BAUDL alum Rashid Campbell leads a circle chant at the Summer Institute.
On August 9, 2010, young people from across the Bay Area gathered together for a week of education and uplift in the Bay Area Urban Debate League’s Third Annual Summer Institute. Made possible by the generous support of the Julia Burke Foundation, this event brought students from public schools in Oakland and San Francisco together with top debate educators from around the country to delve into the most pressing issues of the day.
This summer institute was the largest and most successful in the history of the BAUDL: in the end, more than 50 students participated, researching, writing original arguments, and above all debating issues from school dress codes to the war in Afghanistan. Here are just a few highlights from the experience:
