Speech and Debate

Speech and Debate

Instructor: Selynda Vass prautusok@gmail.com

Materials:

Length: 1.5 hours

Ages: 7th grade and up (6th with instructor approval)

Supply Fee: $10

Course Description: To develop winsome speakers who can deliver a sound answer for the hope that dwells within them, critically think through why they believe what they believe, clearly express themselves in their own creative voice, and value voices expressed in literature and philosophy throughout history. Students will learn various formats of debate including Lincoln Douglas, Parliamentary, and Team Policy. Speech types include everything from a business type presentation to dramatic interpretation. The goal is for students to find their speaking niche. Students are not required to compete to be a part of the class. Either way they will be gaining greater knowledge of how to research, write, be Biblically literate, work with teammates and process current events in an enjoyable, active and positive environment.

Competitions available through the national Christian Homeschool speech and debate Organization STOA For ages 12 & up (juniors info available by request)

www.stoausa.org for more organization information

Selynda Vass

Selynda grew up in Oklahoma and attended Moore schools where she felt she had little talent apart from being the one her friends called for advice. Therefore, she pursued the idea of counseling and graduated Oklahoma Baptist University with BA in Family Psychology. Empolyment over the years includes, Oklahoma Baptist Homes for Children, OKDHS Education Specialist, National Resource Center for Youth Services (a division of OU), and Youth and Family Services.

Selynda is the wife of Curtis, and they have served in family and children’s ministry for over 15 years. Their homeschool journey with their three children began in 2006. Soon they will only have three dogs left at home to “school.”

Selynda is a speaker, an author, speech and debate coach, a certified resource parent trainer and youth life skills trainer. She has taught Sunday school classes in some form 5th through 9th grade for 20 years, and worked part time with former foster youth age 16-23 for 10 years. Please do not bring her chocolate. She is not a fan of that, but she is interested in most other types of cookies…like she is interested in a variety of types of people.

Psychology