classes for ambitious students, with very few seats left for Fall 2026 debate programs.
Testimonials include students describing Civic Debate Academy (CDA) as instrumental to their debate careers, with staff described as supportive and helpful, and one student identifying as a Columbia University Semifinalist and another as a CSU Fullerton Champion. Other testimonials state that CDA offers tailored practices and drills, a close-knit support system of students and coaches, a class schedule that supports preparation and in-round strategy, and generous considerations regarding family financial situations, along with weekly lectures and tight-knit labs.
Last updated July 14, 2026.
• Ages: 5–18 years old
• Schedule: Open hours Monday–Friday 9–11:30 AM and 3–9 PM, and Saturday 9 AM–12 PM; fall 2026 high school sessions run from late August or early September through early December
Classes are led by professional teachers and educators, and the faculty includes championship-winning coaches and debaters. The mission of Civic Debate Academy states that debate builds more than speaking skills and that through arguments, discussions, and presentations, students learn how their voice can create real impact. The academy offers top-rated speech and debate programs for kids and teens in California and provides both online classes across the country and in-person classes in Chicago. Programs include a personalized roadmap of debate options based on grade and experience level, and the National Debate Club Travel Team is described as an elite travel team offering advanced training, tournament competition, and hands-on experience, with reported results of 200+ bids, 60+ tournaments, 2000+ team awards, 15+ champions, 15000+ rounds, and 250+ debaters. Structured camps for middle and high school students are built by classroom teachers and top-ranked debate coaches, and the academy reports that its programs consistently produce nationally ranked debaters and are trusted by 2000+ families. Reported impacts from participation include 30% top tier college acceptance rates, a 37% increase in core test scores, an 87% increase in analytical skills, and a 15% increase in internal self-esteem scores, and the academy notes that debate is described as the number one activity for Ivy League admittance and that almost half of the 2027 Harvard class competed in a debate activity. Civic Debate Academy is described as the top-rated debate academy in La Cañada Flintridge, California, and as America’s #1 ranked speech and debate classes for ambitious students, with very few seats left for Fall 2026 debate programs.
Testimonials include students describing Civic Debate Academy (CDA) as instrumental to their debate careers, with staff described as supportive and helpful, and one student identifying as a Columbia University Semifinalist and another as a CSU Fullerton Champion. Other testimonials state that CDA offers tailored practices and drills, a close-knit support system of students and coaches, a class schedule that supports preparation and in-round strategy, and generous considerations regarding family financial situations, along with weekly lectures and tight-knit labs.
Last updated July 14, 2026.
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