INVITATION TO THE RAFFLES UNDER-14 DEBATE CHAMPIONSHIP 2010

The Raffles Debate Academy is pleased to invite your school to participate in the Raffles Under-14 Debate Championship 2010 (

Champion Team: Anglo-Chinese School (Independent)
Runner Up: Hwa Chong Institution
Best Speaker for the Finals: Yeo En Fei Walter (ACS(I))

Video of the MIDC 2010 Grand Finals:

[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/11344206[/vimeo]

Congratulations to all the teams (especially the winners) who took part!

The full results for the competition are:

The Division II & III Grand Finals will be held on Friday 23 April 2010 at Nan Chiau High School, 20 Anchorvale Link from 6.00 p.m.

Division III Grand Final

Proposition: C.H.I.J. St. Joseph's Convent
Opposition: Kent Ridge Secondary School
Motion: This House believes that the integrated programme school system creates more harm than good

Video of the Div 3 Finals:
[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/11400851[/vimeo]

Division II Grand Final

Proposition: Anglo-Chinese School (Barker Road)
Opposition: St. Anthony's Canossian Secondary School
Motion: This House believes that international sporting events are a waste of money

The debates are open to members of the public, although seating is limited and on a first-come basis. Thanks!

Congratulations to the following teams for making it through to the Semi Finals (to be held at RI this Friday 16th Apr evening):

Division I
ACS (Independent)
Hwa Chong Institution
Raffles Institution
Catholic High

Division II
ACS (Barker Road)
Bowen Secondary School
St. Anthony's Canossian Secondary
Chung Cheng High (Yishun)

Division III
ACS (International)
Bukit View Secondary School
Kent Ridge Secondary School
CHIJ St. Joseph's Convent

Singapore Talking aired last night (Sunday) on Channel 5 at 10:30pm - and while it wasn't a debate show, it was interesting to see Ashraf (former DA(S) exco and judge from The Arena) host a lively conversation The Sembawang GRC MP (Dr Lim Wee Kiak) and the CEO of Propnex (Mohd Ismail) and a young lady was property-hunting before her wedding.

Any thoughts, comments, or suggestions for the show?

Wits & Words: Top 4 Teams
The Debating Association (Singapore) together with Gifted Education Branch, MOE and Hwa Chong institution jointly launched Wits & Words 2010, a national primary school debating competition, which saw 33 teams participating this year. Three preliminary rounds were held in Hwa Chong Institution since March, with teams vying for a spot in the semi-finals.
We are now happy to announce that the following top 4 teams (listed in alphabetical order) have made it into the semi-finals to be held on 21 April at Teachers Network, Grange Road:

Semi-finalists for Wits & Words 2010

Nanyang Primary School
Park View Primary School
Rosyth School
St Joseph's Institution Junior

Random Photographs from the Prelim rounds

We are also happy to announce the top 20 teams (overall), and the top 10
teams for each zone. The results are given in alphabetical order of school
name.