THE Barbados Accreditation Council has announced the schools that will be taking part in the semi-final rounds of its Third Annual National Secondary Schools’ Debate Competition.
According to Katrina Ifill, Information Officer with the Barbados Accreditation Council (BAC), the semi-final rounds will take place on Tuesday, November 1, 2016 at the Horatio Cooke Auditorium of the National Union of Public Workers, starting at 10 a.m.
The teams competing in the semi-finals will debate the moot: “All tertiary educational institutions in Barbados should be accredited to ensure global recognition”. In the first round, the Proposition, Queen’s College, will go up against the Opposition, St. Winifred’s; whereas in round two, the Proposition, The St. Michael School, will be up against the Opposition, Harrison College. The third round will see The Lodge School up against Deighton Griffith as the Proposition and Opposition, respectively. The BAC has, meanwhile, noted that members of the public are welcome to attend the semi-final rounds of the debate competition.
Whilst the BAC hosts the debate competition annually, this year it will serve as the Council’s contribution to Barbados’ 50th Anniversary of Independence celebrations.
The finals, which will take place on Wednesday, November 23, 2016 at the Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation at 1 p.m., will focus on the moot: “A National Qualifications Framework makes life-long learning more appealing”. (RSM)
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