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Public speaking classes encourage kids to become more dynamic, stand out from the crowd and lead others. These classes are beneficial to kids and teens combating personal shyness, as well as those already very confident, along with everyone in between. Below, find a list of focused speaking and debate classes, and further down, after school programs that offer some public speaking and debating programming. Further below the lists, we explore the benefits for kids and families, both short- and long-term, with a look at interesting related options, and more. Read more
These programs offer an intensive debate and public speaking focus.
Intermediate Confident Communicators - Saturday 2:00PM (Nov)
Nov 14 - Dec 12, 2026
Designed for kids ready to build on the basics, this intermediate program strengthens public speaking, storytelling, and lead Visit website |
Grades 7-8 Reading Comprehension, Writing, Public Speaking and Debate Program
Sep 09, 2026 - Jun 22, 2027
By the end of the program, your child will have the talent to write fantastic essays and deliver strong speeches! Visit website |
Senior Confident Communicators - Saturday 2:00PM (Oct)
Oct 17 - Nov 07, 2026
Designed for teens ages 14–17, this senior program builds persuasive speaking, leadership, and presentation skills. Visit website |
Primary Competitive
Sep 14, 2026 - Jun 14, 2027
Build confidence through speech, debate, and performance in this fun, skill-based program for Grades 1 to 3. Visit website |
Junior Competitive
Sep 12, 2026 - Jun 12, 2027
Build confidence, master public speaking, and compete with pride—our Friday class helps young voices grow and thrive. Visit website |
Primary Confident Communicators - Saturday 11:30am (Sept)
Sep 12 - Oct 03, 2026
A playful program for children ages 5–8 that builds speaking, listening, and social confidence through stories, and games. Visit website |
Virtual Grades 9+ Public Speaking
Sep 14, 2026 - Jun 21, 2027
Cultivate your communication and persuasion skills through exercises that enhance your written and verbal expression! Visit website |
Intermediate Competitive
Sep 12, 2026 - Jun 12, 2027
Students sharpen arguments, master delivery, and build leadership through debate, speeches, coaching, and real competitions. Visit website |
Grades 4-5 Public Speaking
Sep 12, 2026 - Jun 27, 2027
Cultivate your communication and persuasion skills through exercises that enhance your written and verbal expression! Visit website |
Grades 6-8 Public Speaking
Sep 12, 2026 - Jun 27, 2027
Cultivate your communication and persuasion skills through exercises that enhance your written and verbal expression! Visit website |
Grades 9+ Public Speaking
Sep 06, 2026 - Jun 24, 2027
Cultivate your communication and persuasion skills through exercises that enhance your written and verbal expression! Visit website |
Adult Confident Communicators - Saturday 2:00PM (Nov)
Oct 17 - Nov 07, 2026
Build confidence for presentations, conversations, and everyday communication. Visit website |
Grade 5-6 Reading Comprehension, Writing, Public Speaking and Debate Online Program
Sep 09, 2026 - Jun 22, 2027
Power of Words Academy is committed to providing the highest quality of written and oral communication training to children. Visit website |
Senior Competitive
Sep 12, 2026 - Jun 12, 2027
Elite coaching in speech and debate for teens ready to lead, compete, and communicate with confidence in any setting. Visit website |
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Grade 3 Reading Comprehension, Writing and Public Speaking Program
Sep 09, 2026 - Jun 22, 2027
Our goal is to create a solid foundation upon which exceptional writing & oral skills build. Classes are weekly for 90 mins. Visit website |
Grade 7-8 Reading Comprehension, Writing, Public Speaking and Debate Program
Sep 09, 2026 - Jun 22, 2027
An enrichment writing and oral communication program geared for high achieving students who want to succeeding academically! Visit website |
Grade 4 Reading Comprehension, Writing and Public Speaking Program
Sep 09, 2026 - Jun 22, 2027
Our goal is to create a solid foundation upon which exceptional writing skills can be built. Classes held weekly for 90 mins. Visit website |
Virtual Senior 2 - English Language Arts
Sep 15, 2026 - Jun 24, 2027
Learn how to communicate clearly and concisely in both speech and writing! Visit website |
Academic Support- Language
Sep 22, 2025 - Dec 28, 2026
Engaging language program that builds reading, writing, and communication skills with confidence and academic success. Visit website |
Grades 7/8 - Preparation for High School English Course
Jul 06, 2026 - May 27, 2027
This course will incorporate units of study providing a foundation in each strand of Grade 9 English. Visit website |
Grade 3 Reading Comprehension, Writing and Public Speaking Online Program
Sep 09, 2026 - Jun 22, 2027
Power of Words Academy is committed to providing the highest quality of written and oral communication training to children. Visit website |
Entrepreneurship Course
Oct 22, 2026 - Feb 04, 2027
The course comprises of three units: Business Letters, Report Writing and Presentation Tools and Skills! Visit website |
Primary 1 - English Language Arts
Sep 12, 2026 - Jun 27, 2027
Learn how to communicate clearly and concisely in both speech and writing! Visit website |
Foundations - Math & Problem Solving
Sep 17, 2026 - Jul 01, 2027
Challenging problems, quizzes on learned material, fun activities and games of logic! Visit website |
Senior 2 - English Language Arts
Sep 13, 2026 - Jun 27, 2027
Learn how to communicate clearly and concisely in both speech and writing! Visit website |
Grade 5-6 Reading Comprehension, Writing, Public Speaking and Debate Program
Sep 09, 2026 - Jun 22, 2027
Our program runs during the school year from September to June with classes held once a week for 90 minutes. Visit website |
Fall University Preparation (Grade 12)
Sep 27 - Oct 25, 2026
4-lessons: choosing programs, applying for scholarships, writing applications, interview preparation, first-year tips! Visit website |
Foundations 2 - English Language Arts
Sep 12, 2026 - Jun 27, 2027
Learn how to communicate clearly and concisely in both speech and writing! Visit website |
Grades 7/8 - Preparation for High School English Course
Feb 10 - May 26, 2027
This course will incorporate units of study providing a foundation in each strand of Grade 9 English. Visit website |
Virtual Foundations 1 - English Language Arts
Sep 15, 2026 - Jun 22, 2027
Learn how to communicate clearly and concisely in both speech and writing! Visit website |
Entrepreneurship Course
Oct 21, 2026 - Feb 03, 2027
The course comprises of three units: Business Letters, Report Writing and Presentation Tools and Skills! Visit website |
Foundations 1 - English Language Arts
Sep 12, 2026 - Jun 27, 2027
Learn how to communicate clearly and concisely in both speech and writing! Visit website |
Senior 1 - English Language Arts
Sep 13, 2026 - Jun 27, 2027
Learn how to communicate clearly and concisely in both speech and writing! Visit website |
English Prep Course for Entrance Exam [SSAT, UTS, IB, TOPS, MaCS]
Sep 29 - Nov 17, 2026
Familiarize your child with all aspects of the SSAT and ISEE exams with a focus on the verbal, reading, and essay components Visit website |
English Prep Course for Entrance Exam [SSAT, UTS, IB, TOPS, MaCS]
Sep 24 - Nov 12, 2026
This course will familiarize your child with all aspects of the SSAT and ISEE exams. Visit website |
Virtual Foundations 2 - English Language Arts
Sep 16, 2026 - Jun 23, 2027
Learn how to communicate clearly and concisely in both speech and writing! Visit website |
Virtual Senior 1 - English Language Arts
Sep 15, 2026 - Jun 23, 2027
Cultivate your communication and persuasion skills through exercises that enhance your written and verbal expression! Visit website |
Grade 4 Reading Comprehension, Writing, Public Speaking and Debate Online Program
Sep 09, 2026 - Jun 22, 2027
Power of Words Academy is committed to providing the highest quality of written and oral communication training to children. Visit website |
Grade 2 Reading Comprehension, Writing and Public Speaking Program
Sep 09, 2026 - Jun 22, 2027
Our goal is to create a solid foundation upon which exceptional writing & oral skills build. Classes are weekly for 90 mins. Visit website |
Primary 2 - English Language Arts
Sep 12, 2026 - Jun 27, 2027
Learn how to communicate clearly and concisely in both speech and writing! Visit website |
Junior Troupe (Grade 3-6) -Toronto's Premiere Advanced Musical Theatre Program
Sep 13, 2026 - May 17, 2027
We provide high-quality, innovative performing arts training to inspire artists and help students achieve their dreams. Visit website |
Advanced Teen Troupe (Grade 9-12) -Toronto's Premiere Advanced Musical Theatre Program
Sep 08, 2026 - May 02, 2027
We provide high-quality, innovative performing arts training to inspire artists and help students achieve their dreams. Visit website |
Kinder Broadway (Musical Theatre Class, JK-SK) | SING, ACT, & DANCE WITH FRIENDS
Sep 19 - Dec 12, 2026
Our Kinder Program introduces little stars to the magical world of theatre through music, movement, and imaginative play. Visit website |
March Break Intensive Camps-Reading Week
Mar 08 - Mar 19, 2027
Structured March Break learning with academic focus, small groups, and balanced enrichment in a private school setting. Visit website |
Junior Broadway (Musical Theatre Class, Grade 2-4) | SING, ACT, & DANCE WITH FRIENDS
Sep 19 - Dec 12, 2026
Build confidence on stage while learning the art of storytelling through singing, acting, and dance! Visit website |
Kids Broadway (Musical Theatre Class, JK-Gr 2) | SING, ACT, & DANCE WITH FRIENDS
Sep 19 - Dec 12, 2026
Learn musical theatre fundamentals through games and exercises, all while rehearsing for a high-energy final performance! Visit website |
Musical Theatre Classes - SING, ACT, & DANCE WITH FRIENDS!
Sep 15 - Dec 12, 2026
Bring to life selections from Wicked and Wizard of Oz- no experience neded! Visit website |
Youth Broadway (Musical Theatre Class, Grade 5-7) | SING, ACT, & DANCE WITH FRIENDS
Sep 19 - Dec 12, 2026
While rehearsing for a final showcase, students explore voice, dance, improv, and character development! Visit website |
Junior Broadway (Musical Theatre Class, Grade 2-4) | SING, ACT, & DANCE WITH FRIENDS
Sep 15 - Dec 08, 2026
Build confidence on stage while learning the art of storytelling through singing, acting, and dance! Visit website |
Private Acting Lessons (All Ages) - Personalized Performance Coaching
Sep 08, 2026 - Jun 20, 2027
Private acting lessons offer personalized 1:1 coaching to help you build performance skills and confidence at your own pace. Visit website |
Virtual Tutoring: Reading, Writing, Language Arts
Jul 03 - Dec 31, 2026
Online on-demand tutoring for every subject including: reading, writing, phonics, lanugaes, English, French, Spanish, ESL ... Visit website |
Intermediate Troupe (Grade 7-10) -Toronto's Premiere Advanced Musical Theatre Program
Sep 08, 2026 - May 10, 2027
We provide high-quality, innovative performing arts training to inspire artists and help students achieve their dreams. Visit website |
Performance Program: Grade 1-8
Sep 15, 2026 - Jun 16, 2027
Students learn & rehearse a musical, and perform a fully staged show at the end of each session. No prior experience needed! Visit website |
AI Workshops For Groups
Jul 03, 2026 - Dec 31, 2027
Book an AI workshop for your group of up to 100 people with data science expert. Visit website |
The Money Club.Org
Jul 12 - Aug 13, 2027
A Toronto nonprofit build week where ages 10-13 learn design, money, and AI by making something real. Visit website |
Intro to AI Fundamentals
Aug 21 - Nov 28, 2026
Live virtual AI workshops for families. Real tools, real projects, and real-world learning with a data scientist. Visit website |
Youth Troupe (Grade 5-8) -Toronto's Premiere Advanced Musical Theatre Program
Sep 10, 2026 - May 22, 2027
We provide high-quality, innovative performing arts training to inspire artists and help students achieve their dreams. Visit website |
Senior Troupe (Grade 9-12) -Toronto's Premiere Advanced Musical Theatre Program
Sep 09, 2026 - May 04, 2027
We provide high-quality, innovative performing arts training to inspire artists and help students achieve their dreams. Visit website |
P.A. Day Academic Enrichment Camp
Sep 02, 2026 - Jun 04, 2027
Structured P.A. Day learning with academic focus, small groups, and balanced enrichment in a private school environment. Visit website |
KidStrong Classes
Apr 13, 2026 - Apr 13, 2030
We're a child development program that builds kids’ strength, confidence, and life skills through fun, structured, programs! Visit website |
OurKids.net lists kids' personal development, extracurricular, and after-school lessons and classes from across the country. Find your city in the list below and find public speaking classes near you.
Kids can begin self-betterment in this area, as early as aged five. Find public speaking classes for kids and youth.
Some programs may focus on developing teens in the art of debate and public speaking. Find a select list of public speaking classes for teens.
Here’s a look at some related options for parents and kids. We encourage you to explore our site for all the best in education and learning programs. Even as you search for camps that meet your immediate options, it’s valuable to consider programs and classes that can better you in areas adjacent to your development of public speaking skills. After school programs really open up a Pandora’s box of learning possibilities for kids at all ages and stages of their development. Start with a look at the world of after-school educational programs. Beyond that, here’s a look at more closely-related options:
Public speaking summer camps and programs offer kids and teens means to take part in a weeklong immersion in this learning. Here, a day-in, day-out exposure to training, tricks and techniques will help them improve their speaking and develop rich confidence in their abilities.
After school leadership programs are another way to take weekend or after-school time to self-improve and engage in learning. Similarly, leadership camps offer a weeklong immersion in personal development.
Performing arts camps put kids on the stage in a different setting, of course. It’s a way to take all the skills used in speaking — projection, confidence, gesture — and explore them in a milieu where they also perform publicly, if a little more creatively.
Acting camps are another way for confident kids and teens to take it to another level, one that may start dreams of still bigger things.
Explore the world of kids arts’ camps to find even more possibilities that allow kids to spread their wings, develop their creativity, and learn more about themselves.
There are many skills kids and teens acquire and develop through public speaking. Few types of kids' camps or after school lessons can be as personally enriching and rewarding, really. There are the lessons and skills they acquire directly through programming, then there’s a whole collection of attendant secondary or tertiary personal and soft skills. When you get up in front of people and give a speech that purports to change people’s minds, whole new worlds open.
Primary skills developed in speech classes:
Some of the typical curriculum in an after school public speaking program or class might be:
Still other study variants included in some classes and programs may include reviewing famous historical speeches. Kids may be introduced to classical rhetoric, coupled with critical analysis. Public speaking curriculum in more advanced coursework explores the cultural backdrop of successful speeches, and teens learn much beyond the scope of speech presentation.
Improved communication skills are an obvious over-arching skill learned in these classes. Not only do kids and teens improve confidence in speaking, they also improve their vocabulary, learn about eye contact and body language, and acquire a host of other skills.
Deeper skills development
For older students, these classes can be important preparation for post-secondary education, where presentations and in-class participation are critical to success. There’s more:
Improved social interaction, and empathy skills are deeply important to their development and maturation.
Increased boldness includes an enriched appreciation of their personal power and inner strength.
Critical thinking skills are tested, as presenting a speech forces students to see the flaws in their own logic, as well as others’.
Self-organization and self-discipline are part and parcel of speech preparation and the courage it takes to stand in front of others and speak. Development in this area has implications for many other areas of life, of course.
Kids develop skills at writing, editing, proofreading, in the presentation of ideas clearly and cogently, through the immediate feedback of this forum. While instructors may offer them feedback, they also hear themselves speak and gauge audience reaction to ideas they present.
Other understanding they acquire may be more ineffable, often appreciated better as they get older. Kids at debate camp develop skills and talents that apply to the areas entrepreneurship, academics, and a wide array of other areas of life. Prodigious young public speakers will be better-prepared for success in business and other challenging careers. They’ll be bolder, better at networking, more able to speak their minds, better able to elucidate a position or argument.
Some of the obvious careers that would benefit from time at public speaking include sales, marketing, and teaching, as well as many more.
"The benefits of public speaking." virtualspeech.com.
How many Public speaking classes for kids are there?
There are 14 programs specializing in Public Speaking. In addition, there are 46 programs offering public speaking as an activity. Use the filters to narrow by age and program type, then click on matched programs to see daily activities, dates, rates and registration information.
What are the fees to attend Public speaking classes for kids?
Fees for Public speaking classes for kids range from $209 to $3,995 per program (program types and lengths vary). Use the filters here to narrow programs by age and type.
What age do Public speaking classes for kids start at?
There are programs available for children aged 5 through 19.
Where can parents meet with Public speaking classes for kids?
Meet with program directors and staff at the Our Kids Camp & Program Expo. The Expo is held annually in February, and is a fun and informative day for parents, kids, and teens. Find event details and free tickets here.