Update for CDSI 2020:
July 20th – July 31st at Whitney Young, registration and tuition info to come in March
Announcing our 2019 Summer Camps!
- Middle School students entering 6th grade through 8th grade (Middle School CDSI)
- High School students entering 9th grade through 12th grade (High School CDSI)
What: Chicago Debate Summer Institute
When: July 22nd – August 2nd, M-F 9 am – 3:30 pm
Where: Dunbar Career Academy, 3000 S. King Dr.
Why:
- Fun, supportive environment with students from throughout Chicago area
- Great staff drawn from the best teachers in Chicago, successful CPS alums, and instructors with national college coaching experience
- Free lunch!
- Free CTA passes for CPS students
- Tuition free for free/reduced lunch eligible CPS students ($25 registration fee)
- Lowest cost camp in the Midwest for all other students:
CPS students who are not free/reduced lunch eligible – $375 (plus $25 registration fee, limited scholarships available)
Non-CPS students – $600 (plus $25 registration fee) – no housing or overnight accommodations available
Registration
Middle School CDSI Registration
For students who can only attend the first week of instruction, there will be a waitlist that will be kept until July. All two-week registered students will take priority until we reach our capacity and we highly recommend students attend all 10 days of instruction if they can. No students will be allowed to attend for just the second week of instruction – unfortunately, they would be too far behind to catch up.
If you have any questions, please email us at register@chicagodebates.
Payment
- Tuition free for free/reduced lunch eligible CPS students ($25 registration fee)
- CPS students who are not free/reduced lunch eligible – $375 (plus $25 registration fee, limited scholarships available)
- Non-CPS students – $600 (plus $25 registration fee) – no housing or overnight accommodations available
Are you a CPS high school debater who wants a paid summer internship at a Chicago area political office, non-profit, or law firm?
This is open only to CPS high school students. Dates of paid internship are July 2 – July 19 and students must attend mandatory trainings.
*Note all students will need to apply separately with CPS Academic Competitions. The answer below is for our information only and is not an application. All questions should be directed to Erwin Henry at edhenry@cps.edu or Markus Payne at mtpayne2@cps.edu.
For more information and to apply, please go here:
Are you an experienced debate instructor who wants to teach at our camp?
