Online Opinion Talks Syllabus for Grade 8

Olympiads are the stepping stones to achieve better results in the competitive world that lies ahead in the life of the child. While current affairs and public speaking help the students to have a perspective on the global issues.

Hence, Olympiad Success Live has designed the course for Current Affairs and Public Speaking for class 8 in such a way that the foundation of the child is built up. For this, we have done great efforts in finding the tutor for class 8 current affairs and public speaking with relevant background and experience.

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Syllabus

A course on Current Affairs and Public Speaking

This is a Level 2 year-long course (72 sessions) (available for students of grades 5-6 and 7-8) with some breaks in between to allow for school examinations. The course aims to develop confident global citizens who can talk about global issues in a group. The focus will be on discussing and debating 'Why' and 'How' of an issue/event instead of 'What'. Though this is a year-long course, students have an option to attend the course for a minimum of 3 months (24 sessions) and above.

This course will be very useful for students who wish to participate in Extempore, Debating, Model United Nation (MUN) and similar events. Since the students will have to research on the topic after every class, the course should generate curiosity among the young minds.

Here's a tentative list of topics that will be covered in these sessions. Every topic will be covered in 2 sessions of 75 mins (incl 5 mins break) each. There will be an overview of the topic by the mentor in the first session. Students will have to prepare a speech or talk based on online research and deliver the same in the second session. Students learn from their peers apart from the brief delivered by the mentor and self-research on the topic.

Environment

• Global Warming and Climate Change - The root causes
• Pollution - Noise Pollution, Water Pollution
• Ban on plastics - Is the reduce, reuse & recycle working? Impact of COVID
• Trees: Why are they so important?
• Rise in Natural Calamities like Floods and wildfires: are we prepared?
• Renewable Energy - How do the next 2 decades look like?
• Wildlife protection and trafficking
• Green Farming: Why do we need its faster adoption?
• Affordable and Clean Energy for all: The way forward
• Saving soil! Why it is Important

Lifestyle

• Balanced Diet and its Importance
• Mental Health - How is it affecting the players?
• Impact of Online Shopping
• Importance of Family
• Where There is a will, there's a way
• Whatsapp should be banned - Pros and Cons
• Diabetes - The silent killer
• Global Goals 2030: Ensuring healthy lives and promote wellbeing for all
• The changes of professions in the future due to digitalization
• Lifestyle and factors affecting health

Technology

• Right age for Internet access
• Artificial Intelligence - How far do we want to go?
• Digital and cyber security - What you should know?
• Decarbonisation and carbon credits
• The pros and cons of online/mobile games
• Bitcoin - Is this the new global currency?
• E-learning: ensuring quality and easy access
• Space Mission: Race to colonise inner planets
• Whatsapp/Instagram/Facebook should be banned - Pros and Cons

Global Politics

• US-China Relations - The new world
• China-Australia Relations - Who is bullying whom?
• US Foreign Policy - Let's have a closer look
• UN Security Council - should veto power be abolished?
• Is United Nations dead?
• Belt and road initiative: what are the challenges and concerns
• Rising challenges for Democracies across the world
• Refugee crisis: Providing food security and selfresilience
• Arms race-Will De-Nuclearization Instil World Peace?

I and My Country

• Olympics - how do we plan for 2032?
• Space Capability
• Consumer rights - Do we know enough?
• Traffic Situation - How to deal with it?
• Importance of community service