Development Day 2020
What is Development Day?
Since 2017, the BGDA has hosted its annual Development Day. This one day debating program is open to all female-identifying students in grades 9-12, even those who do not compete in the Monday Competition. This program was created for three main reasons:
1. To provide students with an opportunity to participate who otherwise would not be able to benefit from the BGDA's programs due to factors such as distance, inability to form a full team of eligible debaters at their school, or time constraints
2. To give students who have never debated before the chance to try out debating in a supportive environment
3. To encourage female debaters to participate in and prepare them for the upcoming Queensland State Debating Team trials, which are typically held the week after Development Day
In the following years, Development Day has grown to be an important event on the Queensland debating calendar that brings together girls from different schools and year levels to socialise, learn from each other, and share in a love of debating. Typically Development Day consists of three debates with adjudications given in a workshop format. Registration for the event is totally free, with the BGDA's generous sponsors covering the costs of all meals and adjudications.
1. To provide students with an opportunity to participate who otherwise would not be able to benefit from the BGDA's programs due to factors such as distance, inability to form a full team of eligible debaters at their school, or time constraints
2. To give students who have never debated before the chance to try out debating in a supportive environment
3. To encourage female debaters to participate in and prepare them for the upcoming Queensland State Debating Team trials, which are typically held the week after Development Day
In the following years, Development Day has grown to be an important event on the Queensland debating calendar that brings together girls from different schools and year levels to socialise, learn from each other, and share in a love of debating. Typically Development Day consists of three debates with adjudications given in a workshop format. Registration for the event is totally free, with the BGDA's generous sponsors covering the costs of all meals and adjudications.
2020 Information
In 2020, Development Day will be held on Sunday 9th February at Brisbane Girls Grammar School, which is the second weekend of school term. The day will consist of three debates with detailed feedback given in a workshop format after every debate. Students in grades 9-12 who are female identifying are all welcome to attend, regardless of previous debating experience. Debates will be conducted in the style of the Queensland State Debating Team trials to prepare more experienced participants for these trials, with a modified program provided for less experienced debaters to suit their skill and comfort level.
Thanks to our generous sponsors, registration for Development Day is totally free- which includes the meals and adjudication. Students register individually and will be placed in different teams throughout the day. The dress code for this event is casual, with no school uniforms required. Similarly, no teacher supervision on the day is required.
Registrations are now open for our 2020 Development Day here.
You can also find our 2020 poster here:
Thanks to our generous sponsors, registration for Development Day is totally free- which includes the meals and adjudication. Students register individually and will be placed in different teams throughout the day. The dress code for this event is casual, with no school uniforms required. Similarly, no teacher supervision on the day is required.
Registrations are now open for our 2020 Development Day here.
You can also find our 2020 poster here:
| Development Day Poster 2020 |