{"id":6772,"date":"2026-02-15T11:31:13","date_gmt":"2026-02-15T00:31:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ethicsolympiad.org\/?page_id=6772"},"modified":"2026-02-15T12:40:30","modified_gmt":"2026-02-15T01:40:30","slug":"2026-middle-ethics-olympiad-resources-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ethicsolympiad.org\/?page_id=6772","title":{"rendered":"2026 Middle Ethics Olympiad Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"6772\" class=\"elementor elementor-6772\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0f02500 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0f02500\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" 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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-2051\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2051\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Introduction<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2052\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2052\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Background<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2053\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2053\" aria-expanded=\"false\">What is Ethics?<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2054\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2054\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Schools, Dates & Times<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2055\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2055\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Training Clinics<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2056\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2056\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Cases<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2057\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"7\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2057\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Coaches Resource Kits<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2058\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"8\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2058\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Students Resources<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2059\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"9\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2059\" 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-2051\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Introduction<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2051\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2051\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"false\"><p>Welcome to the resource website for the 2026 Middle School (10-14 years old) 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 eth-letes (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 in ethical 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 four 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. Gold and Silver medal-winning schools will be invited to represent their region and country at the International Ethics Olympiad final.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/ethicsolympiad.turbifysites.com\/index.html\">CLICK HERE TO GO BACK TO THE MAIN ETHICS OLYMPIAD WEBSITE<\/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=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2052\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Background<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2052\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2052\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><p>This initiative builds on the very successful Ethics Bowls in the US and Philosothons in Australiasia. The National High School Ethics Bowl is coordinated by the Parr Centre for Ethics at the University of North Carolina. The National Philosothon is co-ordinated by the Australian Association of Philosophy (AAP)<\/p><p>An Ethics Olympiad is a competitive yet collaborative event in which students analyze and discuss real-life, and timely, ethical<br \/>issues.\u00a0Experience 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>The Ethics Olympiad builds on two initiatives, Philosothons in Australasia and Ethics Bowls in the US. In 2007 we initiated a competition in Perth Western Australia called a Philosothon. This involved nine Perth schools. By 2021 over thirty West Australian schools and three hundred interstate schools participate in annual Philosothons. The first Australasian Philsothon took place in Sydney NSW in 2011 and these events are now hosted annually by the Australian Association of Philosophy. Philosothons are also taking place in the UK.<\/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. Each year the top schools from each US state gather at the University of North Carolina for three days of competition.<\/p><p>Ethics Bowls are different to Philosothons. Students at the Ethics Bowl and an Ethics Olympiad sit with a team of 5 students from their own school and collaboratively present a position in response to a single question given at the start of the event.\u00a0 In a Philosothon one student from each school sits in a circle and together with students from other schools they try to explore possible answers to philosophical questions.<\/p><p>In 2013 a trial was held involving US schools and Australian schools using video conferencing technology and Skype to bring the schools 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 and in 2021 we hosted the first Junior Schools Ethics Olympiad. In 2019 we ran trials in Canberra and Melbourne. This involved teams of students and their coaches involved them participating in a day-long face to face program with three heats and a final at the end of the day. Teachers participated as judges in the heats and then tertiary specialists judged the finals.<\/p><p>In 2020 we had to cancel all the Senior Ethics Olympiads due to the outbreak of Covid 19 but we ran online trials instead for member schools using Zoom and these were sufficiently successful that we decided to run the Middle School Olympiads online and in 2021 followed by a final for Gold and Silver medal winning schools in each region. We also enlisted and trained a judging panel of 25 trained Philosophy Majors from universities in Australasia and elsewhere. Since then, this model has proved to be a wonderful success with many regional and remote schools able to be involved annually and access to excellent judges throughout the world.<\/p><p>In 2021 we also introduced Junior School Olympiads and a series of training sessions to help coaches prepare students.<\/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-2053\" aria-expanded=\"false\">What is Ethics?<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2053\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2053\" 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-2054\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Schools, Dates & Times<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2054\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2054\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><p><b><u><br>Dates: November 2026<\/u><\/b><\/p>\n<p>New South Wales 1 &#8211; Monday 2nd November<br>South Australia 1 &#8211; Tuesday 3rd November&nbsp;<br>Victoria 1 &#8211; Wednesday 4th November<br>Tasmanian &#8211; Thursday 5th November<br>ACT &#8211; Friday 6th November<br>New South Wales 2 &#8211; 6th November<br>New South Wales 3 &#8211; Monday 9th November<br>Queensland 1 &#8211; Tuesday 10th November<br>India &#8211; Thursday 12th November<br>WA\/Singapore Schools Friday 13th November<br>Queensland 2 &#8211; Monday 16th November<br>New South Wales 4 &#8211; Tuesday 17th November<br>South Australia 2 &#8211; Thursday 19th November<br>New Zealand North Island 1 &#8211; Friday 20th November<br>New Zealand South Island &#8211; Monday 23rd November<br>New Zealand North Island 2- Tuesday 24th November<br>Western Australia &#8211; Wednesday 25th November<br>Hong Kong &#8211; Wednesday 25th November<br>Victoria 2 &#8211; Friday 27th November<br>NSW 5 &#8211; Monday 30th November<\/p>\n<p><b><u>Program for the Day<\/u><\/b><\/p>\n<p>* NT schools start at 8am finish at 2pm.<\/p>\n<p>Starts 9 am \u2013 9.15 am \u2013 Preparation<br>9.15-10.25 am \u2013 Heat One (Practice Heat)<br>10.25-10.30 am Short Break<br>10.30 am -11.45 am \u2013 Heat Two<br>11.45 Morning tea<br>12-1.15 \u2013 Heat Three<br>1.15 pm \u2013 1.40 pm Lunch<br>1.40 pm-1.45 pm Announcements<br>1.45-3 pm- Heat Four<br>3 pm \u2013 Thankyous &amp; Finish<\/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-2055\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Training Clinics<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2055\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2055\" 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-2056\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Cases<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2056\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2056\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><p>Click on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ethicsolympiad.org\/2026MiddleSchoolEthicsOlympiad\/2026MiddleSchoolEthicsOlympiadNovCases.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">this link for\u00a0<\/a>a printable version of the 2026 Middle School cases<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/ethicsolympiad.org\/2026MiddleSchoolEthicsOlympiad\/2026MiddleSchoolEthicsOlympiadNovCases.pdf\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5786\" src=\"https:\/\/ethicsolympiad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/CaseSet-213x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"739\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ethicsolympiad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/CaseSet-213x300.jpg 213w, https:\/\/ethicsolympiad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/CaseSet.jpg 623w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/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=\"7\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2057\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Coaches Resource Kits<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2057\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"7\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2057\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/ethicsolympiad.org\/2026MiddleSchoolEthicsOlympiad\/2026ETHICSOLYMPIADCOACHESONLINEMSKIT.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><li><a href=\"https:\/\/ethicsolympiad.org\/2024SeniorEthicsOlympiad\/HowToBeAnEthicsOlympiadCoach2024.pdf\">Click here for coaches&#8217; tips.<\/a><\/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-2058\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Students Resources<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2058\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"8\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2058\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/ethicsolympiad.org\/2026MiddleSchoolEthicsOlympiad\/2026ETHICSOLYMPIADSTUDENTSONLINEMSKIT.pdf\">Click here<\/a> for 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><\/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-2059\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Rules<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2059\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"9\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2059\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><p>Teams<\/p><p>Remember, this is not a debate. You can agree with each other&#8217;s position&#8230; but Team B can raise questions yet to\u00a0be considered by team A\u00a0in order to further the discussion.<br \/>Teams 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 one room, in which case they can turn their microphone off. If team members are located in multiple locations 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 the cases carefully beforehand and\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 a time notification from the moderator\/judge\u00a0during their\u00a0presentations. eg &#8220;You have two minutes left.&#8221;&#8230;&#8221;Times Up&#8221;<\/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>Anyone in the\u00a0breakout\u00a0room who intentionally\u00a0makes\u00a0distracting noises while one of the\u00a0teams,\u00a0judges, or moderator has the floor\u00a0will be asked to step out.\u00a0Foul,\u00a0insulting, or\u00a0excessively graphic language or confrontational behaviour by\u00a0anyone in the\u00a0room\u00a0will not\u00a0be\u00a0permitted.<\/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 is 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\u00a0will 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-172ffb3 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"172ffb3\" 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-75cb400\" data-id=\"75cb400\" 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-5537aff elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5537aff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/ethicsolympiad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/MAIN-SHOT-1024x512.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6350\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ethicsolympiad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/MAIN-SHOT-1024x512.png 1024w, https:\/\/ethicsolympiad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/MAIN-SHOT-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/ethicsolympiad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/MAIN-SHOT-768x384.png 768w, https:\/\/ethicsolympiad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/MAIN-SHOT.png 1050w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\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-8fa1652 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8fa1652\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\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-224f867\" data-id=\"224f867\" 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-99b3be6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"99b3be6\" 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<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">Video of a Heat<\/h6>\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-d430071 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d430071\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\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-1062a79\" data-id=\"1062a79\" 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-26cb7dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"26cb7dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/F5HpuaAYM2s&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\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<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2026 Middle School Ethics Olympiad Resources Introduction Background What is Ethics? Schools, Dates &amp; Times Training Clinics Cases Coaches Resource Kits Students Resources Rules Introduction Welcome to the resource website for the 2026 Middle School (10-14 years old) Ethics Olympiad. 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