Training Minds for Action as Mandated in 1 Peter 1:13
Young people and coaches who go through our program always have positive things to say. After each event, we gather the testimonials and list them here. Click through the years of camps to see what debaters have said about how great the training atmosphere of Training Minds is!
Training Minds Camp Estes Park, Colorado Training Minds Ministry is really awesome. You learn so much without ever even realizing it, because you are having way too much fun. These are really great people that have helped and encouraged me to be the best I can be, and I can’t wait to come back next [...]
Nationals Intensive Training Camp San Diego, California Last year was my first NITOC. I was so nervous and didn’t know what to expect. NITC was great! The coaches were encouraging and also challenged me to go above and beyond. I also found the NITC society very helpful. It was wonderful to go into a round [...]
Camp taught me a very important lesson: it is one thing to have a brain, another thing entirely to use it and think. This, I observed, was one of the most important teaching philosophies in the classes. My coaches gave me a lot of information to know, but they also wanted me to use my [...]
A couple dozen LD debaters made for a cozy and effective debate camp in Laguna Hills, Calif. LD camp was both informative and encouraging. It was an overall good experience! I am glad we made the effort to attend. – Ann Bartholow, California Training Minds gave me one of my first debate camp experiences, and [...]
Most of our coaching staff flew out to beautiful Colorado for up to two weeks of training events. The Training Minds Ministry camp was one of the best speech and debate experiences I have ever had. The coaching and informative sessions were extremely helpful in improving my skills in both speech and debate, and combined [...]
Nationals Intensive Training Camp – Virginia Beach (NCFCA) At NITC I was able to get re-focused on debate, due to a several month hiatus. At NITC I was able to get several practice debates in and get extensive feedback from the coahces. Cody Herche also gave an amazing speech on setting goals for nationals. I [...]
Nationals Intensive Training Camp – San Diego (Stoa) Our “NITC” event took place from coast to coast in two different homeschool leagues. First, Stoa’s first National Tournament in San Diego, and two weeks later in Virginia Beach for NCFCA’s 12th National Tournament. My camp experience in Colorado last August was phenomenal. I thought it could [...]
2009 Conference Colorado Conference This was our first year to host a “conference,” much like a camp yet packed full of educational material. All Training Minds Ministry’s coaches flew to Colorado in August for two weeks of incredible teaching material. The Colorado Conference consisted of one week of Research Camp for team-debaters, three days of [...]
Debate Camps The academically rigorous activity of extemp and debate require personalized coaching…and a summer camp atmosphere sure helps. Campers in New England, California and Florida enjoyed rock climbing, ropes and zip line courses, water skiing, swimming, and much more. And they learned how to be champion debaters in the process! I would never have [...]
Nationals Intensive Training Camp 2009 Greenville, S.C. Nationals Intensive Training Camp Our first NITC event took place the wexkend before Nationals in Greenville, SC. The purpose was to train debaters for their upcoming week of competition. Camp alumni attended for free. Twenty Team-Policy teams and 14 Lincoln-Douglas debaters were represented. All of these were National [...]
Blue Book Camp (Team-Policy) Camp was an amazing experience I would not trade for the world. I attended last year, and came expecting it to be the same, but I was very much surprised! It was so much better from last year, and so much fun! I hope to attend next year as well! I [...]
Red Book Camp (Lincoln-Douglas) I wanted to inform you that your camp had even better results than you think. Last summer, my son, Christian, and I flew to California from Miami, Florida, along with Nick Aquart and his mother, Leslie. We are in the same club. This was Christian’s first year competing in debate. He [...]
Gold Book Camp (Extemp)… I just wanted to thank you so much for everything that you did to make extemp and debate camp happen this year. I had an absolute blast at extemp camp and I hope that you are going to continue to have those every year. The entire experience of debate camp just [...]
This was my first year debating and my second year at Blue Book Debate Camp. My experience there was amazing! Not only was it neat to fellowship with other debaters but it was a tremendous jump-start to the season. It was such a blessing to have such experienced coaches, who have competed before, at my [...]
These are from camp attendees, some of whom are qualified to 2007 Nationals, and some of whom who won: Debate Camp is the real deal. Not only are the atmosphere and people amazing, but the instructors are the best in the nation. I am confident in saying that without Training Minds Ministry’s Debate Camp, my [...]
