Workshop on Economy and Economics with the ARGO Freshmen

This week the ARGO Freshmen posed some difficult and very interesting questions on the core issues of the modern economy. We've tackled issues like the monetary system, monopolies, fair competition practices, technical innovation and its influence on future economy and whats fair or unfair in a modern economy.

Romania at the 2010 WSDC Qatar

Sunday on the 7 th of February, the Romanian National Team for the 2010 WSDC left for Qatar. The team is composed of 5 people Eveline Dicu, Raluca Pasare and Catalin Radu Barbu, from ARGO, students at CNMV Ploiesti, Dragos Ghita, from AES, student at CNMV Ploiesti and Radu Valeanu, from CDAIS (Iasi), student at Colegiul National "Emil Racovita" Iasi, and is being coached by Alexandra Neacsu. Romania's official judge to the WSDC is Mrs. Simona Mazilu. We all know and love them and we should cheer for them. Update your YM status and show them your support, go online on Facebook (http://www.facebook .com/group. php?gid=47016259 5415&ref= mf), become a member of their group and show them your cheering and stuff like that :D.

Right now they're getting ready for the first round of the championship which will take place today. They've been working arround the clock in the past months prepairing for a the challange that is a high school debaters greatest. The quality of their debates and debating skills are a great example for all of us and a huge kudos for them.

For more details on the 2010 WSDC : http://www.schoolsd ebate.com and http://www.wsdc2010 qatar.com/.

Here are some videos and images from previous WSDCs: http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=IoQ0Z00G5zo, http://video. google.ro/ videoplay? docid=8516998176 439721446&ei=ih1xS5zRI6Le2wKv 4aHdBg&q=2009+WSDC&hl=ro&client=firefox- a#, http://video. google.ro/ videoplay? docid=2114489137 963293139&hl=ro&emb=1#

This House believes that direct democracy is better than representative democracy

The ARGO Freshmen have debated last weekend on an interesting topic that puts social structures in question and puts their developing debating skills to the test. The results were thrilling.
The debates have shown fresh and bold ideas about acountabillity, legal stability and active citizenship.

After this experience we have no doubt that our debaters are prepaired to pick up the difficult cups that competitive debating will have in stall for them.


Bravo and keep up the good work guys !

Society->State->Politics

The ARGO 1st year debaters have gone through the first of five Lectures and Workshops on the subject of Systems of Political and Economical Tought.

The lectures and exercises are build to bring a fresh and clear perspective to new debaters about concepts such as democracy, separation of powers, economics, politics and the various political philosophies.

Until now we have had spirited debates in our talks about the functions of all societies and the rules that govern them and the instutions of a modern republican democracy. Next stop will be Economics and Political Philosophies.

The final grad end to this series of lectures will be the ARGO Model Parliament, where debaters will become representatives of different political parties based on the different poltical ideologies and will have to debate current issues debated in parliaments across the world abiding to the particular philosophy of their own party. It will be fun, it will be hard and we hope very interesting for all who watch and participate.

The model parliament debates will be available on our youtube channel and on the blog.

New ARGO Debaters!

Weekend-ul trecut au avut loc interview-urile ARGO pentru admiterea de noi membri in clubul nostru de debate.

Au participat la interview peste 45 de tineri, in principal din clasele a 9-a si a 7-a din care au fost alesi 15 care vor deveni noi membri ai clubului ARGO Ploiesti.


Acestia sunt(in ordine aleatoare):


Theodor Moise, Colegiul National Mihai Viteazul, clasa a 9-a

Karina Peiovici, Colegiul National Mihai Viteazul, clasa a 9-a

Ioana Maria Moise, Colegiul National Alexandru Ioan Cuza, clasa a 7-a

Maria Ion, Liceul de Arta Ploiesti, clasa a 9-a

Andrei Olaru, Colegiul National Alexandru Ioan Cuza, clasa a 9-a

Andrei Razvan Neagu, Colegiul National Mihai Viteazul, clasa a 9-a

Laura Gheorghe, Colegiul National Mihai Viteazul, clasa a 9-a

Mihaela Nouras, Colegiul National Mihai Viteazul, clasa a 9-a

Sorin Nita, Colegiul National Mihai Viteazul, clasa a 9-a

Andra Teodorescu, Colegiul National Alexandru Ioan Cuza, clasa a 7-a

Ioana Tabarcea, Colegiul National Alexandru Ioan Cuza, clasa a 9-a

Rebecca Ghita, Colegiul National Alexandru Ioan Cuza, clasa a 9-a

Andra Patrascu, Colegiul National Alexandru Ioan Cuza, clasa a 7-a

Stefania Ionescu, Colegiul National Mihai Viteazul, clasa a 9-a

Diana Pruna, Colegiul National Mihai Viteazul, clasa a 9-a

Good Morning Argo!

A inceput anul scolar ce inseamna ca la fel a inceput si activitatea ARGO.
A venit timpul deschiderii de an, al demourilor, al interviurilor si trainingurilor de baza.

Demourile care s-au desfasurat (Cuza si LMV) au fost un succes.
Asta desigur pentru ca in primul rand am reusit sa sustinem niste meciuri atat entertaining cat si intellectually challenging. Pentru asta multumim celor implicati care au depus ceva ore ptr a construii cazuri si a vorbi cu profesori (ca sa putem sa intram in scoli); Sa auzim niste batai in masa pentru: Mihai Alexandrescu, Horia Tudor, Ana Rus, Eveline Dicu, Raluca Pasare, Radu Barbu, David Moscovici, Nae Sovaiala si Serban Pitic.

(we'll be back with some nice footage pana atunci uram bafta bobocilor la interviuri:) )

ARGO DIBEIT CAMP 2009

Pe 2-6 iulie 2009 a avut loc sesiunea 2009 a taberei de debate ARGO, care poarta deja o traditie de 2 ani. Anul acesta ne-am desfasurat la Busteni.

Ne-am distrat cu diverse workshop-uri, joculete si traininguri pe tematici de comunicare, motivare si imaginatie. Dibeit Camp este o ocazie de a folosi si explora abilitatiile de debate intr-un mod mai "jucaus".

Excurisii pe munte, workshop-uri de teatru improvizat, un Model United Nations amator, nenumarate jocuri de MAFIA, seminarii pe tema motivarii si excelarii in educatia deliberativa acestea sunt cateva din activitatiile care au tinut in priza debaterii ARGO anul acesta.

Dibeit Camp a fost o ocazie prin care am lansat un nou proiect ARGO Talks care implica discursuri deschise din partea unei arii foarte variate de vorbitori pe diverse teme menite sa deschida orizonturile debaterilor (Mai multe detalii intr-un post viitor)

Feedback-ul debaterilor dar si al trainerilor sugereaza un mare succes al taberei care a fost apreciata din ce in ce mai bine dupa fiecare editie si este unul din evenimentele pe care "argonautzii" le asteapta cu cel mai mare entuziast in anul de debate.



Echipa de organizare a ARGO DIBEIT CAMP 2009:

Director de tabara - Nae Sovaiala

Coordonatori: Serban Pitic si David Moscovici