Registration & Payment Deadline is September 26
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE
- 10/10 Varsity & Novice Preliminary Rounds
- 10/11 Varsity & Novice Elims & Finals
- 10/11 Elementary Events
ELEMENTARY EVENTS (Grades 1 – 5)
- ESD: Smart Debate (G4-5): It is half speech time of PF debate.
- EOO or EST: Speech Block A (G1-5): Original Oratory or Storytelling
- EI: Speech Block B (G1-5): Impromptu
- Double-Entries must be selected from different time slots (A + B) to avoid time conflicts. Click for more instruction on kids’ speech preparation.
SECONDARY EVENTS (Grades 6 – 12)
*NO HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS PERMITTED IN NOVICE*
- OOO: Open Original Oratory (G6-12); click for instruction
- OES: Open Extemporaneous Speaking (G6-12); click for instruction
- NPF: Novice Public Forum (G6-8 with 1 year/less debate experience)
- OPF: Open Public Forum (G6-12)
- OCX: Open Policy (G6-12); two high school teams in final round get TOC bids
DEBATE TOPICS (NSDA September Topic)
- Smart Debate (same as PF topic): September/October Topic: Resolved: The United States federal government should enact the Medicare-For-All Act of 2019.
- Public Forum Debate: September/October Topic: Resolved: The United States federal government should enact the Medicare-For-All Act of 2019.
- Policy Debate: Resolved: The United States federal government should enact substantial criminal justice reform in the United States in one or more of the following: forensic science, policing, sentencing. (TOC bid is reserved for high school students in final round.)
LIMITATIONS
- Debate partner can be from a different school for the Taiwan District, but a partner must be from the same school for the U.S. NSDA.
- Double entries ONLY permitted for grade 1-4 if both entries are speech events. For all other situations, NOT permitted.
REGISTRATION METHODS
- Individual Entry Online Registration
- School Entry Online Registration
- Judge Entry Online Registration
- Registration Issues: <il@asiandebateleague.com>
- Registration Fee Issues: <rl@asiandebateleague.com>
VENUE
- 10/10 @ NTNU - Varsity & Novice Preliminary Rounds
- 10/11 @ NTNU - Varsity & Novice Elims & Finals
- 10/11 @ NTNU - Elementary Events
- NTNU Address:
- 國立臺灣師範大學公館校區: 116台北市文山區汀州路四段88號
- NTNU Gongguan Campus (No.88, Sec. 4, Tingzhou Rd., Wenshan Dist., Taipei City, Taiwan).
- NTNU google map
COSTS
Please read to understand how NSDA tournaments are operated as nonprofit service to the students.
- Annual School Membership:
- High School – NT 4,500
- Middle School – NT 3,000
- Onetime Student Membership:
- High School – NT 1,000
- Middle School – NT 1,000
- *A student shall pay a total of $2,000 in their lifetime, if they have been a member of NSDA for Elementary, Middle, and High schools.
- Tournament Registration:
- NT$ 4,000 per one high & middle school student
- NT$ 3,000 per one elementary student
- Judging fee:
- NT$ 3,000 per one Open/Varsity Policy entry/team
- NT 4,000 will be waived if a school provides either a parent or teacher judge per 6 students; if not, must pay NT 4,000.
- Optional:If your school does not manage NSDA points for you, then a student can pay ADL 1,500 NT annually to 1) record NSDA points and 2) receive NSDA Certificates. Read more about NSDA points here.
DISCOUNTS
- 30% off for students traveling from Tainan, Taitung, Kaohsiung, Pingtung, Kenting
- 50% off for students who qualify for financial aid (the coach must submit a letter of request to <jc@asiandebateleague.com>
- 20% off if registered and paid by 9/11
- 10% off if registered and paid by 9/18
- No discounts for the following:
- NSDA membership fees
- School Judging Fees
- Policy Debate Judging Fees
- International Entry Fees
PAYMENT
For your convenience, all fees can be wired to ADL account directly.
Cathay United Bank, Nangang Branch: 國泰世華銀行, 南港分行
Account 帳號#: 106035009666,
Account Name: 臺北市私立亞太思辯文理短期補習班天母分班, 陳南光
REFUND
No refund after September 26, as we have already hired judges and paid for most other tournament expenses such as trophies, rooms, and etc.
CONFIRMATION
If you have questions, please call us at 02-2876-1866 from 2:00 – 8:00 PM (Monday – Friday) and 10 AM – 6 PM (Saturday). You can also LINE us <http://nav.cx/6qTXpan>.
2019 NSDA TAIWAN DISTRICT & QUALIFIER RESULTS & PICTURES
2018 NSDA TAIWAN DISTRICT QUALIFIER RESULTS & PICTURES
