Effort pays! Debating takes time, courage, enthusiasm and above all commitment! Nicolás has gone through this process since the day he joined the school Debating Club. Every year the ADF, Argentine Debate Federation, chooses five students who will represent our country in the Argentine National Debate team. Nicolás will be our "ambassador" in Turkey 2013! I would personally want to thank Sonia Figueroa, his coach, and all teachers who support the English Department when allowing students to leave classes to participate in competitions against other schools. I would also want to praise BDS students who are part of the Debating Club for they all work hard to achieve high standards. We wish Nico good luck, for we are sure the best is yet to come! Gladys Lesmi Dallas - Coordinator, English Dept (Middle & Senior)

This year we have 5 students from Middle and Senior school taking part in the annual Colegio del Arce Creative Writing Competition. We are participating with 4 poems and a short story. Each piece was sent with a penname so we are keeping the secret names of writers till the winners are announced!!!!! We are proud of the pieces we sent! Well done to both students and teachers who have encouraged them to participate this year.