Rhetoric in the Rockies – Camp Schedule
Tuesday – Arrival & Community Launch
3:00-8:00 PM - Parli Option
6:00–7:00 PM – Registration & Check-In
7:00–8:00 PM – Dinner
8:00–9:30 PM – Opening Session (Welcome, Staff, Expectations)
9:30–10:30 PM – Fellowship & Activities
Wednesday – Foundations & Frameworks
8:00–9:00 AM – Breakfast
9:00–9:30 AM – Devotional
9:30–10:30 AM – Lecture: What Makes an Argument Persuasive?
10:45 AM–12:15 PM – Track Breakouts (Novice, Intermediate, Advanced)
12:15–1:15 PM – Lunch
1:30–3:30 PM – Track Work Sessions
3:30–5:30 PM – Free Time / Activities
5:30–6:30 PM – Dinner
7:00–9:00 PM – Practice Debates
9:00–10:30 PM – Evening Activity
Thursday – Strategy & Application
8:00–9:00 AM – Breakfast
9:00–9:30 AM – Devotional
9:30–10:30 AM – Lecture: Impact Calculus & Weighing
10:45 AM–12:15 PM – Track Breakouts
12:15–1:15 PM – Lunch
1:30–4:00 PM – Debate Rounds & Feedback
4:00–5:30 PM – Free Time / Activities
5:30–6:30 PM – Dinner
7:00–9:00 PM – Camp Rounds
9:00–10:30 PM – Evening Activity
Friday – Teaching Rounds & Mastery
8:00–9:00 AM – Breakfast
9:00–9:30 AM – Devotional
9:30–10:15 AM – Lecture: Crystallization & Winning the Ballot
10:15–11:30 AM – Track Breakouts
11:30 AM–12:30 PM – Lunch
12:30–2:30 PM – Teaching Rounds Block 1
2:45–4:30 PM – Teaching Rounds Block 2
4:30–5:30 PM – Free Time
5:30–6:30 PM – Dinner
7:00–8:30 PM – Final Prep Rounds
8:30–10:30 PM – Celebration Activity
Saturday – Tournament, Junior Track & Parent Training
8:00–9:00 AM – Breakfast
9:00 AM–12:00 PM – Tournament Rounds
Junior Track (8:00 AM–12:00 PM): Intro, Practice, Guided Debates, Awards
Parent Track (8:00–12:00 PM):
• 8:00–10:00 AM – How to Judge Lincoln-Douglas
• 10:15–12:00 PM – How to Judge Team Policy
12:00 PM – Awards & Dismissal