We are delighted to report on an excellent first half to the Michaelmas term of Debating & Interview clubs at WCCS.
We have covered key skills from:
Body language
Presentation work
Conviction speaking
Classic interview questions (from core/subject specific to philosophical)
Active Listening
Conclusions & Summaries
Unseen work
Source Analysis of Paintings
Group debating/questions
Teamwork
Evidence & Stories
Rhetorical Questions
It has been great to see how the different groups have taken on these skills and applied them to their answers and arguments. In terms of debates, we have scrutinized, reviewed and assessed challenging current affairs topics, including inter alia:
Rising interest rates
The War in Ukraine
Climate Change
A ban on single-use plastic
HS2
Waste from Fast Fashion
XL Bully Dogs ban
The G20 in India
Natural disasters (in Morocco and Libya)
In addition, we have reviewed paintings (from Van Dyck to Velázquez) and covered philosophical subjects such as:
What makes a great leader?
How important is sport in education and in life?
Are the arts as important as the sciences?
What can be done to help the planet? (At home and at school)
Is technology a help or a hindrance?
The progress across the field has been very encouraging indeed and we are much looking forward to the second half of term.
Well done all!
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