Five Principles for Success at Speech Competitions (C.L.A.S.S.)
Nationals Teams
If the student is interested in participating tournaments, you may consider joining our Nationals Teams.
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Commitment: One year
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Cost: varies by team.
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Prerequisites: Interview.
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If you are an existing student and has taken one year of comprehensive and one year of specialty(your category), you may request an interview.
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If you took classes else where and has tournament experience, please let us know your background and any tournament achievement when requesting the interview.
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Homework: Heavy
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Competitions: Mandatory; students will compete during an average of two weekend tournaments per month.
Elementary Nationals Team
4th-5th
Our elementary nationals team invites students who are focused on a competitive, high level development of skills and events to personal attention from our coaches in small groups of three to five. On the nationals team, students learn how to write speeches, develop a variety of events, and take those events to competitions across the United States. Students who join the nationals team will develop their speaking, writing, research, peer review, and listening skills, as well as enhance their ability to work as a team.
Fall+Spring $3650
Congress Nationals Team
6th-12th
Our congress nationals team is a small group of students use tailor-made curricula from our coaches to excel at national tournaments. On the nationals team, students learn about working together with others, real public policy, researching, speaking, and professionalism at a nationally competitive level. They attend weekly sessions to prepare for competitions by improving research, delivery, and strategy skills.
Fall+Spring $5000
Speech Nationals Team
6th-12th
Our middle and high school nationals team invites students who are focused on achieving nationally competitive excellence in acting, prepared speaking, and limited preparation speaking activities. Students meet with groups of two or three with their primary coach during the weekdays and attend weekend workshops with other students and coaches to optimize their feedback. On the nationals team, students learn how to write speeches, develop a variety of events, and take those events to competitions across the United States. Students who join the nationals team will develop their speaking, writing, research, peer review, and listening skills, as well as enhance their ability to work as a team.
Fall+Spring $5000
Policy Debate Nationals Team
6th-8th
This class is for students who are passionate about debate and are on track to engage in high-level competitions. Students will learn how to research and improve their analytical skills. If you are interested in public policy, politics, and diving deep into topics, you will love this class. This class requires a high commitment level from the students.
Fall+Spring $3650
Lincoln-Douglas Nationals Team
6th-8th
9th-12th
Our Lincoln-Douglas nationals team is a small group of students who use tailor-made curricula from our coaches to excel at national tournaments. On the nationals team, students attend weekly sessions to prepare for competitions by improving Lincoln-Douglas debate skills.
Fall+Spring $3650
Public Forum Nationals Team
6th-8th
Our Public Forum nationals team is a small group of students who use tailor-made curricula from our coaches to excel at national tournaments. On the nationals team, students attend weekly sessions to prepare for competitions by improving Public Forum debate skills. Lincoln-Douglas contests follow a one-on-one format; Public Forum tournaments are two-on-two.
Fall+Spring $3650
Mock Trial Nationals Team
8th-12th
Historically, students needed to compete with a school-sponsored team of at least eight students to participate in high school mock trial tournaments. ModernBrain has worked closely alongside Peer Potential Mock Trial (PPMT), a Shanghai-based annual competition with over a half-decade of experience, to expand their mock trial middle/high school circuit to Americans. This is a system that’s already seen results at some of the top colleges in the country; students matriculating at Stanford, Princeton, Yale, MIT and more have featured their PPMT mock trial experience. Students who join our Mock Trial Nationals team will prepare every week in groups of four to eight. They need to have already competed in mock trial or taken our mock trial class, since we’ll jump right into our preparation for high-level competitions. They must be 100% free for all competition dates.
Fall+Spring $3650