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. High School Ethics Olympiads involves either online events or face to face events. Up to 20 teams can meet at a school in a city to participate in a day of exploring ethical issues. At the end of the day medals are awarded to schools that address the issue with a clear understanding of multiple perspectives and good responses to critiques of their argument. Likewise school groups can meet online at a designated time to suit both schools. The students explore interesting and relevant ethical cases using a format designed to promote respectful dialogue. High School students are normally aged between 14 and 17 years old.