The National Christian Forensics and Communication Association offers a wonderful opportunity for homeschool students who have an interest in speech and debate.  The skills that students learn through  their involvement with Speech & Debate can help them now and into adulthood.  Learn more, including the history of NCFCA in SC and local SC clubs below.

Homeschool speech and debate was born in 1995 when Christy Shipe and her father, Michael P. Farris, head of the Home School Legal Defense Association (HSLDA) and chancellor of Patrick Henry College, formed the HSLDA Debate League. In 2001, after much growth, the league separated from HSLDA and was renamed National Christian Forensics and Communication Association (NCFCA) league which now has over 2,000 affiliate families in more than 45 states.

NCFCA believes that competitive speech and debate can provide a means for homeschooled students to learn and exercise analytical and oratorical skills, addressing life issues from a Biblical world view in a manner that glorifies God. Students who participate in homeschool speech and debate become more confident in speaking, researching, writing, listening, organizing, critical thinking, and note taking. They acquire knowledge in many subject areas such as government, economics, history, logic, current events, literature, and apologetics. Furthermore, they learn to listen carefully to both sides of an issue, spotting logical fallacies and flawed conclusions. Stated one parent, “Speech and debate has impacted so many courses in my daughter’s curriculum. This is where all of her learning comes together.”

• To learn more about the national homeschool speech and debate league, visit the website at www.ncfca.org.