{"id":6763,"date":"2026-02-15T11:23:24","date_gmt":"2026-02-15T00:23:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ethicsolympiad.org\/?page_id=6763"},"modified":"2026-03-27T11:39:30","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T00:39:30","slug":"2026-junior-ethics-olympiad-resources-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ethicsolympiad.org\/?page_id=6763","title":{"rendered":"2026 Junior Ethics Olympiad Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"6763\" class=\"elementor elementor-6763\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4f1af5b elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4f1af5b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" 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h1000c0,0-9.9,40.9-83.6,48.1S829.6,47,766.1,28.9z\"\/>\n<\/svg>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5cb9281\" data-id=\"5cb9281\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92b2130 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"92b2130\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2026 Junior Ethics Olympiad Resources<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-92012d9 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"92012d9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4a8290c\" data-id=\"4a8290c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27d01ff elementor-tabs-view-vertical elementor-widget elementor-widget-tabs\" data-id=\"27d01ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;]}\" data-widget_type=\"tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-4171\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-4171\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Introduction<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-4172\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-4172\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Background<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-4173\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-4173\" aria-expanded=\"false\">What is Ethics?<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-4174\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-4174\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Schools, Dates & Times<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-4175\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-4175\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Training Clinics<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-4176\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-4176\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Cases<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-4177\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"7\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-4177\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Coaches Resource Kits<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-4178\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"8\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-4178\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Students Resources<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-4179\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"9\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-4179\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Rules<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs-content-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" aria-orientation=\"vertical\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-4171\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Introduction<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-4171\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-4171\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"false\"><p>Welcome to the resource website for the 2026 Junior Students Ethics Olympiad. The links here will provide you with everything you will need to prepare teams for the upcoming Ethics Olympiad. This information will be particularly useful to anyone new to the Ethics Olympiad. Coaches should feel free to pass this link on to their ethletes (students).<\/p><p>The Ethics Olympiad has a proven track record of providing teachers and students with a creative vehicle for developing skills in communication, critical thinking and respectful discourse while dealing with important and interesting ethical issues.<\/p><p>Schools have entered 5-10 students to participate in the Ethics Olympiad. At the Olympiad, we refer to students as &#8220;Eth-letes&#8221; as like athletes they are in training for excellence, but excellence in &#8216;ethical&#8217; thinking. Unlike debating, students can take the position they want at an Ethics Olympiad. They work as a team, with teams from other schools to come up with the best possible answer to difficult ethical questions.<\/p><p>During the day, all students will be involved in a series of three heats where they will be scored according to set criteria that rewards, clear, concise, respectful discourse around interesting ethical cases. Gold, Silver and Bronze medals will be awarded to the top three school teams. Your school will be participating with other schools throughout Australia, New Zealand and South East Asia.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-4172\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Background<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-4172\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-4172\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><p>This initiative builds on the very successful Ethics Bowls in the US. The National High School Ethics Bowl is coordinated by the Parr Centre for Ethics at the University of North Carolina.\u00a0<\/p><p>An Ethics Olympiad is a competitive yet collaborative event in which students analyze and discuss real-life, and timely, ethical<br \/>issues. \u00a0It differs from a debate in that students are not assigned opposing views; rather, they defend whatever position they believe is right and win by showing that they have thought more carefully, deeply, and perceptively about the cases in question. \u00a0<\/p><p>Experience shows that the event encourages and promotes ethical awareness, critical thinking skills, civil discourse, international engagement, and an appreciation for diverse points of view.<\/p><p>In the United States, tertiary institutions have run &#8220;Ethics Bowls&#8221; on a yearly basis since 1995. Each US state holds regional Ethics Bowls and this culminates in the National US Ethics Bowl. In 2013 the first National High School Ethics Bowl was run at the University of North Carolina, and it was a great success. Since then each year the top schools from each US state gather at the University of North Carolina for three days of competition.<\/p><p>Well before the date of the Ethics Olympiad, the participating coaches are given a packet of case studies that<br \/>present ethical issues to study. The goal for the teams is not to do research on the cases, but to be able to formulate well-structured, logical answers to a single question that is asked about the cases.<\/p><p>In 2013 a trial was held involving US schools and Australian schools using video conferencing technology and Skype to bring the school&#8217;s communities together. The trial was a great success. Thereby the Ethics Olympiad was born and has been run since then annually with many schools involved. In 2018 we opened the event to Middle schools, and in 2021 we hosted the first Junior Schools Ethics Olympiad.\u00a0<\/p><p>With the arrival of Covid in 2020 we had we ran online trials using Zoom, and these were sufficiently successful that we decided to run the Middle School Olympiads online, and in 2021 Senior and Junior School Ethics Olympiads were conducted online. This has proved to be a wonderful success, with many regional and remote schools able to be involved. It has also meant that we can get easy access to excellent judges throughout the world.<\/p><p>Junior School Ethics Olympiads have proven to be very popular with all events booking out quickly.\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-4173\" aria-expanded=\"false\">What is Ethics?<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-4173\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-4173\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><p>All hospitals and universities have &#8220;ethics&#8221; committees, many companies have an official \u201cethics\u201d code, and lawyers are required to take \u201cethics\u201d training. But when academic philosophers use the term \u201cethics\u201d they\u2019re talking about the reason-guided study of what we morally ought to do. That isn\u2019t to say that doctors, companies and lawyers don\u2019t use reason (they most certainly do), or don\u2019t make decisions about what we morally ought to do (they most certainly try). It just means that what makes philosophical ethics distinct is that the ultimate grounding for philosophers\u2019 conclusions is reason itself, as opposed to preferences, company policy, or legal precedent.<\/p><p>Philosophers use reason to form \u201carguments,\u201d which are composed of a series of claims, called premises, intended to logically support another claim, called the conclusion. They construct, share, evaluate and revise these arguments in a collective effort to figure out what makes the most sense. No conclusion is beyond revision, and any good philosopher is<br \/>willing to change his or her mind on most any issue, if given good enough reason to do so.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/ethicsolympiad.org\/2021MiddleSchoolEthicsOlympiads\/DeatonsEthicsinaNutshellMay2021EducatorEdition.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here for a copy of Dr Matthew Deaton&#8217;s book written specifically\u00a0for students participating in the US Ethics Bowl.<\/a><\/p><p><u><span style=\"font-weight: bolder;\">Ethics in a Nutshell Audiobook Chapter Links<\/span><\/u><\/p><p>Ch 1: Welcome\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=rDY2Hz7mKxM&amp;t=24s\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v%3DrDY2Hz7mKxM%26t%3D24s&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1660425881524000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0SStAIVrIegqE5ILotuovn\">00:24<\/a><\/p><p>Ch 2: Ethics, Religion &amp; Public Discourse\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=rDY2Hz7mKxM&amp;t=557s\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v%3DrDY2Hz7mKxM%26t%3D557s&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1660425881524000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1eHaN3Rlx50JtnwqPtJgSf\">09:17<\/a><\/p><p>Ch 3: Why Ethics Isn\u2019t Ice Cream\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=rDY2Hz7mKxM&amp;t=848s\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v%3DrDY2Hz7mKxM%26t%3D848s&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1660425881524000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0rff0Ey9p89CvjgEIVJLAe\">14:08<\/a><\/p><p>Ch 4: Three Key Distinctions\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=rDY2Hz7mKxM&amp;t=1360s\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v%3DrDY2Hz7mKxM%26t%3D1360s&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1660425881524000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0eIbjOdlRGM9872-XP7oe4\">22:40<\/a><\/p><p>Ch 5: The Four Dominant Ethical Theories\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=rDY2Hz7mKxM&amp;t=1836s\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v%3DrDY2Hz7mKxM%26t%3D1836s&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1660425881524000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1zewmevbNlSyq6gWj1NfO6\">30:36<\/a><\/p><p>Ch 6: All Things Considered\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=rDY2Hz7mKxM&amp;t=3578s\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v%3DrDY2Hz7mKxM%26t%3D3578s&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1660425881524000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0nrI3fCFxXSGUgPDjfOlag\">59:38<\/a><\/p><p>Ch 7: Argument by Analogy\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=rDY2Hz7mKxM&amp;t=4055s\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v%3DrDY2Hz7mKxM%26t%3D4055s&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1660425881524000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0e7UDF8QHFLDSMtkcwtVlk\">1:07:35<\/a><\/p><p>Ch 8: Intuition, Reflection &amp; Coherence\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=rDY2Hz7mKxM&amp;t=4635s\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v%3DrDY2Hz7mKxM%26t%3D4635s&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1660425881524000&amp;usg=AOvVaw149nXpNKy3BBDY5Me7byJV\">1:17:15<\/a><\/p><p>Ch 9: Conclusion\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=rDY2Hz7mKxM&amp;t=5054s\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v%3DrDY2Hz7mKxM%26t%3D5054s&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1660425881524000&amp;usg=AOvVaw14cfPeql_I5852WYGanI1a\">1:24:14<\/a><\/p><p>Lecture Notes\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=rDY2Hz7mKxM&amp;t=5293s\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v%3DrDY2Hz7mKxM%26t%3D5293s&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1660425881525000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3dNsbshKKawKgwwf4oKzyq\">1:28:13<\/a><\/p><p>More Books by Matt Deaton\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=rDY2Hz7mKxM&amp;t=5719s\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v%3DrDY2Hz7mKxM%26t%3D5719s&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1660425881525000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2vvIzXAmB9PQocwGVhThzi\">1:35:19<\/a><\/p><p>Further Reading\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=rDY2Hz7mKxM&amp;t=5925s\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v%3DrDY2Hz7mKxM%26t%3D5925s&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1660425881525000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3nFWBsvkgxXH7ZlrsY3BN6\">1:38:45<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-4174\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Schools, Dates & Times<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-4174\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-4174\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><p>Here is a list of teams participating on each day:<\/p><p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-6898\" src=\"https:\/\/ethicsolympiad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Junior202617033036-300x175.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"564\" height=\"329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ethicsolympiad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Junior202617033036-300x175.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ethicsolympiad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Junior202617033036-1024x597.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ethicsolympiad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Junior202617033036-768x448.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ethicsolympiad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Junior202617033036-1536x895.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ethicsolympiad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Junior202617033036-2048x1194.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/ethicsolympiad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Junior202617033036-1568x914.jpg 1568w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 564px) 100vw, 564px\" \/><br \/>We will be running the same program in 2026 as we did in 2025 for different schools (from different time zones).<\/p><p><b><br \/>Junior Ethics Olympiad Dates:<\/b><br \/>-Tuesday 9th June 2026<br \/>-Thursday 11th June 2026<br \/>-Friday 12th June 2026<br \/>-Wednesday 17th June 2026<br \/>-Friday 19th June 2026<br \/>-Tuesday 8th September 2026<br \/>-Thursday 10th September 2026<br \/>-Friday 11th September 2026<br \/>-Wednesday 16th September 2026<br \/>-Friday 18th September 2026<\/p><p><u>Program for the Day<\/u><\/p><p>Start times:<br \/>8 am \u2013 Western Australia, Singapore &amp; Hong Kong<br \/>9.30 am \u2013 South Australia &amp; Northern Territory<br \/>10 am \u2013 ACT, N.S.W, Qld, Tas &amp; Victoria<br \/>12 pm \u2013 New Zealand<\/p><p>Finish times:<br \/>12.30 pm \u2013 Western Australia, Singapore and Hong Kong<br \/>2 pm \u2013 South Australia and Northern Territory<br \/>2.30 pm \u2013 ACT, N.S.W, Qld, Tas &amp; Victoria<br \/>4.30 pm \u2013 New Zealand<\/p><p>The program&#8230;Please note that this event involves participants from many time zones. Therefore breaks and Heat times will need to be calculated according to your time zone.<\/p><p>Program<br \/>&#8211; Preparation &#8211; 10 minutes &#8211; Main Zoom Foyer<br \/>&#8211; Heat One &#8211; 1 \u00bc hours Breakout Rooms<br \/>&#8211; Break &#8211; 15 minutes<br \/>&#8211; Heat Two &#8211; 1 \u00bc hours Breakout Rooms<br \/>&#8211; Break &#8211; 15 minutes<br \/>&#8211; Heat Three &#8211; 1 \u00bc hours Breakout Rooms (Coaches meeting)<br \/>&#8211; Farewells and Thankyous &#8211; 5 minutes<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-4175\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Training Clinics<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-4175\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-4175\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\">We will be running optional training clinics for students and coaches again in 2026. These will be very useful for any participating students or coaches as they will have the chance to meet with experts in the field and some of the judges participating in the Ethics Olympiads.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ethicsolympiad.org\/?page_id=4569\">CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-4176\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Cases<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-4176\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-4176\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/ethicsolympiad.org\/2026JuniorEthicsOlympiad\/2026JuniorSchoolEthicsOlympiadCases.pdf\">Click on this link<\/a>\u00a0for a printable version of the 2026 Junior School cases.<\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5424\" src=\"https:\/\/ethicsolympiad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Cases-214x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"579\" height=\"812\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ethicsolympiad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Cases-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/ethicsolympiad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Cases.jpg 642w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 579px) 100vw, 579px\" \/><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"7\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-4177\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Coaches Resource Kits<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-4177\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"7\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-4177\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/ethicsolympiad.org\/2026JuniorEthicsOlympiad\/2026ETHICSOLYMPIADJSCOACHESONLINEMSKIT.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here<\/a>\u00a0for a printable version of the Coaches Resource Kit. This resource kit includes copies of the score sheet, rules and a guide for coaches preparing a team or teams.<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Click on this image below for a printable version of the 2026 Junior School cases.<\/li><\/ul><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5424 \" src=\"https:\/\/ethicsolympiad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Cases-214x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"430\" height=\"603\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ethicsolympiad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Cases-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/ethicsolympiad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Cases.jpg 642w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 430px) 100vw, 430px\" \/><\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/ethicsolympiad.org\/2024SeniorEthicsOlympiad\/HowToBeAnEthicsOlympiadCoach2024.pdf\">Click here for coaches&#8217; tips.<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/ethicsolympiad.org\/?page_id=3030\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here for Information relevant to parents<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/ethicsolympiad.org\/2021SeniorSchoolSeniorSchoolOlympiad\/InformationForParents.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">.<\/a>\u00a0Some of the following information might be useful in your correspondence with parents. Feel free to cut and paste information from this link or you can include the link in your correspondence with parents.<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"8\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-4178\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Students Resources<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-4178\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"8\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-4178\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/ethicsolympiad.org\/2026JuniorEthicsOlympiad\/\/2026ETHICSOLYMPIADJSSTUDENTSONLINEMSKIT.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here<\/a>\u00a0for a printable version of the Students (Eth-letes) Resource Kit. This resource kit contains the scoresheet and other helpful information for students preparing for an Ethics Olympiad.\u00a0<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Click on this link for a printable version of the 2026 Senior Schools cases.<\/li><\/ul><h6><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5424 \" src=\"https:\/\/ethicsolympiad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Cases-214x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"382\" height=\"536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ethicsolympiad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Cases-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/ethicsolympiad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Cases.jpg 642w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 382px) 100vw, 382px\" \/><\/h6><h5>\u00a0<\/h5><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"9\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-4179\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Rules<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-4179\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"9\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-4179\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><p>Teams<\/p><p>Remember, this is not a debate. You can agree with each\u00a0others position but Team B can\u00a0raise questions yet to\u00a0be considered by team A\u00a0in order to further the discussion.<br \/>Each team should consist of not more than 5 members and no less than three members.<\/p><p>At the start of\u00a0each\u00a0heat,\u00a0fresh\u00a0scrap\u00a0paper will be\u00a0needed\u00a0for team members to\u00a0make\u00a0notes during the match, but\u00a0pre-prepared\u00a0notes and materials are prohibited.<\/p><p>Please make sure\u00a0your &#8216;microphone&#8217; is turned off unless your team is invited to speak by\u00a0the moderator\/judge\u00a0during your assigned times.<\/p><p>During private conferences\u00a0(the\u00a02-minute conference or one-minute conference),\u00a0students\u00a0should be located in the one room,\u00a0in which case they can turn their microphone off. If\u00a0team members are located in multiple locations due to a Covid lockdown they will need to organise a separate\u00a0online forum for team meetings.\u00a0If they are using this facility they\u00a0must not\u00a0be speaking on that forum at any time\u00a0apart from the allotted team conference times.<\/p><p>The\u00a0moderator\/judge will keep the official time of each period\u00a0of the match. Teams may use\u00a0their\u00a0own\u00a0timers\u00a0with the following restrictions and conditions: the timer cannot be\u00a0any\u00a0device\u00a0that\u00a0stores data or connects to the internet\u00a0and\u00a0a\u00a0team may not time the\u00a0portions of\u00a0the\u00a0match\u00a0when the other team speaks or confers.<\/p><p>Students do not have to be familiar with Ethical theories in order to participate in the\u00a0event.\u00a0However, they are encouraged to explore alternate positions to the position\u00a0they take.<\/p><p>We\u00a0urge teams\u00a0to\u00a0provide an\u00a0outline\u00a0of their\u00a0presentation when it begins\u2014that is,\u00a0the\u00a0team\u00a0should explain who will be discussing\u00a0which\u00a0aspect(s) of the case\u00a0and\u00a0why. This\u00a0way, a\u00a0moderator\/judge will know what kind\u00a0of\u00a0presentation to expect.<\/p><p>Students are encouraged to\u00a0read or watch the cases beforehand carefully including\u00a0the linked\u00a0resources\u00a0to understand the full breadth of the cases, determine their positions,\u00a0and\u00a0make the\u00a0strongest possible presentation.\u00a0Although teams may use outside\u00a0research to\u00a0prepare for\u00a0a match, they should not assume that merely presenting\u00a0factual information\u00a0will impress\u00a0the judges. Teams need to propose valid, sound,\u00a0persuasive arguments that\u00a0are\u00a0buttressed by facts\u00a0to score well.\u00a0If a team\u00a0introduces a specific fact not contained in\u00a0the\u00a0case, the team should cite the\u00a0source\u00a0(e.g. \u201caccording to a 2011 article in National\u00a0Geographic&#8230;\u201d).<\/p><p>Moderator\/Judges<\/p><p>Should direct their questions to teams\u00a0based on the\u00a0discussion, not to\u00a0individuals.<\/p><p>The moderator\/judge\u00a0can\u00a0allow a\u00a0team to finish a sentence once time has\u00a0expired.<\/p><p>A timer will be used which everyone\u00a0can see. But if for some reason\u00a0that is not working\u00a0teams will\u00a0get two standardized time notifications from the\u00a0moderator\/judge\u00a0during their\u00a0presentations: one three minute\u00a0warning\u00a0and one\u00a0when one-minute\u00a0warning.<\/p><p>The moderator\/judge\u00a0controls\u00a0the\u00a0room\u00a0during matches and should address any\u00a0unacceptable\u00a0behaviour including, but not\u00a0limited to:\u00a0Coaches, parents, or audience\u00a0members\u00a0communicating\u2014verbally or\u00a0non-verbally\u2014or demonstrably reacting to, team\u00a0members\u00a0during a\u00a0match.<\/p><p>Please note, the moderator\/judge\u00a0can only control the noise within the\u00a0breakout\u00a0room. If\u00a0there\u00a0are\u00a0outside\u00a0distractions, it is up to\u00a0the\u00a0moderator\/judge,\u00a0not\u00a0a\u00a0coach\u00a0or\u00a0a\u00a0parent, to\u00a0decide if the\u00a0round\u00a0should be paused.<\/p><p>Teams must\u00a0answer the case question during their\u00a0presentation\u00a0period.\u00a0Teams are\u00a0judged and scored on how well their members clearly and systematically\u00a0address and\u00a0respond\u00a0to the question asked.<\/p><p>Teams will not be penalized or rewarded\u00a0whether one\u00a0person\u00a0speaks or\u00a0everyone in the team contributes.\u00a0Judges\u00a0should neither penalize nor\u00a0reward\u00a0a\u00a0team for\u00a0using\u00a0either\u00a0approach: both are welcome.<\/p><p>When one team confers or\u00a0speaks, the other team and\u00a0any\u00a0audience members\u00a0must\u00a0remain silent although writing\u00a0and\u00a0passing notes are permitted. (For example, when\u00a0Team\u00a0A\u00a0is given the case and question,\u00a0they are allowed to confer for two\u00a0minutes\u00a0and then present\u00a0for\u00a0five\u00a0minutes. During those\u00a0five\u00a0minutes, Team B is\u00a0permitted\u00a0to write notes, but\u00a0must\u00a0remain silent.<\/p><p>The decisions of the\u00a0moderator\/judges are final and heats will be totalled\u00a0at the end of the\u00a0heat and the results publicised\u00a0on the\u00a0following\u00a0day. Where\u00a0there is a\u00a0tie, the Head judge will select the winner from the following process. The\u00a0highest\u00a0scores in\u00a0the first heat&#8230;.if\u00a0that is still a draw the highest score in the second\u00a0heat\u00a0and so on.<\/p><p>If there is a complaint or challenge to the results this should be put in writing to\u00a0the\u00a0organisers.<\/p><p>The results will be emailed to supervising teachers\u00a0and\u00a0moderator\/judges.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-21f01dd elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"21f01dd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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Ethics? Schools, Dates &#038; Times Training Clinics Cases Coaches Resource Kits Students Resources Rules Introduction Welcome to the resource website for the 2026 Junior Students Ethics Olympiad. The links here will provide you with everything you will need to prepare teams for the upcoming Ethics Olympiad. &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ethicsolympiad.org\/?page_id=6763\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;2026 Junior Ethics Olympiad Resources&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"iawp_total_views":493,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-6763","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ethicsolympiad.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6763","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ethicsolympiad.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ethicsolympiad.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ethicsolympiad.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ethicsolympiad.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6763"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/ethicsolympiad.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6763\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6901,"href":"https:\/\/ethicsolympiad.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6763\/revisions\/6901"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ethicsolympiad.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6763"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}