Email Subject: Burlington English brings your child 'Speech & Debate

League' - Explore the Hydra at IIT Bombay!

Dear Parents,

Amidst the
summer vacations,
we have for our
learners an

exceptional opportunity as we bring to you in collaboration with our learning and content
partners, Burlington English, an experience that aims to present a national platform, for
our blossoming leaders to display their skills to express with a purpose!

We believe your ward has the quintessential cognitive capabilities with immense creative
knowledge to steal the spotlight on any stage!

We are elated to share that Burlington English has joined hands with the epitome of
debating in India - Indian Debating League (IDL), to present your child with a phenomenal
platform to express their thoughts and emerge triumphant amongst powerful debaters from
across schools, nation-wide!

Presenting
Mumbai Speech & Debate League
in collaboration with IDL and IIT Bombay!

BE Proud, BE Loud, Debate it Out!

We extend a hearty invite to our confident and formidable orators to come forth to reason,
argue, and emote upon the theme, The Hydra Snare’: Humanising Education.

The Hydra of Learning is indicative of multifarious sources of information that are saturating
human sensibilities. So come, rethink Education and take on ‘The Hydra Snare’: Humanising
Education together!

The contest embodies the new-age skills of 21 st century and aligns with your vision to
augment your ward with higher order thinking capacities, logical reasoning and verbal
abilities of the utmost calibre, perspective building and talking while differentiating facts
from opinions - whilst being motivated and rewarded to enhance their talent.

While IDL has sent debating teams across Harvard, Oxford, Prague, and more, in the past; IIT
Bombay is known for their prestigious entrepreneurs, and IIT Bombay Debaters were the
best at World University Debating Championships recently.

Please note the essentials of the contest as stated below:

a. Eligibility

 Juniors - Grades 4th to 6th

 Middle - Grades 7th to 9th
 Seniors - Grades 10th to 12th 

b. Formats

Two Speech and One Debate 

 Speech – Turncoat (Speak from both the sides, for and against)
 Speech - Dramatic Adaptation (Speak on a given topic as a famous personality)
 Debate - World School Debating Championship (WSDC)

c. Key Dates

 Three Debating Master Classes prior to Qualifiers

 MDL Debate Competition Qualifiers - 17th June 2023 
 Final rounds at IIT Bombay - 01st July 2023 

Your child deserves to showcase their exemplary skills of communicating with rigour, to the
entire country and beyond.
The participant will be enriched with:

 Compact Master Classes with Mock debates and Real-time feedback  

 Best resources on the Transfer of Learning and Developmental Psychology
 Expert sessions in the fields of Technology and Human Relations
 Opportunity to persuade Key Industry Leaders in-person
 Wildcard entry to the prestigious Indian Debate Squad (Indian Debate Squad consists
of Debaters who will represent India at International tournaments - WSDC, Oxford,
Harvard and Stanford)
 Media recognition and Certificates for all participants 

Early registration gets preferences for Team selection.

To enter your child in the contest, register now at - https://rzp.io/l/9hLQzERe.

A nominal fee of ₹ 1,360/- is applicable for enrolment.

Enable your child to experience the adrenaline rush of a good debate and meet the stellar
IIT Bombay Debating Society- role models, guides, and personas of wit and grit, to motivate
your child to achieve wonders!

You may write back to us at somsubhra.c@burlingtonenglish.in or contact 7003247189 in

case of any queries.

Looking forward to instilling in your child, a tenacious mental strength, emotional

sensibilities, and a vocal attitude.

Regards,

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