Not just a playground for young people with these debates, Speak Out 2025 helps students develop important 21st century skills.
Speak Out 2025 - an English debate competition recently held in Hanoi, providing an intellectual playground and challenging experiences for high school students in the capital.
Inspired by international debate competitions, Speak Out 2025 is not only a place for students to showcase their talents but also an opportunity to hone their research, argumentation and critical thinking skills according to academic standards. The competition is organized by Hanoi Academy International Bilingual School.
Entering its 12th season, Speak Out 2025 continues to affirm its position as one of the most prestigious debate tournaments for students, attracting 38 excellent teams from 16 prestigious schools in Hanoi.
Speak Out 2025 has brought an explosive yet challenging intellectual playground for high school students in Hanoi.
According to Mr. Simone Sapienza, Vice Principal of Hanoi Academy Secondary School, representing the program's organizing committee, the participation of teams from many different educational environments clearly reflects the growing interest of students in debate and the use of English in academic environments. This shows that the young generation is constantly practicing and improving their argumentation and communication skills, ready to integrate into the ever-changing world.
"The competition facilitates cultural exchange, helps students access diverse viewpoints and at the same time express their personal views clearly and convincingly. Through this, they have a deeper insight into language not only as a communication tool, but also as a means of persuasion, diplomacy and leadership - essential skills in the 21st century," emphasized Mr. Simone Sapienza.
The organizers awarded prizes to the competing teams.
With engaging current topics, Speak Out 2025 creates a vibrant debate environment where creative ideas and strong arguments are constantly expressed. Through intense debates, outstanding candidates gradually emerge with confidence, sharp thinking and effective competition strategies. Each round is an important step forward, helping candidates continuously improve their skills.
At the end of the competition, in the final round of the secondary school level, revolving around the topic "AI-generated music threatens human creativity", with impressive performance, sharp arguments and convincing argumentation, the team from Hanoi Academy 1 Secondary School excellently won the championship.
In the final round of the high school competition, with the theme "Billionaires should be required to donate most of their wealth", the championship title belonged to contestants from Phan Dinh Phung High School.
Not only an intellectual playground, Speak Out 2025 is also a launching pad to help students practice important skills: critical thinking, communication skills, creativity and leadership, thereby enriching knowledge and preparing for the future.
Kim Anh
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