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Our Talented Team

- 美国oklahoma大学辩论队创始人&前主管,带领学生4次获得美国全国比赛冠军,多次获得最佳辩手奖
- 美国Vermont和Eastern New Mexico大学辩论队教练,带领学生斩获美国全国比赛冠军

- Qatar pre-WSDC 2020 四強
- 香港 WSDC 2021 四強
- Asian schools debate champion Thailand 2018 最佳novice组别辩手.
- 在10+ 全国赛中胜出 ,并获得 20+个人辩手奖项.

- 渥太华大学英语辩论协会的主席
- 2023年多切斯特杯的公开组冠军
- 2022年加拿大英国议会全国赛的首席裁判员
- 2022年津巴布韦复活节辩论赛的大决赛选手
- 2022年的乌胡鲁世界辩论赛和帝国杯辩论赛八强

- 2023 WSDC Armenia队 国家队教练 并带领队伍拿到公开组四强
- 2022 WSDC Bangladesh队 国家队教练 并带领队伍拿到公开组四强
- 2022 HHIV 辩论赛 四強
- 2022 CUSID BP 冠軍賽 公开组決賽
- 2021 WSDC Bangladesh队 国家队教练 并带领队伍拿到公开组八强
- 2021 Doxbridge 世界学校辩论 公开组八强
- 2020 WSDC Bangladesh队 国家队教练
- 2020 Lord Discord杯 决赛入围
- 2020 USC IV锦标赛新手组冠军
- 2019西海岸新手冠军赛:决赛入围及最佳演说第二名
- 2019休吉尔杯新手最佳演说第二名
- 2018年世界学校辩论锦标赛1/4决赛入围
- 2018年世界学校辩论冠军,孟加拉国队队长
- 2018年亚洲英国国会议员(高中)决赛入围者和第三名最佳演讲者
- 2018加尔各答国立法律大学四分之一决赛入围者
- 2017亚洲世界学校辩论锦标赛裁决人

- 2018-2019年丘吉尔中学辩论队队长
- 2020-2021年UBC辩论队副队长
- 2022 Hart House Inter-varsity (HHIV): 公开组第七名晋级, 公开组四强, 公开组最佳辩手第九名
- 2022 加拿大BP冠军赛: 公开组第三名晋级和二强
- 2021 University of Calgary CP ProAms: 副总评审
- 2021 代表 UBC 辩论学会在韩国Worlds大学辩论冠军赛(WUDC)
- 2021 Hart House Inter-varsity (HHIV): 公开组最佳辩手第十七名
- 2020年卡尔加里大学辩论赛冠军,最佳新人组辩手第一名,最佳公开组辩手第三名
- 2020年USC IV辩论赛新人组冠军
- 2020年 Lord Discord杯决赛组
- 2020 UBC公益公开赛最佳辩手第二名
- 2020 Doxbridge IV比赛十六强
- 2019 北美西海岸辩论赛决赛组,最佳辩手第三名
- 2019 Hart House IV辩论赛决赛组,最佳辩手第六名
- 2019 Hugill杯辩论赛最佳辩手第三名

- 在Semiahmoo辩论俱乐部的主教练 (2022-2023年)
- 成功指导3队进入Law Foundation Cup
- 2021年第47届哈佛国家法证辩论赛四强并获得最佳演说将第四名
- 2022年Tournament of Champions国际赛四强
- 对于辩论的热情:辩论为我们提供了探索和学习许多不同主题的机会 - 从育儿到全球经济 - 这是辩论最吸引人的部分之一,同时也非常有益,因为它有助于扩大个人对世界的一般知识。此外,辩论社区非常出色;每个人都致力于并渴望追求知识,创造出一个鼓舞人心且友好的环境。虽然这可能需要很多努力,但学生可以获得很多技能,如公众演讲,这些技能在工作中是必不可少的。

- 2018WSDC世界学院辩论赛八强
- 2018亚洲BP辩论赛冠军,最佳辩手第一名
- 2019WSDC世界学院赛孟加拉国家队队长
- 2019NUJS议会制辩论赛四强团队,最佳辩手第二名
- 2019亚洲世界学院辩论赛十六强团队队长
- 10+次获得孟加拉国家级辩论赛最佳辩手第一名
- 担任Notre Dame College教练1年
- 担任Sunnydale School教练2年

- 2022 Oxford IV 大学级 四强 & 最佳辩手第12名
- 2022 Hart House IV 大学级 冠军
- 2020 PAC杯副首席裁判
- 2020 SFU世界风格辩论赛首席裁判
- 2020 莫纳什大学公开赛冠军
- 2019 SFU IV辩论赛冠军
- 2019 Gary Gillespie杯辩论赛决赛组
- 2019 Hugill杯辩论赛四强,最佳辩手第三名
- 2019 西雅图IV辩论赛决赛组

- 2020 Puget Sound邀请赛八强,最佳辩手第六名
- 2019 Richmond Christian高中辩论队副队长兼教练
- 2019 斯坦福辩论邀请赛冠军,最佳辩手第四名
- 2019 大温地区辩论赛-西区最佳辩手第十名
- 2018 NSDA中国地区国家赛最佳辩手第六名
- 2018 SFU公众论坛辩论冠军,最佳辩手第一名

- UBC 辩论学会参赛代表 2022
- 2022 Harthouse IV Novice 比赛四强
- LMS 地区赛三年冠军 2020-2022
- 获得2022加拿大国家赛参赛资格
- 2020 哈佛邀请赛四强
- 2020 Bluebonnet 八强

- 2017 Senior provincial quarter 四强
- 2017 省代表
- 2017 SA 国家辩论赛
- 2017 SACEE champs’ 四强
- 2018 Senior provincial 冠军
- 2018 省代表
- 2018 首十名 Gauteng speakers
- 2018 Sacee championship 高級組八強
- 2020 SACEE champs plate 突圍
- 2020 Provincial Championships 突圍
- 2018 - 2021 Roedean Junior 辩论教练
- 2021 SACEE champs breaking team
- 2021 Provincial championships 八強
- 2021 省代表
- 2021 Isphahan international debate tournament 四強
- 2019-2021 Exofficio Board member of the South African Schools 辯論委員
- 2022 ESDC 突圍組教練

- 2019年LMN 地区最佳演说奖第八名
- 2018年UBC夏季辩论赛进入半决赛和最佳演说奖第五名
- 2018年SFU PF锦标赛个人演说第七名
- 2018年省级辩论赛团队第八名
- 2018年LMW 地区赛团队第四名

- 2018 -19年度UBC辩论社主席
- 2018西雅图大学辩论赛进入半决赛
- 2018 UBC大学辩论赛进入半决赛
- 2017 Pacific Cup辩论赛进入半决赛

- 2021 UBC辩论社副社长
- 2020 UBC高中辩论赛裁判
- 2019 William Aberhart 高中辩论队创始人兼主教练
- 2021 Pacific Cup 决赛团队
- 2020 剑桥大学辩论赛最佳辩手前10名
- 2020 Hugill Cup 最佳辩手前5名
- 2020 西部公开赛冠军&最佳辩手第三名
- 2020 代表UBC参加北美大学辩论冠军赛
- 2019 阿尔伯塔省辩论赛团队第二名&最佳辩手第5名

国际奖项:
- 2022 Worlds Universities Debating Championship (Madrid), 公开组八强
- 2021 Worlds Universities Debating Championship (Belgrade), 公开组八强
- 2022 North American Debating Championships, 公开组四强
- 2021 Oxford University Debating Championships, 公开组八强
- 2021 Manchester Debate Union Debating Championships, 公开组四强
- 2021 North American Universities Debating Championships, 公开组四强
- 2020 Worlds Universities Debating Championship (South Korea), 四强
地区奖项:
- 2022 University of Vermont Debate Championship, 公开组冠军
- 2022 Cornell University Debating Championship, 公开组决赛
- 2022 Western Regional Debating Championship, 公开组决赛
- 2021 Yale Universities Debating Championship, 决赛
- 2021 Yale Universities Debating Championship, 公开组四强
- 2021 Hart House IV (Hosted by University of Toronto), 冠军
- 2020 Hart House IV (Hosted by University of Toronto), 公开组四强
- 2020 United States Universities Debating Championships, 八强
- 2019 Bard College Debate Championship, 冠军
教练经验
- 教练, European Standard School
- 临时教练, Hobart and William Smith Colleges
- 初级教练, Bangladesh Debating Council
- 独立教练, Colgate University, Cornell University, and University of Rochester.

- 两次代表UBC参加世界大学辩论赛(2013柏林,2015吉隆坡)
- 2015加拿大国家BP辩论赛四强
- 2015UBC高中辩论赛总组织官
- 2014-2015UBC辩论队主教练
- 2012-2013UBC辩论队队长
- 2012,2014UBC高中辩论赛副指挥官

- 2022 NSDA 钻石教练奖获得者
- 2021 NSDA Donus D. Roberts 卓越教练奖获得者
- 2021 VDA年度最佳教练
- 2020 NSDA年度最佳新人教练获得者
- 2019-2020 NSDA委员会成员
- 2018和2020年获得HEB ISD教育基金会卓越奖
- 作为辩论和演讲教练在两所美国高中指导学生学习多种辩论风格

- 2016全美演讲与辩论联盟赛国际组第三名
- 2015佐治亚州学生国会辩论赛打入总决赛
- 2016佐治亚州学生国会辩论赛第二名
- 2015全国天主教辩论联盟公众论坛辩论赛打入全国预选
- 多次于巴克利论坛、蓝钥匙和乔治梅森大学公众论坛辩论赛打入预选
- 获NSDA特等奖,为全国前5%,地区前3%
- 在卫冕佐治亚州演讲和辩论赛冠军13 年的Midtown高中辩论和执教

- UBC Sauder JDC West 2022-23辩论队
- UBC Sauder JDC West 2021-22辩论队
- 辩论教练- Mount Douglas中学辩论队(2020-21)
- UBC辩论协会(2021年至今)
- 公共演讲教练- 848 Royal Canadian Air Cadets(2019-23)
- 4年高中辩论经验,区域和省级
- 6年省级公共演讲经验
- 辩论第一名(JDC West 2023)
- 年度学校(JDC West 2022)
- 第一名演讲者奖(Golden Gnome辩论锦标赛2019)
- 第一名(Golden Gnome辩论锦标赛2019)
- 第一名(国防部区域公共演讲比赛2019,2020,2021)
- 第三名(国防部省级公共演讲比赛2019)
Join Our Coach Team!
Current Openings
ABOUT US
ACE’s Vancouver Debate Academy is a rapidly growing hub of talented instructors and students with a mission to expand the scope and competitiveness of debate and speech in BC, Canada and beyond. We pride ourselves on providing top coaching, and have a string of awards from our competitive success at prestigious competitions such as those hosted by the NSDA such as the TOC, and also those hosted at institutions such as Harvard & Stanford, international competitions like the Chinese Nationals, and regional/national tournaments across Canada.
RESPONSIBILITIES
You are a strong educator with a competitive spirit who strives to make the Academy’s instruction the best in Canada. Responsibilities include:
- Coaching between 25-30 hours of debate classes per week
- Developing and implementing curricula for classes in debate
- Attending competitions with the Academy’s debate teams as a coach, both in Canada and abroad
- Admin duties as needed such as tournament registration
QUALIFICATIONS
The Head Coach will work closely with the Director of Debate to develop curricula, plan tournaments, and communicate with both students and families to serve our community.
The Head Coach demonstrates a proven record of coaching success at the highest levels of international speech and debate tournaments, including in events like Worlds, British Parliament (BP) debate, Policy Debate, Lincoln-Douglas (LD) debate, extemporaneous speaking, and original oratory. While we appreciate all applicants’ interest, for this position we can not consider candidates with only experience in non-US formats and tournament competitions;
- Holds a minimum of a bachelor’s degree;
- Has a minimum of three years experience in a comparable leadership position;
- Has classroom experience teaching and developing curricula;
- Is comfortable with a flexible schedule that includes the ability to work weekends;
- Has excellent interpersonal and communication skills (written, verbal, listening, and presentation);
- Is driven, self-motivated, and results-oriented;
- Has a strong sense of organization and the ability to lead a team.
- In charge of outreach program, and willing to re-locate from city to city across Canada and have means to travel from district to district
Successful candidate will receive training under the guidance of the Director of the Academy, both in workshops and regular classes.
BENEFITS & COMPENSATION
The Head Coach will be compensated with a competitive salary UP TO $80K ANNUALLY, commensurate with experience and accomplishments, as well as performance-based bonuses.
You will be expected to work as necessary, and you will be eligible for an employee benefits package up to 50% copay for dental and medical expenses.
For those considering applying to be a full-time coach with us and seeking this position from outside BC, you will need to do some research and can expect support from us in your move.
Additionally, working for the Vancouver Debate Academy will provide paid travel opportunities both as coach and as a chaperone.
The opportunity to eventually take on the full-time role of Associate Director is also available for those who aspire to a long-term career with our business.
LOCATIONS & START DATES
The successful candidate will work at our Vancouver offices at 2445 West 41 Avenue Vancouver BC V6M 2A5.
Desired start date: 2023-02
APPLY
If you want to join a growing educational organization with a mission to create a thriving competitive circuit of debaters and speakers in BC/Canada, email info@vancouverdebate.ca with the following:
- Curriculum Vitae
- Any additional information, from a personal statement to videos of your speaking abilities – anything to help us learn more about you!
Job type: Full-time permanent 40 hours per week 5 days per week
Language of Instruction: English
Work Remotely
- No
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: $60,000.00-$80,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Dental care
- Extended health care
- Flexible schedule
- Paid time off
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
Supplemental pay types:
- Bonus pay
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Vancouver, BC (required)
Education:
- Bachelor’s Degree (required)
Experience:
- direct: 2 years (required)
- Teaching: 2 years (required)
Willingness to travel:
- 25% (required)
Work Location: One location