ABOUT
ABOUT
ABOUT
Katy Speech & Debate Academy
Informed thinkers. Confident speakers.
A PATH TO SUCCESS
DEVELOPING CONSCIENTIOUS LEADERS
The KSDA Difference
Proven Success
Every year, our program produces high school state qualifiers
Individualized Attention
Low student-teacher ratio
One-on-one attention helps students excel
Excellent Instructors
Trained state and national qualifiers
Winning Record
Consistently take top places at local and National tournaments
Effective Curriculum
Application based interactive lessons
Unique, on level skill building program
Team Excellence
Train and collaborate with top students Teamwork and collaboration leads to lasting friendships
We teach, inspire and empower...
We teach students to become confident speakers, critical thinkers, socially responsible and passionate about world issues.
Every year, students who graduate from our program qualify for state their freshman year.
Our elementary and middle program mirrors speech and debate offered in high school. Speech classes focus on the technical skills needed for impromptu, extemporaneous speaking, original oratory, informative and other speech events. In debate classes, students learn to roleplay as Congressmen with proper Parliamentary procedures, argumentation tactics in Public Forum, and cross examination.
Our Courses
Public Speaking & Debate
Fall 2021 class times:
Middle school (5th - 10th)
Speech: Sunday 1:00 - 3:00
Debate: Sunday 3:00 - 5:00
Critical Thinking Reading & Writing
Fall 2021 class times:
Middle and High School (7th - 12th)
Thursdays 4:30 - 6:30
Elementary Speech
Fall 2021 class times:
Elementary (2nd - 4th)
Monday 5:00 - 6:15
Elementary (4th - 6th)
Wednesday 5:00 - 6:15
Testimonials
Katy Speech and Debate Academy is the best decision we ever made to have our kids participate as an extracurricular activity. The program has exposed them to different speaking skills such as impromptu, oratory, extemp, and debate. Our older son, Ryder later focused a lot on Public Forum debate, The KSDA program and well-picked tournaments teach our kids not only to research and prepare but to think on their feet, consider solutions to real-world problems, the significance of viewpoint diversity, and give them an awareness of real-world issues. Most importantly, the KSDA program leaves my kids with the power, confidence, and critical thinking skills to advocate for themselves – to argue for the things in which they believe. Mrs. Luu, the director of the KSDA Program, dedicates a lot of her time and effort to make sure every student is guided, challenged, encouraged to unleash their potential. We sincerely thank the KSDA program and would recommend it to all our friends and any family who are seeking a great speaking and debate program in the Houston / Katy Texas area.
Rocky Tang (Father of Ryder)
KSDA program is a wonderful experience. The coaches are amazing, especially Audrey, she is very experienced yet friendly. I also made a lot of friends with extraordinary debate skills. Whether you are interested in extemporaneous speaking, oratory, or public forum debate, I highly recommend going to KSDA. It is by far the most enjoyable activity I participated during my middle school years, and the program teaches all types of debate and public speaking skills for many different aspects of everyday life and future career paths. Through the practice and tournaments, I learned a lot about debate and critical thinking skills covering all kinds of world-wide topics. The experience I gained at KSDA is one of the biggest reasons that I continuously chose to extend debate as my high school course selection. I am sure I will miss KSDA
a lot.
-Ryder Tang, 8th grade graduate (4 year student) - Accepted to Kinkaid