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Welcome to the 2023 Palm Beach County
Welcome to the 2023 Palm Beach County
Regional High School Ethics Bowl Site!
Regional High School Ethics Bowl Site!
Saturday, January 28, 2023
Saturday, January 28, 2023
The National High School Ethics Bowl (NHSEB) promotes respectful, supportive, and rigorous discussion of ethics among thousands of high school students nationwide.
The National High School Ethics Bowl (NHSEB) promotes respectful, supportive, and rigorous discussion of ethics among thousands of high school students nationwide.
The Parr Center for Ethics, located at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, is home and headquarters of the NHSEB, overseeing Regional Competitions and hosting the National Competition each spring.
The Parr Center for Ethics, located at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, is home and headquarters of the NHSEB, overseeing Regional Competitions and hosting the National Competition each spring.
The Department of Teaching & Learning within the School District of Palm Beach County (SDPBC) partnered with the LeRoy Collins Public Ethics Academy of Florida Atlantic University serves as the regional organizer for the Southeast Florida area.
The Department of Teaching & Learning within the School District of Palm Beach County (SDPBC) partnered with the LeRoy Collins Public Ethics Academy of Florida Atlantic University serves as the regional organizer for the Southeast Florida area.
Regional Bowls, including the Palm Beach County Regional High School Ethics Bowl, follow all NHSEB rules and use official NHSEB resources. Please visit the NHSEB website for more information including the 2022-2023 Regional Case Set.
Regional Bowls, including the Palm Beach County Regional High School Ethics Bowl, follow all NHSEB rules and use official NHSEB resources. Please visit the NHSEB website for more information including the 2022-2023 Regional Case Set.
Frequently Asked Questions:
Frequently Asked Questions:
What is the Ethics Bowl?
What is the Ethics Bowl?
The goal of the Ethics Bowl is to increase students’ awareness and sensitivity to ethical issues, to encourage collaborative thinking, and to promote civil discourse.
Each fall, the NHSEB releases a set of cases covering a broad range of ethical dilemmas and issues, which serve as the focus for the year. Teams meet together regularly with a coach to research the cases, to discuss the issues they raise, and to identify clearly how they think those issues should be addressed. Teams then compete in multiple rounds at the Regional Ethics Bowl, during which teams are presented with the issues they have had the opportunity to study and analyze in advance, and are asked questions about the cases.
The structure of this event is very similar to a debate tournament; however, the Ethics Bowl is competitive but not adversarial, which is one key difference between the Ethics Bowl and a traditional debate. In the Ethics Bowl, teams can agree but for different reasons. The format of the competition allows for teams to respond to each other, and to respond to questions from the judges.
How are teams judged?
How are teams judged?
Teams are judged on the quality of their analysis of each situation. They earn points during each round for their presentations, their responses to judges, as well as their questions and responses to opponents. Following the preliminary rounds, four semi-finalists are identified based on total points. The winners of each semi-final round go on to compete in the final round.
The students of all the semi-finalist teams in the Palm Beach County Regional High School Ethics Bowl, as well as their schools, will receive scholarships. The school scholarship is paid directly to the school and should be used to reinvest in and promote the Ethics Bowl in some way. Possible options include a stipend toward an Ethics Bowl coach, a donation to an Ethics Club, a scholarship to a participating senior on the Ethics Bowl team, or reimbursement/future payment for registration or travel fees for participation in the Ethics Bowl.
The winning team of the Palm Beach County Regional High School Ethics Bowl is eligible to participate in a play-off round against another regional winner. The winner of that play-off round qualifies to participate at the National Ethics Bowl competition hosted by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Ethics Bowl Day: How it Works: A helpful visual from A2Ethics.org
How can I get my school involved?
How can I get my school involved?
Create a team by identifying 3-5 interested students and a school sponsor, then get permission from the principal to participate.
See the Registration & Resources tab on this website for directions on how to register and links to resources that can help you prepare for competition.
If you still have questions or need additional information, please contact Kenisha Coates at Kenisha.Coates@palmbeachschools.org or Dr. Peter Cruise at pcruise@fau.edu.
What does the winning regional team receive?
What does the winning regional team receive?
The students and schools of the top four teams will receive a scholarship. The 1st place winner of the Palm Beach County Regional High School Ethics Bowl competition is eligible to participate in a play-off round against another regional winner. The winner of that play-off round qualifies to participate at the National Ethics Bowl competition hosted by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, home and headquarters of the NHSEB program. See the FY22 Results tab for last year's scholarships and awards.
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FY21 SDPBC News Article
Students’ Critical Thinking Skills Enriched by Annual Ethics Bowl Competition
FY21 SDPBC News Article
Students’ Critical Thinking Skills Enriched by Annual Ethics Bowl Competition
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