Two BDS students at the World School’s Debating Championship

This winter, Alejo Gonzalez Virgili (S6H) and Mercedes Mariño (S6L), represented Argentina at the 2016 World School’s Debating Championship (WSDC) in Stuttgart, Germany, and in the Prague Debate Spring (PDS) in Prague, Czech Republic. Teams from schools from more than 65 countries participated, and the Argentine team faced some seriously tough debaters from countries such as South Africa, Pakistan, Wales and Germany itself. Months of preparations prior to the competition were well worth it, as the Argentine Team was among the top 25 teams in WSDC and top 8 in PDS.

Both Alejo and Mercedes have been attending Debate since Middle School and have been ranked amongst the best school debaters by the Argentine Debate Association.

Congratulations on a great job to them, to their coach, Francisco Cobos, and to the other members of the Argentine Debating Team!

Acorn Cup 2016

They have done it again! The BDS Junior and Senior Debate Teams  won their respective debates in the Octo-finals of the Acorn Interschool Cup hosted by Islands International School last Monday, August 29.

Our Junior Team: Florencia Gadea (M3C),  Clara Palotta (M1C) and Manuela Sánchez de Coto (M1A) debated and won the motion “This House would break the law if it was to protect the rights of animals” on the proposition side, against Southern Cross School.

Our Senior Team: Mercedes Mariño,  Alejo González Virgili and Lucas Reynoso debated and won the motion “This House supports a mandatory retirement age” on the opposition side, against St Nicholas’ School.

This time, three students, and promising debaters, from M1 attended as members of the audience: Santiago Comes (M1D), Nacho Triaca (M1D) and Lucía López Farías (M1C).

Well done, and congratulations to our teams and their coaches, Francisco Cobos and Marina Ceppi.
María Gabriela Correa – Coordinator of Englis, Middle & Senior