Taivas Debate Club · Grades 1 to 4Coming soon
Young Speakers Academy
Grades 1 to 4 · Live online
Live online classes where your child will learn to stand up, speak clearly and be heard, in a batch of ten where everyone speaks every class.
- live classes a week
- 2live classes a week
- students a batch
- 10students a batch
- month term
- 3month term
- levels: Explorer, Speaker, Champion
- 3levels: Explorer, Speaker, Champion
Three levels. Which one sounds like your child?
Explorer, Speaker and Champion, in that order. Every child starts at the one that fits and moves up through the six themes of the syllabus.
Level 1Explorer
Right for
A child who is new to speaking in front of others, or goes quiet the moment they have to stand up.
By the end they can
Stand up and be heard: speak from the belly, hold eye contact, plant their feet, and give a thirty-second speech about something they love.
Level 2Speaker
Right for
A child who can stand up and speak, and is ready to give their words a shape.
By the end they can
Tell a story with a beginning, a middle and an end, and deliver a prepared hamburger speech: a hook, three points and a conclusion.
Level 3Champion
Right for
A child who can give a prepared speech and now wants to argue a point and answer back.
By the end they can
Say a thing and then say why, respond to what a classmate actually said, and take a side in a one-minute mini debate or an impromptu from the jar.
Six themes, in this order.
From a first thirty-second speech to a first mini debate. The order never changes; the topics come from the class.
Two live classes a week. Every class includes:
Everyone speaks
Ten in the room, one coach, no back row. A speech from every child, every class.
Learning by playing
Stories, games, show-and-tell and prompts from a jar.
Real-time feedback
The coach corrects voice, pace and posture as they speak.
Listening and responding
Answering what a classmate actually said, not just waiting for a turn.
Every term includes
Feedback on a 4-dimension growth rubricEvery live class recordedStudent profile on the Taivas LMS (Edmingle)Automatic attendance, visible to parentsMonthly GK quizzesBi-weekly GK newsletterTerm certificate at 75% attendance
Coming soon
Be first in when the Academy opens.
- Send us your child's grade on WhatsApp.
- We message you the moment the first batch is scheduled.
- Two live classes a week, ten a batch, a three-month term.
Questions parents ask first
My child is six and very shy. Is this for them?
Yes. Most juniors start that way. The first speech is thirty seconds about something they love, in a room of ten, and nobody laughs. A nervous child can just listen in the first class.
When does it start?
Young Speakers Academy is coming soon and no batches are open yet. Join the waitlist on WhatsApp and we will message you as soon as the first batch is scheduled.
How many classes a week, and how long is a term?
Two live classes a week, in a batch of ten. A term is three months.
What are Explorer, Speaker and Champion?
The three levels of the Academy, in that order. Explorer is about standing up and being heard. Speaker is about telling a story and giving a prepared speech. Champion is about arguing a point, answering back and the first mini debates.
What do I see as a parent?
Every class is recorded, attendance is logged automatically, and the coach scores your child on four dimensions. It all sits in one student profile on the Taivas LMS.
What happens at the end of the term?
A showcase: a prepared speech delivered from the front. A term certificate is issued at 75% attendance. Grade 3 and 4 students can also enter NSDC 2026.
What happens after Grade 4?
From Grade 5 your child moves into the Debating Programme, placed at the right level by a free diagnostic trial.
Young Speakers Academy. Coming soon for Grades 1 to 4.
Two live classes a week, ten a batch, a three-month term, in three levels: Explorer, Speaker, Champion. Join the waitlist and we will message you when the first batch opens.