Courses:
Upcoming Classes
We are looking forward to this upcoming semester. Veritas Debate Academy will offer the following courses. Upon contacting the Academy to register your student, we will send an invoice.
Payments accepted: Cash, Check, Zelle, Credit Card, and ESA Funds (Empowerment Scholarship Account).
All courses are available for students ranging in age from 12 to 18 years. Students under the age of 12 may enroll subject to staff approval and an interview with the student and parent.
Zoom Informational Meetings
In preparation for Spring 2025 and our upcoming bootcamp in November, we will host a number of Zoom informational meetings. Email us at Contact@ShaneKrauser.com or click “Register Here” to be placed on the contact list.
Register HereZoom Online
Leadership 101
Are you ready for your student to lead, have impact, develop confidence, and learn how to leave a legacy. This course is one of the best leadership courses a young person could ever experience. Students will engage in a high-energy, interactive course and will dive into the following:
*Purpose (Discovering my purpose)
*Character (Always choose character over reputation)
*Attitude (Have a positive attitude in all situations)
*Vision (Creating a mind that matches my vision for my future)
*Plan and Do (Developing a game plan/Setting goals)
*Scoreboard (Holding myself accountable)
*Friendship (The art and science of friendship)
*Finance (Developing financial/economic intelligence)
*Leadership (The art and science of leadership)
*Conflict Resolution (The art and science of conflict resolution)
*Systems (Developing a system to bring about real, desired results)
*Adversity Quotient (Developing a mindset to encounter any problem)
*Legacy (Leaving a lasting impact)This is a really fun class that will include helping your students create habits, such as reading and listening to good material daily. Standing out in society requires consistently doing those things that most won’t.
Age: 10 – 18 years of age.
Frequency: Class meets once per week for two hours for 14 sessions.
Instructor: Shane Krauser
Textbook: Student will be required to purchase textbook (available for $10-$15 online).
Register HereMonday (Online): 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Tuesday (Chandler): 11:15 a.m. – 1:15 a.m. (7030 W. Oakland St., Chandler, AZ 85226)
Wednesday (Sun City): 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. (10147 W. Grand Ave., Sun City, AZ 85351)
*Class begins the week of January 26, 2026. We will take Spring Break off from March 8 – March 21, 2026. Last week of class is the week of May 11.
Debate/Constitution 102
Students will engage in a high-energy, interactive course that will dive into the following:
*Intermediate techniques of public speaking
*Debate (intermediate concepts and methods)
*Communication and persuasion
*U.S. Constitution
*Rule of Law
*Role of Government
*Principles of Freedom
*Deep and demanding dive into the parameters of the Bill of Rights (enumerated rights), restrictions placed on government, and current issues that implicate these ideas.
*First Amendment (Speech, Religion, and Assempbly)
*Second Amendment (Right to Bear Arms)
*Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Amendment (Due Process)
*Eighth Amendment (Cruel and Unusual Punishment)
*10th Amendment (State Sovereignty)
*13th Amendment (Slavery)
*14th Amendment (Citizenship and Equal Protection)
*15th & 19th Amendments (Voting)
*And so much more!Prerequisites: None. However, this class should be taken at some point before or after Debate/Constitution 101.
Age: 12-18 years of age.
Frequency: Class meets once per week for two hours for 14 sessions.
Instructor: Shane Krauser
Register HereMonday (Online): 12:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.
Tuesday (Chandler): 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. (7030 W. Oakland St., Chandler, AZ 85226)
Wednesday (Sun City): 12:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. (10147 W. Grand Ave., Sun City AZ 85351)
*Class begins the week of January 26, 2026. We will take Spring Break off from March 8 – March 21, 2026. Last week of class is the week of May 11.
Advanced Debate/Economics 202
Students will engage in a high-energy, interactive course that will dive into the following:
*Advanced techniques of public speaking
*Debate (advanced concepts and methods, including presidential and extemporaneous)
*Communication and persuasion
*Economic theories (with a heavy focus on Austrian economics)
*What is money?
*What creates value?
*Production and creating prosperity
*Business and entrepreneurship
*Boom and bust cycles
*Banking sytem
*And much morePrerequisites: Debate/Constitution 101 and Debate/Constitution 102 (Students should have taken both of these courses from Veritas Debate Academy or have experience in other similar courses.) Students who have taken Advanced Debate/Economics 201 should take this course next.
Age: 12-18 years of age.
Frequency: Class meets once per week for two hours for 14 sessions.
Instructor: Shane Krauser
Register Here*Class begins the week of January 26, 2026. We will take Spring Break off from March 8 – March 21, 2026. Last week of class is the week of May 11.