THE HARRY AND JEANETTE WEINBERG FOUNDATION, INC.

Pam Spiliadis
The Baltimore Urban Debate League
2521 St. Paul Street
Baltimore, MD 21218
www.BUDL.org

Contact Information
ph: (410) 467-6400
fax: (410) 467-6859
e-mail: Pam@BUDL.org

Mission: The mission of the Baltimore Urban League (BUDL) is to improve educational opportunities for Baltimore City high school students by empowering them to become engaged learners, critical thinkers and active citizens who are effective advocates for themselves and their communities. Through their participation in team policy debate, BUDL strives to increase student academic achievement, increase graduation rates and encourage more students to continue on to college. BUDL is determined to make debate and its related academic and social benefits available to all students in Baltimore's public high schools.

Summary of Programs and Services (see legend): E, FC, LT, M, Y, Other (College Access)

Description of Programs and Services: BUDL Tournament Season--BUDL administers 7 all-day tournaments for students from Baltimore City High Schools; Regional, National and International Competition--students participate in various debate tournaments; Towson International Debate Institute--students participate in a two-week summer debate camp; National Institute Scholarships--students have the opportunity to travel to prestigious national debate camps on college campuses; Debate in the Classroom and Across the Curriculum--schools have established debate classes and use debate as an effective teaching tool in non-debate classrooms; Public Debate Opportunities--students are encouraged to draw connections between the skills they are gaining through tournament preparation and participation and their capacity to use these skills to affect change in their own communities; College Access--counseling and college roundtables take place at each tournament.

Total number of people served: 350

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