Highlight
ISD is a nationally recognized speech and debate summer camp program for middle and high school students.  Designed, managed, and staffed by championship speech and debate coaches, we offer the highest quality speech and debate program in the nation.  While we work hard to win, we also have fun. Our students love participating in our popular activities that foster friendships that last long after camp ends.  Above all, we are a community dedicated to each other and to our shared passion for speech and debate. At ISD, your students will grow their public speaking, research, argumentation, performance, and communication skills!

Room
At ISD: Florida, students will reside in the Atlantic Park Towers at Florida Atlantic University. Students will have 1, 2, or 3 roommates depending on the layout of their specific room. Each room is suite-style, with a bathroom for each suite. We offer linens packages for students who would like to have linens waiting for them at camp.

Food
For residents, breakfast, lunch, and dinner are included in tuition. For commuters, only lunch and dinner are included. Meals are served in the FAU dining hall.

Health
We are the only speech and debate camp in the country with a 24/7 nurse in our dorms. Our camp nurse has decades of experience as a PICU nurse and now as a school nurse. She runs our health center on the same floor as our residents.

Fun Day
At ISD: Florida, all two-week residents and two-week commuters who add the add-on will spend the camp fun day at the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World. We hope you join us for #ISDisney 2024!

Description
At ISD, we offer programs in a variety of speech and debate events including Congressional Debate, Lincoln-Douglas Debate, Public Forum Debate, Original Oratory and Informative Speaking, Extemporaneous Speaking, and Interpretation of Literature. We also offer a robust middle school speech and debate program that introduces middle school students to a variety of speech and debate events and allows them to choose one event to specialize in during week 2.

A Typical Day

• 8-8:45am - Breakfast
• 8:45-9am - Opening Meeting
• 9-11:45am - Morning Instruction - Lecture, Drills, In-class time, practice rounds or performances
• 11:45-12:45pm - Lunch
• 12:45-5:00pm - Afternoon Instruction - Lecture, Drills, In-class time, practice rounds or performances
• 6:30-8pm - Office Hours - Students have one-on-one meetings with instructors to address specific feedback or growth goals.

• If you wish to cancel a Camp booking for any reason, you must do so in writing to ISD. No payment will be refunded except at the discretion of The Coaches Group LLC.
•  In the event that ISD must cancel in-person instruction due to COVID-19, students will automatically be enrolled in an online session for those same dates or may apply their deposit to our 2025 institute.
• If for any reason, the Camp is canceled by ISD, the total liability of ISD will not exceed that proportion of the Fees ISD have actually received.