2022 Debate Accolades

In the year of 2022, 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.

Korea national championship grand champions

Keonhee Ahn

• 6th best speaker in Persuasive speaking

• 2nd best speaker in Interpretive reading

Hojun Suh

• 4th best speaker in interpretive reading

Jiyoon Lee

• Impromptu Speaking Champion

• 4th best speaker in Interpretive Reading

YTN middle school grand champions

Team Ambition (Alex Jung, Ethan Suh, Dylan Oh)

• Broke 1st out of 64 teams and went up to grand final

YTN Elementary school grand champions

Chaemin Shin, Karen Park, Songyeon Han, and Gaeun Ryu

2022 ICYD held at university of oxford and harvard

Broke 2nd out of 16 teams from Asian countries and went up to grand final

2022 Korea national debate tournament

(April 23-24, 2022)

SENIOR TEAM AWARDS

1st place : Junwoo Park, Brian Cho, Brian Lee (All Grade 8)

INDIVIDUAL SPEAKER AWARDS

Dyland Oh (Grade 9) : First Place

Alex Jung (Grade 8) : 4th Place

Ethan Suh (Grade 9) : 13th place

Rose Lee (Grade 7) : 13th place

WSDC Team Korea Qualification

(Sep 17, 2022)

WSDC 24 qualified New Era debaters : Ethan Ahn, Claire Lee, Dylan Oh, Alex Jung, David Park, Danie, Ray

WSDC 12 tops New Era debaters : Alex Jung (SFS Gr 9), Jasmin (SIS Gr. 12)