Ethics Olympiad Newsletter

       January 2024
 
 
2024 Ethics Olympiads
 
 

 
 
Dear Colleagues,
The Ethics Olympiad is dedicated to nurturing young people’s curiosity, critical thinking, and desire to explore big questions. We provide a unique opportunity for students to engage respectfully and collectively about relevant ethical cases while engaging with students and philosophers around the world. As one of our students recently told us, “There has never been an experience or a greater tool that has made me believe not only that I can be a better person but that I can challenge the world to be better.”
Looking ahead, the International final of the Middle School Ethics Olympiad is in February, and the Senior Ethics Olympiad final in July this year. Both are set to be our largest events yet. Organizers and competitors already gearing up for the challenge. In 2024 we will be offering annual regional events for all year levels, online training clinics, and various ethics-related initiatives for educators, such as a case writing competition and hosting licenses to allow schools to run their own internal Ethics Olympiads. Schools can also join the Ethics Olympiad as a member school, which provides the school various benefits such as discount on all activities and access to teaching and training resources for schools. The website offers a great way to explore these benefits and apply for membership.
As we begin the new year, we ask that you consider sharing this message with your networks and communities. It is our consistent goal to provide this kind of opportunity to students everywhere. Your support helps us realize this mission. We hope you’ll continue to support us as we look ahead to a bright 2024.
Matthew
 
Matthew Wills
Ethics Olympiad Project Manager
Email:admin@ethicsolympiad.org
 
 
 
Contents
 
 
1. Senior School Ethics Olympiads
2. 2024 Case Writing Competition
3. Training Days
4. Junior School Ethics Olympiads
5. Middle School Ethics Olympiads
6. Hosting Licences
7. Tertiary Ethics Olympiads
8. Membership
9. Sponsors
 
 
1. SENIOR SCHOOL ETHICS OLYMPIADS (Years 10-13)

We are now accepting registrations for the Senior High School Ethics Olympiads. Here is a list of places where we are holding Ethics Olympiads.
 
 
AUSTRALIA
• ACT – Friday 3rd May 2024
• Northern Territory- Wednesday 29th May 2024
• N.S.W. 1 – Friday 3rd May 2024 Nearly Full
• N.S.W. 2 – Monday 6th May 2024 FULL
• N.S.W. 3 – Friday 17th May 2024 FULL
• N.S.W. 4 – Friday 31st May 2024 FULL
• Queensland 1 – Monday 13th May 2024
• Queensland 2 – Wednesday 15th May 2024 Nearly Full
• South Australia 1 - Thursday 2nd May 2024
• South Australia 2 - Wednesday 29th May 2024
• Tasmania – Wednesday 8th May 2024
• Victoria 1 – Wednesday 1st May 2024 (Room for 1 team)
• Victoria 2 – Thursday 30th May 2024 (Room for 2 teams)
• Western Australia 1 – Friday 10th May 2024
• Western Australia 2 – Monday 27th May 2024 Nearly Full
Canada
- Pan American -February 2024
China
• China - Monday 27th May 2024
• Hong Kong – Monday 27th May 2024
India
New Zealand
• North Island 1 -NZ – Monday 20th May 2024
• North Island 2 -NZ – Wed. 22nd May 2024 Nearly Full
• South Island NZ – Friday 24th May 2024
Singapore
• Singapore – Friday 10th May 2024
South Korea
•South Korea- Wednesday 29th May 2024​
United States
•Pan American Ethics Olympiad -February 2024 ​
 
 
2. CASE WRITING COMPETITION
 
 
 
The Ethics Olympiad Case Writing Competition is an exciting opportunity for high school students to contribute cases for the Ethics Olympiad. All submitted cases will be considered for use in Junior School, Middle School, Senior School and Tertiary Ethics Olympiad case sets. The Ethics Centre and Humanity Matter NZ are sponsoring the monetary prizes for the competition.

 
3. Training Days

The training clinic involves one full day workshop with speakers from throughout the world. Also involved with be judges from the Ethics Olympiad. The date depends on where your school is located.
 


 


4. Junior School Ethics Olympiads (Years 5/6)

Please note that seven out of the eight Junior Ethics Olympiads are all fully subsribed already. 

 
 
5. Middle School Ethics Olympiads (Years 7-9)

The Middle School Ethics Olympiad cases are now available and many schools have already registered for this evet. .
 
 
 
6. Hosting Licences

 
Congratulations to the following schools that become Ethics Olympiad host schools in 2023. Throughout the year we have developed software for schools to host their own Ethics Olympiads. In some cases this has been done internally and in other cases the host school has hosted workshops for others schools to participate in face to face Ethics Olympiads. Congratulations to the following licencees for 2023.
  • -The Kellett School (Hong Kong) to run Ethics Olympiads internally
  • Modus Ponans Institute- Pan American Ethics Olympiad- To offer Ethics Olympiads and training to Canadian and US schools.
  • -Diocesan School for Girls (NZ) To run internal Ethics Olympiads and with other nearby schools.
  • -Immanuel Primary School (SA) - To run practice in class Ethics Olympiads.
  • -Ivanhoe Grammar School (Vic) to run their own internal Ethics Olympiads and possibly with Round Square schools.

We are making five more licences available 24. Click here for more informaton.
 
 
7. Tertiary Ethics Olympiad

The first AAPE tertiary Ethics Olympiad was held on October 3th 2023. Congratulations to the following eth-letes that won medals at the 2023.Thanks to all the brave eth-letes who participated.
 
  • Gold Medal: Australian National University
Maia Raymond, Charles Durkin, Holly Wallman-Craddock, and Rhianna Galagher
  • Silver Medal: Macquarie University
Darcy Holmes, Hamish Lister, Charlie Mackenzie and Aakriti Nandwani
  • Bronze Medal: Australian National University
William Smith, Tetsushi Kajihara, Fionn Parker, and Liam Berryman


8. Membership
 
We welcome the following schools that have become members of the Ethics Olympiad during 2023. 




 
Currently over 160 schools are members of the Ethics Olympiad. Members benefits include...
  • Discount on registration fees for all Ethics Olympiads.
  • Members receive extra practice Ethics Cases
  • Member schools can identify themselves as an Ethics Olympiad School in their publicity.
  • Excusive access to Olympiads run within a school based program.
  • Discount on registration fees for training clinics.
  • Exclusive access to password protected resources to help schools teach applied and theoretical ethics.
  • And more
Click  here to see a full list of member schools

 
 
9. Sponsorships
 
Thanks to our wonderful sponsors...
 
 
 
Thanks for reading this,
Matthew Wills
Ethics Olympiad Project Manager
 
Ethics Olympiad, PO BOX 116, Dernancourt Adelaide SA 5089
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