Commitment
We are thoroughly committed to creating high-quality, competitive, and dedicated educational opportunities for our students. We're not-for-profit, which is an expression of our core values.
Southwest Speech and Debate is a not-for-profit camp held on the campus of Arizona State University each summer. SWSD@ASU brings together some of the best coaches and former competitors from Arizona and states across the country. Our mission is to create not just great competitors, but excellent leaders, and to make that opportunity available for everybody.
What sets us apart is our commitment to leadership, and building the speech and debate community. We want everyone to have an opportunity to get the camp experience they hope for. We are not only able to hire top notch instructors, but we also work to ensure that each student has individual coaching time with staff.
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Our curriculum is an intensive series of practice, coaching, and classroom work. We have an excellent staff of quality educators, an outstanding practice-driven curriculum, and top-quality facilities for learning and instruction. We look forward to welcoming students back to ASU’s Downtown Phoenix campus for another great summer of Speech and Debate instruction!
SWSDI at ASU offers some of the best, most competitive pricing in the industry. We believe everybody should be able to get the experience of debate camp, no matter what their economic situation might be. We are a not-for-profit camp, and we offer a large number of scholarships and need-based financial aid to as many people as possible.
We pride ourselves on our curriculum because we believe in adapting it each year based on the needs of the circuit, novice and returning campers, and the feedback we receive at the end of each camp.
Our curricula are designed to be intense, practice-driven investigations of the events that we offer. Our expert staff works tirelessly to create lectures, drills, activities, and exercises that hone skills, and build knowledge.
Southwest Speech and Debate Institute
c/o Adam Symonds
Hugh Downs School of Human Communications
Arizona State University
PO Box 871205
Tempe, AZ 85287-1205
info@swsdi.org
If you have questions or concerns, please feel free to send us an email using our email address printed to the left, or the contact form on the right. We will get back to you as soon as possible.