Pre-College Ethics
Pre-College Ethics Interest Group News
The Pre-College Ethics Interest Group (PEIG) met for the first time at the Association for Practical and Professional Ethic’s 2009 Annual Meeting in Cincinnati. More than 20 members interested in bringing an ethics-rich curriculum to pre-college students met to discuss strategies to better accomplish this goal. The group agreed to focus first on creating regional high school ethics bowls using the Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl model.
Since that time, the High School Ethics Bowl program has grown extensively. In 2011 and 2012, 14 High School Ethics Bowls were held. This is in no small part due to the support of the Squire Family Foundation, along with APPE.
Additional Resources:
The Squire Foundation has created a How-To guide for anyone who is interested in creating a High School Ethics Bowl. Please refer to: Organizing a High School Ethics Bowl — a Comprehensive Guide
At least two institutes of higher learning have developed training and informational videos for use by High School Ethics Bowls. Please click here for more information.
Exciting News!
The first ever National High School Ethics Bowl will take place on April 19-20, 2013, on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Sixteen teams from across the country will participate in a two-day event sponsored by UNC’s Parr Center for Ethics, with help from the Squire Family Foundation.
Regional ethics bowls will be held in:
- Palm Beach County FL: January 2013
- St. Petersburg FL: 2/9/13
- Rockville Centre NY: 2/2/13
- Central Savannah River Area (CSRA) GA: February 2013
- Baltimore MD: TBA
- Hoboken NJ: 12/15/12
- Philadelphia PA: 12/1/12
- Washington, DC 12/1/12
- Chapel Hill NC: 11/17/12
- Knoxville TN: TBA
- Orem UT: TBA
For more information:
The NHSEB website (http://nhseb.unc.edu/) contains information about the national and regional events, cases, how-to guides, and links to other resources.
For more information, you can also contact the Squire Family Foundation: www.squirefoundation.org
Philadelphia Area High School Ethics Bowl
Philadelphia, Pa.
Mark Doorley: mark.doorley@villanova.edu
December 2012
North Carolina High School Ethics Bowl
November 16-17, 2012
Chapel Hill, N.C.
Contact info:
Baltimore Area High School Ethics Bowl
May 2012
Baltimore, Md.
Fred Guy: aguy@ubalt.edu
Stevens Institute of Technology 5th Annual High School Ethics Bowl
May 31, 2012:
The winning teams in the Stevens Institute High Ethics bowl are Bronx High School of Science, Moorestown Friends School, Ridge High School, and Bethpage High School.
University of Baltimore High School Ethics Bowl
May 12, 2012:
University of Baltimore
Baltimore, MD
Palm Beach County High School Ethics Bowl
May 2012
Palm Beach, FL
Ellen Van Arsdale: Ellen.VanArsdale@palmbeachschools.org
Pinellas County Schools and St. Petersburg College High School Ethics Bowl
April 30, 2012
St. Petersburg, Fl.
This event was held at St. Petersburg College, Seminole Campus.
George Sherman: Sherman.george@spcollege.edu
University of Tennessee High School Ethics Bowl
March 15, 2012:
University of Tennessee
Knoxville, TN
3rd Annual Long Island High School Ethics Bowl
February 11, 2012:
Molloy College
Rockville Centre, NY
Ramapo HS (NJ) won the third annual Long Island High School Ethics Bowl; Bethpage HS was the runner-up. Teams from Plainedge HS, Our Lady of Mercy Academy and Ridge (NJ) all won honorable mention. It was the largest Long Island bowl to date: about 150 students participated from ten schools across the metropolitan area. Thanks to all for your wonderful support.
University of North Carolina – Triangle High School Ethics Bowl
February 11, 2012:
UNC – Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC
East Chapel Hill High School narrowly defeated Triangle Area Homeschool at the UNC – Chapel Hill-sponsored Triangle High School Ethics Bowl.
PAST ETHICS BOWLS
October 22, 2011:
Moorestown, NJ
Philosothon
July 11-13, 2011:
The national ethics bowl of Australia, has been in existence since 2007. The 2011 Philosothon will be held at the Cranbrook School in Sydney, Australia.
Stevens Institute of Technology Fourth Annual High School Ethics Bowl
June 2, 2011:
Clarkstown High School (Rockland County, NY), Piscataway High School Team 1 (Piscataway, NJ) and Moorestown Friends School Team 1 (Moorestown, NJ) were the winners of this year’s ethics bowl. The event took place on Stevens’ main campus in Hoboken, NJ, and was open to all high school sophomores and juniors interested in debating burning ethical issues related to science, technology, and society. For more information, contact Michael Steinmann at Michael.Steinmann@stevens.edu.
Baltimore Area HS Ethics Bowl
May 7, 2011:
This event was held at the University of Baltimore, Baltimore, MD.
April 30, 2011:
East Chapel Hill High School was declared the winner. North Carolina School of Mathematics and Science was named runner-up.
April 30, 2011:
This event was held at St. Petersburg College, Seminole Campus.
Second Annual Long Island Ethics Bowl
February 12, 2011:
Bethpage High School won the second annual Long Island High School Ethics Bowl on February 12, 2011 – Wendy Way is the team coach. Moorestown Friends School from Moorestown, NJ, took second place; the team is coached by Barbara Kreider. Eight schools and fourteen teams participated.
Tennessee High School Ethics Bowl
January 27, 2011:
Harden Valley Academy, coached to Laura Watson, won the second annual East Tennessee High School Ethics Bowl which took place at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville on January 27, 2011. Three other teams participated.
May 2010:
Stevens Institute of Technology High School Ethics Bowl
Hoboken, NJ
Three teams won the 2010 Stevens Institute of Technology High School Ethics bowl: Spence School, Bronx High School of Science, Team 2, and Academy of Allied Health and Science. Sixteen teams from 12 high schools in New Jersey and New York competed. For more information, visit: www.stevens.edu.
April 17, 2010:
Pinellas County High School Ethics Bowl
St. Peterburg, FL
St. Petersburg High School won the 2010 Pinellas County High School Ethics Bowl held on April 17 at St. Petersburg College. Ten teams from eight area high schools participated in the event. The championship match was decided by two points. For more information, contact: George Sherman at Sherman.George@spcollege.edu.
First Annual Long Island Ethics Bowl
Roslyn High School inched out Bethpage High School to win the First Annual Long Island Ethics Bowl which took place at Bethpage High School.
East Tennessee High School Ethics Bowl
Catholic High School won the First Annual East Tennessee High School Ethics Bowl in a close contest with Tennessee School for the Deaf on November 19,2009. Philosophy graduate student Matt Deaton organized the event.
Baltimore High School Ethics Bowl
In May 2009 Loyola Blakefield (Towson, Maryland) won the 2nd annual Baltimore High School Ethics Bowl, hosted by the Hoffberger Center for Professional Ethics at the University of Baltimore.
For more information about high school ethics bowls, visit: The Squire Family Foundation: http://squirefoundation.org/ethics_bowl.html
Association for Practical and Professional Ethics
Indiana University
618 East Third Street
Bloomington, Indiana 47405-3602
Telephone (812) 855-6450; FAX (812) 856-4969.
Questions pertaining to this web site can be sent to appe@indiana.edu
