WHAT'S HAPPENING

ANNOUNCEMENTS AND TOURNAMENT INFORMATION

We're excited to host week-long summer camps for Florida Civics and Debate Initiative students throughout Florida in June and July. Any team or school that has participated in FCDI events may register.

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Registration for Summer Camp is closed.

A "next-level synthesis" of civics education and debate competition, the NCDC challenges students' civic knowledge, debate skills and endurance. Students compete over three days in different debate events. 

UPCOMING TOURNAMENTS

SCHOOL YEAR 2022-2023

Below you will find a schedule of events for the 2022-2023 school year.

Coaches can register their teams for the below events at Speechwire.com.

SEPTEMBER 2022

• September 14, 2022 - Central FCDI #1
  South Sumter High School

• September 22, 2022 - South FCDI #1
  Christopher Columbus High School

OCTOBER 2022

• October 8, 2022 - Gulf Coast FCDI #1
  Imagine School Northport

• October 12, 2022 - South FCDI #2
  Corkscrew Middle School

• October 15, 2022 - Southeast FCDI #1
  Dreyfoos School of the Arts

• October 22, 2022 - Central FCDI #2
  Windermere High School

• October 22, 2022 - Northwest FCDI #1
  Ft. Walton Beach High School

NOVEMBER 2022

• November 5, 2022 - Northeast FCDI #1
  Duncan Fletcher Middle School

• November 9, 2022 - Gulf Coast FCDI #2
  Sarasota School of the Arts

• November 11-13, 2022 - The Great Debate: The National Civics and Debate Championship
  Caribe Royale, Orlando

• November 30, 2022 - FCDI Virtual #1

DECEMBER 2022

• December 3, 2022 - Northeast FCDI #2
  Samuel Wolfson High School

• December 3, 2022 - Central FCDI #3

• December 7, 2022 - Gulf Coast FCDI #3

• December 10, 2022 - Northwest FCDI #2

JANUARY 2023

• January 14, 2023 - Central FCDI #4
  Colonial High School (Tentative)

• January 14, 2023 - Southeast FCDI #2
  Congress Middle School

• January 18, 2023 - Gulf Coast FCDI #4

• January 21, 2023 - FCDI Virtual #2

FEBRUARY 2023

• February 7, 2023 - South FCDI #3
  Immokalee High School

• February 8, 2023 - Gulf Coast FCDI #5

• February 11, 2023 - Northeast FCDI #3
  Westwood Middle School

• February 11, 2023 - Northwest FCDI #3

• February 18, 2023 - Central FCDI #5

MARCH 2023

• March 1, 2023 - Gulf Coast FCDI #6

• March 11, 2023 - FCDI Virtual #3

APRIL 2023

• April 1, 2023 - FCDI State Championship
  Lake Nona High School

• ​April 5, 2023 - Gulf Coast FCDI #7

• April 15, 2023 - Southeast FCDI #3

• April 15, 2023 - Northwest FCDI #4

MAY 2023

• May 3, 2023 - FCDI Funvitational (asynchronous)

FEF is partnering with FDOE to hold 3-day professional development sessions at 9 different locations statewide in June and July reaching 2,750 teachers. Much of the content and training will be led by FDOE staff and Civics Regional Directors so that content is in alignment with Florida standards.

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Registration for the Summer Civics Institute is closed. Check back for more information on Fall professional development learning opportunities.