2025 November 22&23 NSDA Taiwan Members Invitational

Registration & Payment Deadline is Nov 8th

CREATIVE WRITING COMPETITION

Register herefor the Creative Writing Competition! WHY NSDA TOURNAMENTS MATTER?

NSDA is the oldest, the biggest, the most recognized in the world, thus most beneficial for your future college and beyond!

NSDA alumni exude prominent influence in the U.S. and beyond.

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE

• 11/22 Varsity & Novice Preliminary Rounds
• 11/23 Varsity & Novice Elims & Finals
• 11/23 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 (G1-4): Storytelling
• EI:Speech Block B (G1-4):Original Oratory orImpromptu
• Creative Writing: Creative nonfiction, short story, script, poetry.Click for instruction.
• Double-Entries must be selected from different time slots (A + B) to avoid time conflicts.Click for moreinstruction on kids’ speech preparation.

SECONDARY EVENTS (Grades 6 – 12)

• OOO:Open Original Oratory (G6-12);Click for instruction.
• OES:Open Extemporaneous Speaking (G6-12);Click for instruction.
• NPF:Novice Public Forum (G6 with 1 year/less debate experience)
• OPF:Open Public Forum (G7-12).
• NCX:Novice Policy (G6 with 1 year/less debate experience)
• OCX:Open Policy (G7-12).
• Creative Writing: Creative nonfiction, short story, script, poetry.Click for instruction.

DEBATE TOPICS (NSDA November Topic)

• Smart Debate (same as PF topic): Resolved: TBD.

• Public Forum Debate: Resolved: TBD.

• Policy Debate:Resolved: The United States federal government should significantly increase its exploration and/or development of the Arctic.

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:

VENUE

• 師大公館校區 台北市文山區汀州路四段 88 號 教學研究大樓
• No. 88, Section 4, Tingzhou Rd, Wenshan District, Taipei City
• https://maps.app.goo.gl/5MNYabBruignLDSu7

COSTS Please read to understand how NSDA tournaments are operated as nonprofit service to the students.

Non-Profit Operation:NSDA tournaments are run on non-profit basis as shown in the attachedcost analysis of 2019 NSDA District & Invitational.Cost items A and B below go to NSDA office in the U.S. and cost item C includes the travel costs of NSDA representatives coming to Taiwan, facility rental, trophies, lunch, judge & staff compensations, and other costs related to the operation of this tournament. Cost item D is spent on hiring judges.

1. Annual School Membership:
   • High School – NT 4,500
   • Middle School – NT 3,000
2. Onetime StudentMembership:
   • High School – NT 1,000
   • Middle School – NT 1,000
   • *A student shall pay a total of $2,000 in their lifetime, if they have been a member of NSDA for Elementary, Middle, and High schools.
3. Tournament Registration:
   • NT$ 4,000 per one high & middle school student
   • NT$ 3,000 per one elementary student
4. 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.
5. 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 pointshere.

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
• 20% off if registered and paid by two weeks prior deadline
• 10% off if registered and paid by one week prior to deadline
• No discounts for the following:
  • NSDA membership fees
  • School Judging Fees
  • Policy Entry Judging Fees
  • International Entry Fees

PAYMENT

For your convenience, all fees can be wiredto 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 two weeks prior to the tournament, 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>.

2021 NSDA TAIWAN MEMBERS’ INVITATIONALRESULTS & PICTURES

2020 NSDA TAIWAN MEMBERS’ INVITATIONALRESULTS & PICTURES

2019 NSDA TAIWAN DISTRICT & QUALIFIER RESULTS & PICTURES