2021 Debate Accolades
In the year of 2021, our students participated in the many online debate tournaments around the world. We are proud of the many awards that our students won during these tournaments.
2021 Kaiac debate competition
2021 Kaiac debate competition Winner
Kim Joonsung
WSDC KOREA TEAM
WSDC Team Korea Qualifications
WSDC 24 qualified New Era debaters : David Park, Claire Lee, Ian Jeong, Jasmin Jeong, TaeHoon Kim, Daniel Yun, Justin Suh
WSDC 12 top debaters : Ian Jeong, Jasmin Jeong, Justin Suh
YTN
Team Ambition (Alex, Claire, Dylan)
Broke 6th out of 80 teams and went up to quarter final
ISDC Junior and Senior
Senior Team Awards
2nd place
Korea Sky: Sungho Yoon, Ethan Suh, Joon-Sung Kim
Senior Individual Awards
Joon-Sung Kim: First Place
Sungho Yoon: Second Place
Ethan Suh: Fourth Place
WDO
Semi Finalists: Korea Red
Fred Kee, Elliot Kim
AWSDO
Individual Speaker Awards
Seonghyun (Sean) Yoon First Place
Yijun Chung (fourth Place)
Christina Song (fourth place)
South Africa National Debate
Team awards
New Era Junior Team : Overall top 4 semi final team
Junior plate division winner team: Sungbin Yoon, Christina Song, Ian Yijun Chung Chae Hwan Shin
Silver Place: Alex Jung, Mimi Kong, Claire Lee
Bronze: Sungbin Yoon
Junior division individual awards
Top 16th ⇒ Claire Lee
Top 20th : Mimi Kong
Senior Division Individual Awards
Top 14th individual best speaker : Sean Yoon
Gold : Eloy Kim, Erin Kim, Sean Yoon
Silver : Fred Lee,
International Speaker Awards
1st place : Claire Lee
2nd place: Mimi Kong
3rd place : David Park
4th please : A;ex Jung
5th : Jessica Shin
6th : Sungbin Yoon
7th : Dylan Oh
8th: Alexander Orlov
9th : Christina Song
10th : Ian yijun Chung
Ispahan Debate Tournament
Plate Division
Semi-finalist teams:
Hwang Jung-dae, Cho Woo-bin, Kim Min-seo, Park Joo-hyun,
Ethan An, Robert Park, Andrew Rhee,
Brian Lee
Open division
Grand final winner:
Kwon Soon-woo, Kim Ae-rin, Kim Hannah, Kim Si-won, Kim Chan-young
Semi Finalists:
Oh Seung-min, Lee Hyun-seo, Jung Ha-young
WHO Debate Tournament
Team Award
New Era senior team Qualifying 4 to advance to the finals.
Individual Award
Sean Yoon : Individual Top 10 of 400 debaters
Individual Achievements
Kim Erin (Georong Grammar School, Gr 11)
Final selection to Top 12 (400 people in the Australian Melbourne State Debate Competition)
Prague Spring: 2nd place best speaker overall out of 400 international debaters
Park Joon-seo (KIS Gr. 9)
Final victory at the Kayak Debate competition, which is held in association with most international schools in Korea