The development of civil society and legal state in Ukraine foresees the active participation of citizens, especially the youth in decision-making processes. A society willing to keep its freedom should understand one own responsibility for its future. The youth is more and developing group of our society which is seeking for democratic values and the behave models to use in their life. One of the efficient forms of non-formal education is a business game, in particular, debate games. We offer to use this form of youth engagement for discussiion of socially significant issues of our city and the country.

To support in forming of the civil awareness at youth through the engagement of graduating students of Kyiv schools to the discussion of social and political problems of the development of Ukraine.

The Main Department for Family and Youth of the Executive Branch of the Kyiv City Council (Kyiv City State Administration).

• Debates in school. How to teach students to argue and public speaking [ZIP/PDF]

Project director: Aleks Stassewicz
Contact phones: +380 44 236 5510, 204 4985, +380 67 622 7218

Links:

• Debates in Kyiv web-page"
  
• Training of future debate players [UKR]
• First debate tour [UKR]
• Final games [UKR]
• Draft narrative report on project realization [UKR, ZIP/PDF, 388,7 kB]
  

Materials for players:

• Karl Popper debate format (ploicy) [UKR]
• Players duties [UKR]
• Format of debating [UKR]
• Arguing for the affirmative position [UKR]
• Building of the contr-arguing and refutation [UKR]
  
• Set of questions-answers [UKR]
• Speaking styles, announcing of speeches
• Materials for sharing among participants [UKR, ZIP/PDF, 148,7 kB]
• The Scheme of speeches and cross-polling in Karl Popper debates (policy) [UKR, GIF, 7,5 kB]
  

Materials for judges:

• Methodology of judging in debates [UKR]

• Debates in school. How to teach students to argue and public speaking