Holistic Classes

Weekly focused classes for students at all levels, with supplementary programs that provide specialized workshops on specific manner, matter, or strategy with debating, and practical applications that you can apply weekly with our single-round spars that are free for all of our students (The Grand Spar), and free access to all WoLCE events to improve your competitiveness.

Both online and in person classes open for registration. Contact us for any inquiries.

HALL OF FAME

National Representatives

Sim Yang Ming

National Representative of Team Malaysia 2022 & 2023

World’s National Finalist 2023

Elise Oh

National Representative of Team Malaysia 2021

Ayaka Tsubota

National Representative of Team Japan 2022

Understand The World.

Learn How to Debate.

Classes Offered

All Academy students are given fully sponsored access to entire WoLCE ecosystem, including all our debate and public speaking tournaments, workshops, and priority placing in The Grand Spar organized under WoLCE. Check out our full event calendar to see what we have planned!

  • Flexible Pricing, charged per hour. Both virtual and physical options available. A maximum of 3 students per group is allowed at the same hourly rate.

    Private coaching classes for debate and public speaking, meant for individuals of all ages and skill levels looking for individualized attention to improve.

  • From RM400/month, inclusive 4 weekly classes, 2 hours long per session. This class is targeted primarily at children between the ages of 9-14. This is a physical class held at our venue partner, HELP University’s ELM Business School.

    Students will be introduced to the basics of speechcraft, covering the core elements of storytelling, rhetoric, structure and projection of confidence.

  • From RM400/month, inclusive 4 weekly online classes per month, 2 hours per session. This class is primarily targeted at children in high school above the age of 13 with little to no experience in parliamentary debate. It offers a gentle and approachable entry point into the world of persuasive speech.

    The beginner debate class focuses on building the fundamentals of debate, building critical thinking skills, argumentative skills, basic case building and effective responses.

  • From RM450/month, inclusive 4 weekly online classes, 2 hours per session. This class is open to students of all ages, including varsity students. Students are expected to have a basic understanding of the format of parliamentary debating (Asian Parliamentary, British Parliamentary or equivalent formats). Students that did not graduate from the beginner’s class may only join this class after an assessment and recommendation by the WoLCE coaching team.

    The Intermediate class focuses on building off foundational knowledge of debating, drilling on techniques including multi-tiered argumentation and rebuttal, stakeholder incentives, weighing metrics and clash analysis, logical priority etc.

    The class will cover the common debate topics and clashes, while also introducing students to more complex issues including international relations, politics and power, and economics.

  • From RM500/month, inclusive 4 weekly online classes, 3 hours per session. This class is open to students of all ages. Students that did not graduate from the intermediate class will need to pass a placement test to be accepted into this class.

    This class focuses on competitive debating, intensive drills that prepare students to be internationally recognized champions. Students will be exposed to complex ideas, opening their minds to radically different philosophies, build winning cases, and stand their ground against some of the best speakers in the world.

Training Schedule for 2024

Each class is divided into 3 semesters of 3 months each per year.

  • Semester 1: January to March

  • Semester 2: April to June

  • Summer break: July to September

  • Semester 3: October to December

New students keen to join our classes are encouraged to join in between semesters, as each semester will cover a series of material related to a specific theme. No classes will be held during the summer break, we will be organizing a week long summer camp in conjunction with the Asian Schools Debating Championship at that time.

Students are encouraged to make bulk payments per semester. Students may make monthly payments, however it will be subject to a 10% surcharge. Fees should be paid before the first lesson of each month.

Upon successful registration, an invoice will be sent via email. Invoices will be generated in MYR and can be paid via Debit Cards, Credit Cards, Direct Bank Transfer, FPX, Grabpay, Alipay and other E-wallets depending on availability in the recipient country.

Day Timing Fees Class Trainer Availability
Monday 8-10pm RM450 Intermediate Debate (Online) Ernest Mah Full
Tuesday 8-10pm RM450 Intermediate Debate (Online) Vishal Sidhu Full
Wednesday 8-10pm RM450 Beginner Debate (Online) Vishal Sidhu Full
Thursday 7-10pm RM500 Advanced Debate (Online) Revan Lim TJ Open
Sarurday 2-4pm RM450 Beginner Debate (Physical) Vishal Sidhu Open
Sunday 11am - 1pm GMT+8 RM400 Beginner Debate (Physical) Ahsan Open
Sunday 9-11am RM400 Public Speaking (Physical) Vishal Sidhu Open
Sunday 3pm - 5pm RM450 Intermediate Debate (Physical) Revan Lim TJ Full

 Our Trainers

TJ is a veteran in the debating scene, well known as a speaker and adjudicator across the globe. His training style is meticulous and dedicated, producing champion speakers at both the schools and varsity level.

  • 2 time World’s Universities Breaking Adjudicator

  • Malaysian National Champion Coach

  • Coached national WSDC teams across 3 nations and counting.

Vishal Sidhu

Vishal is a self-made entrepreneur and experienced coach, having coached students across Asia, many of whom went on to represent their country’s national teams. His approach is highly personalized, ensuring students understand everything taught.

  • Malaysian National Grand Finalist and 2nd Overall best Speaker

  • 2 time Asian Breaking Speaker

Ernest Mah

Ernest is one of the best known adjudicators across Asia, recognized as one of Asia’s top 10 best adjudicators 2 years running. His approach to coaching is warm and motherly, and creating a warm and safe learning environment even among younger children.

  • Winner of Australasian Inter Varsity which is the biggest debate tournament of Asia and Australia combined

  • 2 time top 10 Adjudicators in Asia

One Class. Unlimited Learning.

We provide you with a rich environment to learn and grow. All you need to do is participate, and speak!

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One-off workshops that focus on a wide range of topics available on-demand

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One-off weekly spars that provide the necessary thrills and practice needed without the commitment

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A range of debate competitions that host budding debaters from all over the world - all run on Zoom!

Registration Form

Interested in joining one of our classes? Students may join one session as a trial, free of charge. Register here and our team will contact you with further details. Students below the age of 18 are required to include their guardian’s information and contact details. For any inquiries, drop us an email at info@wolce.org.