Pre-camp assessment reveals their unique communication profile
We teach everyone the essentials, then coach to individual needs
Daily tracking ensures they're challenged at the perfect level
Experience, ratios, and technology working together
Career professionals with 15+ years teaching debate and public speaking—not seasonal college students
8:1 afternoon ratio means real individual attention for every student during targeted practice sessions
AI speech analysis provides objective data on pace, tone, and delivery patterns during afternoon practice
Speeches & debates in just 2 weeks
Coaching ratio for personal attention
Average instructor experience
From tournament champions to industry leaders—two decades of developing confident communicators who shape the world.
500+ national media interviews on labor economics. Former senior data scientist at Wayfair, now leading economic research at Glassdoor.
Specializes in Appellate & Supreme Court Practice. Former judicial law clerk for the U.S. Court of Appeals.
Morehead-Cain Scholar. MD-MPH pursuing Internal Medicine-Dermatology at Harvard's combined residency program. Medical interpreter in Spanish and French.
Y Combinator-backed founder. Former BCG consultant. Co-founded Atlas Debate to expand access to debate education.
Council on Foreign Relations Term Member. Former Pentagon national security advisor. Expert on Middle East policy and Yemen.
Managing Samsung's $17 billion semiconductor fabrication facility. Former project leadership at Tesla and Bechtel.
Editor-in-Chief, Yale Human Rights Journal. George Hume Senior Essay Prize recipient. MS in Health Policy from LSE.
AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellow. Former NREL postdoctoral researcher focused on clean energy innovation.
Attorneys • Physicians • Founders • Policy Leaders • and more
Experience debate in New England and the Northeast
New Haven, CT
Boston, MA
Boston, MA
Madison, NJ
Princeton, NJ
Lawrenceville, NJ
New Rochelle, NY
Lawrenceville, NJ
Debate at prestigious institutions in Pennsylvania and Washington D.C.
Villanova, PA
Washington, DC
Develop your debate skills in the Southeast United States
Orlando, FL
Chapel Hill, NC
Develop your debate skills at premier West Coast institutions
Berkeley, CA
Los Angeles, CA
San Diego, CA
Seattle, WA
Experience debate at top institutions across the Southern United States
Houston, TX
Train with elite instructors at our premier Midwest locations
Columbus, OH
Chicago, IL
Every student is unique. Our personalized matching tool considers your location, schedule, and priorities to recommend the perfect Capitol Debate experience.
Capitol Debate is proud to host transformative summer public speaking and debate camps in more than 16 cities, positively impacting the lives of thousands this year. With nearly two decades of experience, trust us to make a significant and lasting difference in your child's life.