Why Debate?

Benefits of Debate

• Debating provides practice in developing sound and logical arguments.
•  It gives students an opportunity to practice speaking in public.
• The experience cultivates strong critical thinkers, great initiative, and leadership.
• The research conducted throughout the workouts will expand the child’s mind, increase their understanding of important issues, encourage social, personal, and political awareness; as well as, conflict resolution and leadership.
  

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The mission of Destiny Driven Inc. is to cultivate the following principles in Montgomery youth:

Leadership: Destiny Driven Inc. seeks to inspire pro-social friendships, strong interpersonal skills, and instill a sense personal responsibility and ownership in the destiny of themselves, community, and the world.
Responsibility: The focus of our Leadership Academy is to empower youth in establishing goals and following through on commitments.
Perseverance: Destiny Driven wants to expand the perspective of young people to make them aware of life’s possibilities.
Growth: An individual is dramatically influenced by their support system. An old proverb describes this in the saying, ” It takes a village to raise a child”. We  want to surround young people in a caring, inclusive learning environment to inspire academic and holistic growth.