Two CDS Debaters Qualify for Worlds Once Again
Having qualified last fall and last month respectively, Anaïs Leiva von Bovet ’19 and Maeve Tebbutt ’19 will travel to Cape Town, South Africa the first week of April to compete in in the World Individual Public Speaking and Debating Tournament. This is the fourth consecutive year that CDS has qualified two debaters for Worlds and the 11th year they have sent at least one representative to this prestigious and challenging tournament. Anais and Maeve will join the Canadian team of 16 participants from across the country.
In her first ever public speaking competition, Anaïs wowed judges in Persuasive Speaking, Radio Newscast and Dramatic Interpretation to become the International Independent Schools’ Public Speaking Competition (IISPSC) champion in October, thereby qualifying to compete on the world stage.
Maeve, who placed 11th overall in her debut at Worlds in Sydney, Australia last year, qualified this year by finishing 3rd overall competing in 3 out of 4 finals (Debating, Persuasive Speaking and Interpretive Reading) at the National Public Speaking Championships in Winnipeg last month. Maeve won this tournament last year.
The World Individual Debating and Public Speaking Championship is an annual international English language debating and public speaking tournament for individual high school-level students representing different countries. The Championship is represented by a diverse mix of both public and private high schools from countries as far reaching as the Australia, Hong Kong, Canada, the United States, China, England, South Africa, Lithuania, Pakistan, Cyprus, India, and South Korea.
The Championship is an innovative seven-day event which requires students to interact and collaborate with like-minded peers from diverse and different schools, cultural backgrounds and countries. Each participant must compete in four different events: Debate, Impromptu Speaking, Persuasive or After Dinner Speaking and Interpretive Reading.
The Championship is aligned with the ideals of excellence, identity, the art of expression, and the ability to communicate and gain recognition and respect for one’s ideas and opinions. It targets tomorrow's leaders - students in a global market who must learn to interact and collaborate with peers from diverse schools, cultural backgrounds and countries.
We wish both girls and their coach, Ms. Wyndham-West, the best of luck!
Meanwhile, also following March Break three Grade 8 students, Arjun Walia, Tomas Chacin and Danyal Hakeem, will be competing in a qualifier to make Junior National Public Speaking Championships in Vancouver this spring!
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
13415 Dufferin Street King, Ontario L7B 1K5
(905) 833-1220
communications@cds.on.ca
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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.
(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.
