Rigorous competition, quality judging, & a community that inspires mutual growth, learning, and friendship
Persuasion meets strategy at our online competitions.
The Academy hosts bi-annual debate tournaments, an annual speech competition, and intermittent mock trial scrimmages.
Competitions are open to any student, in any country, enrolled in an accredited secondary school or college/university. Likewise, students in academic gap years or semesters are invited to participate.
Proudly Supported By
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Cornell University
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GripTape Challenge
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Karma for Cara Foundation
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Youth Service America
Debate
The Winter Cup and Spring Cup invite partnerships composed of students in grades 4-12 to engage in up to nine debate rounds, using the Public Forum format.
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Admin & Squad Fee: $0
Entry Fee: $125Hired Judge: $400
Judge Fines: $400Estimated Cost Per Student: $240
*Need-based financial aid is available.
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TBA on July 1, 2025
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Registration occurs on Tabroom.com, a tabulation website provided by the National Speech & Debate Association. In the upper-right corner of Tabroom, search for “Winter Cup” or “Spring Cup.”
Select the rightmost button that reads “Register.” Provide contact information for an adult chaperone.
Register students, ensuring that entries are placed in the appropriate division.
Enter or request judges. For every two entries, the associated school is obliged to provide one full-time judge.
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The United States should accede to the Rome Statue of the International Criminal Court.
The United States should substantially reduce its military support of Taiwan.
The United States federal government should ban single-use plastics.
Public Speaking
Participants record a brief 5-7 minute speech in which they succinctly analyze a vexing issue facing their community, propose an innovative solution, and offer a “call to action.”
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Admin & Squad Fee: $0
Entry Fee: $25Estimated Cost Per Student: $25
*Need-based financial aid is available.
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TBA on July 1, 2025
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TBA on July 1, 2025
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Climate change
Educational inequity
Mental health
Access to healthcare
Book bans in schools
Mock Trial
Hosted in collaboration with IY-Law, intermittent mock trial competitions invite middle and high school students to engage in courtroom procedure, trial strategy, and persuasive argumentation
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Pay as you wish.
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TBA on July 1, 2025
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TBA on July 1, 2025
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The City vs. Urban Green Energy Solutions LLC
The City vs. Modern Construction LLC
The Federal Government vs. Titan Energy Resources Inc.
Charitable Fund
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Charitable Fund *
In 2022, we announced that 50% of all tournament proceeds would be redirected to local and national charities.
The initiative arose in response to feedback from our students, who expressed a desire to create a greater real-world impact through their participation in speech and debate. Since, the Eloquence Academy Charitable Fund has made contributions totaling $6832 to the One Warm Coat Foundation, Ocean Cleanup Organization, Razom for Ukraine, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Feeding America, Lawyers Without Borders, and The Trevor Project. The Fund has become a top 1% donor to several of these charities, received national recognition, and partnered in the distribution of 552 winter coats and 14550 warm meals.
"We are deeply committed to empowering, strengthening, and investing in historically underserved communities. The Charitable Fund is an initiative that makes a tangible difference,” said Kira Waldhalm, Service Learning Fellow.
