Take classes with the top-ranked speech, debate, mock trial, and MUN academy in the world.
Fall Class Schedule
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Our fall session has 17 weeks of classes.
Prices (not including early bird/multi-class discounts):
The Littles classes are $1062.33 for 24 hours of training.
Regular classes are $1416.44 for 34 hours of training.
Nationals Teams (except for Speech) are $4014.50 for 70 hours of fall + spring training; additional workshops are included.
Speech Nationals Team is $5558.82 for 70 hours of fall + spring training; up to six additional hours of workshops per week are included.
Private sessions are $225 per hour, or $875 for a five-hour package.
Starting week: August 17, 2026
No class: Labor Day (September 7, 2026); makeup on November 23, 2026
No class: Veterans Day (November 11, 2026); makeup on November 24, 2026
No class: Thanksgiving Week (November 25-29, 2026)
Final week: December 14, 2026; last class on December 20, 2026
Locations:
Our Irvine classes are located at 17062 Gillette Ave, Irvine, CA 92614.
Our San Marino classes are located at 2549 Huntington Dr #101, San Marino, CA 91108.
Our Palos Verdes classes are located at 500 Silver Spur Road suite 125 Rancho Palos Verdes CA 90275.
All our online classes are held over Zoom. You'll receive a Zoom link after registering.
If unforeseen circumstances occur (including but not limited to a coach's car breaking down an hour before an in-person class or an outbreak at an in-person site), ModernBrain reserves the right to move up to two classes per semester from an in-person to an online class. ModernBrain will alert the impacted families to the change ASAP.
Health and Safety:
ModernBrain endorses the use of great health resources like the Covid Safety and Planning Guide from the IUSD and materials provided by the Orange County Health Agency.
We mandate that all in-person teachers and students follow the health and safety guidance of the local school/district.
Nationals Teams:
All nationals teams require an INTERVIEW to be accepted. Details are here.
If you have passed the interview for your team in a prior year, you do not have to re-interview unless specifically requested.
Most classes are semester-by-semester. Nationals Team classes are year-round (starting in fall, ending in spring).
If you intend to join a Nationals Team, you are agreeing to treat that commitment as a primary extracurricular, spending anywhere from one to three weekends per month competing on weekends. Your goal is to work hard, practice with and without your coaches, and earn state/national recognition.
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Monday Classes:
4pm-6pm: Elementary Speech Comprehensive (3rd-5th)
4pm-6pm: Policy Debate Nationals Team (6th-12th)
4:15pm-6:15pm: Lincoln-Douglas Debate Nationals Team (6th-12th)
4:15pm-6:15pm: Middle Speech Comprehensive (6th-8th)
6:15pm-8:15pm: Congress and Impromptu (5th-8th)
6:15pm-8:15pm: Lincoln-Douglas Debate Nationals Team (6th-12th)
6:15pm-8:15pm: Mock Trial (7th-12th)
Tuesday Classes:
4pm-6pm: Elementary Speech Comprehensive (3rd-5th)
4pm-6pm: Model United Nations for Kids (4th-6th)
4pm-6pm: Public Forum (6th-12th)
4pm-6pm: Speech Nationals Team (6th-12th) [included Online workshops: Monday, 6:15pm-8:15pm, Thursday, 4pm-6pm, AND Sunday: 1pm-3pm]
4:45pm-6:15pm: Littles Speech (1st-2nd)
6:15pm-8:15pm: Congress Nationals Team (6th-12th)
6pm-8pm: Speech Nationals Team (6th-12th) [included Online workshops: Monday, 6:15pm-8:15pm, Thursday, 4pm-6pm, AND Sunday: 1pm-3pm]
6:15pm-8:45pm: Public Forum Nationals Team (6th-12th)
6:15pm-8:15pm: Mock Trial Nationals Team (8th-12th)
6:15pm-8:15pm: Model United Nations (7th-12th)
Wednesday Classes:
4pm-6pm: Elementary Speech Comprehensive (3rd-5th)
4:15pm-6:15pm: Congress and Impromptu (5th-8th)
4pm-6pm: Public Forum (6th-12th)
4pm-6pm: Speech Nationals Team (6th-12th) [included Online workshops: Monday, 6:15pm-8:15pm, Thursday, 4pm-6pm, AND Sunday: 1pm-3pm]
4pm-6pm: Elementary Nationals Team (3rd-5th)
6:15pm-8:15pm: Elementary Nationals Team (3rd-5th)
6:15pm-8:15pm: Congress Nationals Team (6th-12th)
6pm-8pm: Speech Nationals Team (6th-12th) [included Online workshops: Monday, 6:15pm-8:15pm, Thursday, 4pm-6pm, AND Sunday: 1pm-3pm]
6:15pm-8:15pm: World Schools/Parliamentary Debate (7th-12th)
Thursday Classes:
4pm-6pm: Elementary Speech Comprehensive (3rd-5th)
4pm-6pm: Intermediate Elementary Speech and Debate Comprehensive (3rd-5th)
4pm-6pm: Elementary Debate Comprehensive (3rd-5th)
4pm-6pm: Lincoln-Douglas Debate Nationals Team (6th-12th)
6:15pm-8:15pm: Public Forum Nationals Team (6th-12th)
6:15pm-8:15pm: Speech Nationals Team (6th-12th) [included Online workshops: Monday, 6:15pm-8:15pm, Thursday, 4pm-6pm, AND Sunday: 1pm-3pm]
6:15pm-8:15pm: Mock Trial Nationals Team (8th-12th)
6:15pm-8:15pm: Parliamentary Debate Nationals Team (6th-12th)
6:15pm-8:15pm: Policy Debate Nationals Team (6th-12th)
Friday Classes:
4pm-6pm: Intermediate Elementary Speech and Debate Comprehensive (3rd-5th)
4pm-6pm: Elementary Nationals Team (3rd-5th)
4pm-6pm: Speech Nationals Team (6th-12th) [included Online workshops: Monday, 6:15pm-8:15pm, Thursday, 4pm-6pm, AND Sunday: 1pm-3pm]
4pm-6pm: Economics, Leadership, and Entrepreneurship (6th-12th)
6:15pm-8:15pm: Speech Nationals Team (6th-12th) [included Online workshops: Monday, 6:15pm-8:15pm, Thursday, 4pm-6pm, AND Sunday: 1pm-3pm]
6:15pm-8:15pm: Mock Trial (7th-12th)
6:15pm-8:15pm: Parliamentary Debate Nationals Team (6th-12th)
6:15pm-8:15pm: AP Economics (9th-12th) → STARTS IN SEPTEMBER!
Saturday Classes:
1pm-3pm: Elementary Speech Comprehensive (3rd-5th)
1pm-3pm: Middle Speech Comprehensive (6th-8th)
1pm-3pm: Elementary Intermediate Speech and Debate Comprehensive (3rd-5th)
1:30pm-3pm: Littles Speech (1st-2nd)
3:15pm-4:45pm: Littles Speech (1st-2nd)
3:15pm-5:15pm: Debate Comprehensive (3rd-5th)
3:15pm-5:15pm: Congress and Impromptu (5th-8th)
3:15pm-5:15pm: Mock Trial (7th-12th)
Sunday Classes:
1pm-3pm: Elementary Speech Comprehensive (3rd-5th)
1pm-3pm: Elementary Intermediate Speech and Debate Comprehensive (3rd-5th)
1pm-3pm: Congress and Impromptu (5th-8th)
1pm-3pm: Model United Nations (7th-12th)
1pm-3pm: Elementary Nationals Team (3rd-5th)
3:15pm-5:15pm: Middle Speech Comprehensive (6th-8th)
3:15pm-4:45pm: Littles Speech (1st-2nd)
3:15pm-5:15pm: Debate Comprehensive (3rd-5th)
3:15pm-5:15pm: World Schools/Parliamentary Debate (7th-12th)
3:15pm-5:15pm: Model United Nations Nationals Team (8th-12th)
Use the form at the bottom of this page to register. If any of the course options are missing or you wish to open up a new section, please email help@modernbrain.com.
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Monday Classes:
4pm-6pm: Elementary Speech Comprehensive (3rd-5th)
4pm-6pm: Speech Nationals Team (6th-12th) [included Online workshops: Monday, 6:15pm-8:15pm, Thursday, 4pm-6pm, AND Sunday: 1pm-3pm]
4pm-6pm: Public Forum Debate (6th-12th)
4:15pm-6:15pm: Lincoln-Douglas Debate Nationals Team (6th-12th)
6:15pm-8:15pm: Congress Nationals Team (6th-12th)
6:15pm-8:15pm: Lincoln-Douglas Debate Nationals Team (6th-12th)
6:15pm-8:45pm: Public Forum Debate Nationals Team (6th-12th)
Tuesday Classes:
4pm-6pm: Model United Nations for Kids (4th-6th)
4pm-6pm: Speech Nationals Team (6th-12th) [included Online workshops: Monday, 6:15pm-8:15pm, Thursday, 4pm-6pm, AND Sunday: 1pm-3pm]
6:15pm-8:15pm: Speech Nationals Team (6th-12th) [included Online workshops: Monday, 6:15pm-8:15pm, Thursday, 4pm-6pm, AND Sunday: 1pm-3pm]
6:15pm-8:15pm: Model United Nations Nationals Team (8th-12th)
6:15pm-8:15pm: Mock Trial Nationals Team (8th-12th)
Wednesday Classes:
4pm-6pm: Model United Nations (7th-12th)
4pm-6pm: Elementary Nationals Team (3rd-5th)
6:15pm-8:15pm: Speech Nationals Team (6th-12th) [included Online workshops: Monday, 6:15pm-8:15pm, Thursday, 4pm-6pm, AND Sunday: 1pm-3pm]
Thursday Classes:
4pm-6pm: Elementary Nationals Team (3rd-5th)
4pm-6pm: Lincoln-Douglas Debate Nationals Team (6th-12th)
6:15pm-8:15pm: Lincoln-Douglas Debate Nationals Team (6th-12th)
6:15pm-8:15pm: Mock Trial Nationals Team (8th-12th)
Friday Classes:
4pm-6pm: Elementary Speech Comprehensive (3rd-5th)
4pm-6pm: Intermediate Elementary Speech and Debate Comprehensive (3rd-5th)
4pm-6pm: Middle Speech Comprehensive (6th-8th)
4pm-6pm: Mock Trial (7th-12th)
4pm-6pm: Speech Nationals Team (6th-12th) [included Online workshops: Monday, 6:15pm-8:15pm, Thursday, 4pm-6pm, AND Sunday: 1pm-3pm]
6:15pm-8:15pm: Speech Nationals Team (6th-12th) [included Online workshops: Monday, 6:15pm-8:15pm, Thursday, 4pm-6pm, AND Sunday: 1pm-3pm]
6:15pm-8:15pm: Parliamentary Debate Nationals Team (6th-12th)
6:15pm-8:15pm: World Schools/Parliamentary Debate (7th-12th)
6:30pm-8pm: Littles Speech (1st-2nd)
Saturday Classes:
2pm-4pm: Mock Trial (7th-12th)
4pm-6pm: Congress and Impromptu (5th-8th)
5pm-6:30pm: Littles Speech (1st-2nd)
5pm-7pm: Debate Comprehensive (3rd-5th)
5pm-7pm: Public Forum (6th-12th)
Use the form at the bottom of this page to register. If any of the course options are missing or you wish to open up a new section, please email help@modernbrain.com.
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Wednesday Classes:
4pm-6pm: Mock Trial (7th-12th)
6:15pm-8:15pm: Speech Nationals Team (6th-12th) [included Online workshops: Monday, 6:15pm-8:15pm, Thursday, 4pm-6pm, AND Sunday: 1pm-3pm]
Friday Classes:
4pm-6pm: Elementary Nationals Team (3rd-5th)
6:15pm-8:15pm: Congress Nationals Team (6th-12th)
Use the form at the bottom of this page to register. If any of the course options are missing or you wish to open up a new section, please email help@modernbrain.com.
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Tuesday Classes:
6:45pm-8:45pm: Policy Debate Nationals Team (6th-12th)
Wednesday Classes:
4pm-6pm: Elementary Intermediate Speech and Debate Comprehensive (3rd-5th)
6:15pm-8:15pm: Mock Trial (7th-12th)
6:45pm-8:45pm: Policy Debate Nationals Team (6th-12th)
Use the form at the bottom of this page to register. If any of the course options are missing or you wish to open up a new section, please email help@modernbrain.com.
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Go to the checkout form.
Select the times and locations for your class(es) from the drop down bar.
If you believe you're entitled to a discount, write us a message at help@modernbrain.com. We'll send you a coupon--personalized to you--to deduct the cost of your credit from the classes you want to select. Our coupon-based discounts include:
EARLY BIRD: If payment and registration are completed before August 1, 2026, you get a 10% early bird discount (automatically reflected in the sales link below). This is a 5% discount for Nationals Team classes.
EARLY BIRD #2: If payment and registration are completed before August 8, 2026, you get a 3% early bird discount (automatically reflected in the sales link below).
MULTI-CLASS: If you register for two classes, you get a 10% discount on the second class. The discount applies to the less expensive of the two classes.
COLLEGE: If a student signs up for a college counseling package (not a private session) and another ModernBrain class, including a Nationals Team competition class (in the same year), they are entitled to an additional 5% discount on the other ModernBrain class (one per semester).
PRIOR CLASS CREDIT: if you have class credit with us, let us know so we can deduct it from your total before you make a purchase.
All of our classes are discounted if students join after the start of the semester. This discount roughly matches the prorated value of the class in addition to (1) the time a teacher must take to update a student on the class's expectations and (2) access to the lesson material they missed.
You must sign up and pay for a class at least 48 hours before attending that class. If you would like to purchase a class and attend class the same day, please call us at 1-707-466-6686. We need this time to make sure there is room in the class and, if not, to add another teacher.
Pay for your class(es). You'll receive an email confirmation.
Roughly a week prior to the class's start time, you'll receive a welcome email with any additional information you need to participate (if you're registering after the class's start time, this timetable will vary).
