NCHS Workshop

Nevada Christian Home School is pleased to announce a workshop for teens.  To help us be prepared please complete our online form below.

"Speech & Debate Workshop"

An introduction to speech & debate for middle/high school students.

Parents are welcome and strongly encouraged to attend.  See workshop descriptions below.

by

Kim Anderson with Teen Intern Petra Anderson

Friday, March 14, 2008

Time:  9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

(Doors open for registration at 9:00 a.m.)

Where:  The Cornerstone Foursquare Church

230 B Coney Island Drive, Sparks, NV  89431  (775) 331-3147

(from E McCarran Blvd., turn west onto Greg Street, south onto Linda, east onto Coney Island Drive)

Cost:  $25.00 per family

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Kim Anderson with Teen Intern Petra Anderson

Kim Anderson , Author and teacher
In the course of her career as a professional mother, Kim Anderson has home-schooled her three children, trained lobbyists for Concerned Women for America, founded Credo Academy (a homeschool college prep cooperative), coached national speech and debate champions, and produced summer-stock Shakespeare and award-winning independent film with her children.  Kim has written Countdown to College: a Homeschoolers’ Guide to Winning Scholarships, which helped her first-launched child win over half a million dollars in scholarships. The book prompted a workshop series: “Is There Life After High School?” which walks homeschooling families through the unfamiliar territory of college prep and moving into the post-graduate phase of life.  Her work on homeschool college prep has featured her family in a Focus on the Family television short and has made her a popular radio talk-show guest.  Kim is the author of Lincoln-Douglas Debate: Guidebook for Debating the Value Topic, and is the retiring Regional Coordinator for a 12-state area in the National Christian Forensics & Communication Association.

18 year old Petra Anderson is a 6 year veteran of NCFCA competition and has three times qualified to the NCFCA national tournament. She is especially fond of the limited preparation events offered by the NCFCA. Petra uses her speech and debate skills far beyond competition; as a lead actress in the Shakespeare on the Lawn summer stock theater, which raises money for a statewide crisis pregnancy support agency; as a Legislative Assistant to a Colorado State Senator; and by coaching an online LD debate club (International Debate Society) for isolated rural students and missionary children, and as one of the founders of the annual Colorado Jr. Speech Tournament. Petra also uses her speaking skills to serve as a volunteer for the Municipal Court system in Teen Court, a program that sentences first time juvenile defendants using the principles of restorative justice. Christian Vision for the Arts Fund, Petra’s senior project, is featured in Brett and Alex Harris’ new book, Do Hard Things. The Fund will establish a scholarship for Christian students to pursue excellence and craftsmanship in the arts. 

March 14, 2008

Doors open for registration at 9:00 a.m.

9:30 am

Beyond Competition: Developing personal impact during high school

Prepare your young people for college and career by helping them to develop a mission and a message during high school.  Learn how National Christian Forensics & Communication Association training and competition can facilitate earning college scholarships and real-word impact.  Explore several ways to integrate debate across the high school curriculum.

10:30 am

Ten Minutes to Change the World: Oratory

What does your world need to hear?  Learn how to say it winsomely in competition and out in your community. Hear, see and try it yourself.

11:30 am BREAK (15 min)

11:45 am

Invitation to Excellence: Intro to NCFCA

Nationally-ranked competitors and coach tell how Christian speech and debate changed their lives and gave them a leg up on real-life influence.

12:00 pm

Whining, Arguing and Debate: Overview of Christian Debate

Everyone knows how to argue, but few understand how to make an argument. Get a handle on the tools of polite warfare, compelling persuasion and logical thinking.

1:00 pm  LUNCH (30 min)

1:30 pm

Trying It On: Build Your Own Silly Debate

Work with the tools of oratory and debate to craft a debate with your friends.  Address the wackiest debate resolutions the world has ever seen.  Our teen interns walk you through the whole thing.

3:00 pm BREAK (15 min)

3:15 – 5:30 pm

One Mind at a Time: Apologetics

Bible study meets public speaking. Discover how this NCFCA event and community can help you to make an effective presentation of the Gospel to an audience of thousands or just your best friend.