December 17, 2017 - FDT Academy

ava wood

教师

Ava 的辩论生涯始于十年级，当时她加入了高中辩论队。在她的教练毕业后，她自豪地接过了这一角色。在就读于西门菲莎大（Simon Fraser University），主修犯罪学与国际研究期间，她非常荣幸地当选为犯罪学学生协会主席。在任期间，她持续提升自己的领导与组织能力，带领一支由 30 多名学生组成的团队，在活动策划、组织发展以及行政改革方面取得了显著成果，为协会的长期发展奠定了坚实基础。

从 SFU 毕业后，Ava 前往加纳北部的塔马利（Tamale），以研究与学习研究员（Research & Learning Fellow）的身份加入青年挑战国际组织（Youth Challenge International），为期三个月。在当地，她专注于政策与社会研究，同时一对一地与当地参与者合作，并主导有关高效研究方法与虚假信息识别的工作坊。返回大温地区后，她开始投身政治工作，在 2025 年联邦大选期间为一位候选人从事社区外联工作。随后，她继续在所属选区的省议员（MLA）办公室工作，协助动员社区内的其他行动者。目前，她担任所在选区协会（Electoral District Association）的妇女与性别权利委员会代表。同时，她还在 Khthon 担任研究助理，运用开源情报（OSINT）核实冲突地区有关万人坑的报告。

在即将到来的春季，Ava 将重返 SFU，攻读社会政策议题文凭课程，随后计划继续深造犯罪学硕士，研究方向聚焦于社交媒体与极端主义招募。她非常高兴能在这一过程中担任 FDT 的导师，并期待帮助学生点燃他们对辩论的热情。

David正在多伦多大学学习管理专业，专注于金融、经济学和政治学。他有超过6年的辩论竞争经验，担任裁判已有2年，教授辩论已有3年。他曾指导过从一年级到十二年级的学生。此外，他还曾是哈特豪斯辩论俱乐部的主席，并组织了包括哈特豪斯高中辩论赛在内的多项著名高中辩论赛事。在国家和国际层面，David取得了多个成就，包括耶鲁大学IV赛和北美大学辩论锦标赛的新手晋级，以及渥太华IV、Uhuru世界辩论赛、伯克利IV赛和加拿大大学辩论锦标赛的公开赛晋级。在空闲时间，David喜欢听爵士乐、玩地理猜谜游戏，并观看多伦多枫叶队再次在第一轮被淘汰的比赛。

Sarah sahagian

Speech Instructor

An accomplished academic, Sarah Sahagian holds a master’s degree in Gender Studies from The London School of Economics, where she was the recipient of the LSE Merit Scholarship, the most prestigious academic scholarship awarded to the school’s incoming graduate students.

While in high school, Sarah won the Impromptu Speaking Category at the International Independent Schools’ Public Speaking Championship. She also competed at the World Individual Public Speaking and Debate Championship three times, placing second overall in 2004.

Sarah’s work teaching debating and public speaking began when she volunteered through the Queen’s Debating Union’s outreach program, which provided debate training to local Kingston, Ontario Students. Sarah has also coached public speaking and debating at Branksome Hall in downtown Toronto and through the Debate Mate Program in London, England.

Students coached by Sarah have received such prestigious honours as winning the Ontario Provincial Debating Championship, taking home Fuflord Debate League titles, and placing in the top ten overall speakers at prestigious national debate and public speaking tournaments. Sarah has coached eight students who qualified to represent Canada at the World Individual Public Speaking and Debating Championship, three of whom placed in the top 15 speakers. Other students of hers have won the Toronto Regional Debating Championships, placed in the top three at the English Speakers’ Union Competition, and came first in the bilingual debating category at Ontario’s Provincial Debating Championship.

Over the course of her career, Sarah is delighted to say she has coached multiple students who qualified to represent Canada at the World Schools Debating Championship, a distinction that goes only to the country’s most brilliant debaters.

Another passion of Sarah’s is preparatory school and university admissions counseling. She became fascinated by the world of independent school and elite university admissions when she worked as a journalist researching those subjects. Sarah is now proud to say she has helped several students gain admission to their dream high school preparatory schools and top US colleges. She loves helping families identify the best possible environment for their children and creating a plan to maximize the odds of acceptance.

As a writer, Sarah’s byline has appeared in such outlets as The Washington Post, The Toronto Star, The National Post, Elle Canada, and The Huffington Post.

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Longtime FDT student off to try out for Team Canada Debate!

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Longtime FDT student off to try out for Team Canada Debate!

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