The Ethics Olympiad cultivates the virtues central to democratic citizenship, and prepares students to navigate challenging moral issues in a systematic and open-minded way. Since the arrival of Covid 19, Ethics Olympiads have been run online using Zoom. This has enabled the inclusion of many remote and regional schools as well as schools in Singapore and Hong Kong. During the day students explore interesting and relevant ethical cases using a format designed to promote respectful dialogue. Judges award scores based on skills in critical, creative and collaborative thinking. Students do well where they draw clear considered conclusions, address issues with a good understanding of multiple perspectives and where they respond well to critiques of their argument. Medals are awarded to the top ranked teams at the end of the day. High School students are normally aged between 14 and 17 years old.
