CDS Debaters to Compete at Worlds in Bristol, UK
Best of luck to Adhya Chandradat ‘27 and Aneesa Khan ‘27, and their coaches Ms. Wyndham-West, Mme Davidson and Mr. Robinson, who will be competing in the World Individual Debating and Public Speaking Championships in Bristol, UK, starting this Saturday!
This is the 19th consecutive year that CDS has qualified at least one student to compete against some of the top high school speakers and debaters from around the world.
The 38th WIDPSC will be held April 11-18. Both students have to participate in four events each: Debate, Impromptu Speaking, Persuasive Speaking and Interpretive Reading.
Adhya’s persuasive speech is about scented products and fragrance labels that fail to list all of the dangerous chemicals, including hormone disruptors, that we don’t realize we are inhaling. Aneesa’s speech is about the unseen struggles of girls with ADHD.
Adhya looks forward to presenting her persuasive talk on something she is passionate about and advocates for someone she knows and cares about who is highly sensitive to scents and fragrance. Aneesa feels the same, “We’ll be debating controversial issues and learning from one another. If high school students can do this in a friendly and civilized manner, why can’t everyone?”
Both students are excited to reconnect with friends they made at Internationals and Nationals earlier this year and learn from the 145 students and coaches who are convening from 11 countries around the world. Their host school is Clifton College in Bristol. We wish them all the best!!!
Land Acknowledgment
The Country Day School wishes to recognize and acknowledge the land on which the school operates. Our nearest Indigenous Nations are now the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation and the Chippewas of Georgina Island. The Dish with One Spoon Wampum covenant is often cited as an example of the shared responsibility for caring for these lands among the Huron-Wendat, Anishinaabe and Haudenosaunee peoples who would call these their traditional territories. CDS respects the relationship with these lands and recognizes that our connection to this land can be strengthened by our continued relationship with all First Nations, by acknowledging our shared responsibility to respect and care for the land and waters for future generations.
School Information
Junior, Middle and Senior Schools
13415 Dufferin Street, King, Ontario L7B 1K5
(905) 833-1220
communications@cds.on.ca
admissions@cds.on.ca
Founded in 1972, The Country Day School is a co-educational private school offering programs in JK-12 and located on 100 acres north of Toronto in King.
13415 Dufferin Street, King, Ontario L7B 1K5
(905) 833-1220
communications@cds.on.ca
admissions@cds.on.ca
Founded in 1972, The Country Day School is a co-educational private school offering programs in JK-12 and located on 100 acres north of Toronto in King.
