Join us online.
NHSEBAcademy Live is a now-annual series of specially-designed online events for NHSEB students, coaches, organizers, and volunteers. These programs will provide new and exciting venues to engage with the Ethics Bowl community, develop and practice relevant skills, and more.
Championship Watch Party
In conjunction with the 2024 NHSEB National Championship, we invite our community to tune in via live-stream to an NHSEBAcademy Watch Party for the National Championship Match and Awards Ceremony on Sunday, April 14 at 3PM ET.
Judge Training Clinic
In this 90-minute clinic, the NHSEB leadership team will walk participants through the basic components of the judge role in Ethics Bowl matches, and cover some tips and tricks for effective judging, asking constructive questions, and more! This clinic is suitable for any experience level—beginner to advanced. This event will be administered via Zoom videoconference, and advance registration is required.
Moderator Training Clinic
In this 90-minute clinic, the NHSEB leadership team will walk participants through the basic components of the moderator role in Ethics Bowl matches, and cover some tips and tricks for effective match management, navigating the moderator script, and more! This clinic is suitable for any experience level—beginner to advanced. This event will be administered via Zoom videoconference, and advance registration is required.
Judge Training Clinic
In this 90-minute clinic, the NHSEB leadership team will walk participants through the basic components of the judge role in Ethics Bowl matches, and cover some tips and tricks for effective judging, asking constructive questions, and more! This clinic is suitable for any experience level—beginner to advanced. This event will be administered via Zoom videoconference, and advance registration is required.
Ethics Bowl Essentials Clinic
NHSEBAcademy Essentials Clinics will give students an interactive, workshop-style learning and practice environment for various skills and methods central to National High School Ethics Bowl competitions: question formulation and prioritization, effective listening and reconstruction for commentaries, sample Q&A sessions, and more.
Ethics Bowl Coaching Roundtable
Join the NHSEB Leadership Team and veteran High School Ethics Bowl Coaches from around the United States for a 60-minute roundtable on coaching strategies, practice plans, a general Q&A, and more!
Ethics Bowl Essentials Clinic
NHSEBAcademy Essentials Clinics will give students an interactive, workshop-style learning and practice environment for various skills and methods central to National High School Ethics Bowl competitions: question formulation and prioritization, effective listening and reconstruction for commentaries, sample Q&A sessions, and more.
Ethics Bowl Essentials Clinic
NHSEBAcademy Essentials Clinics will give students an interactive, workshop-style learning and practice environment for various skills and methods central to National High School Ethics Bowl competitions: question formulation and prioritization, effective listening and reconstruction for commentaries, sample Q&A sessions, and more.
Judge Training Clinic (B)
In this 90-minute clinic, the NHSEB leadership team will walk participants through the basic components of the judge role in Ethics Bowl matches, and cover some tips and tricks for effective judging, asking constructive questions, and more! This clinic is suitable for any experience level—beginner to advanced. This event will be administered via Zoom videoconference, and advance registration is required.
Judge Training Clinic (A)
In this 90-minute clinic, the NHSEB leadership team will walk participants through the basic components of the judge role in Ethics Bowl matches, and cover some tips and tricks for effective judging, asking constructive questions, and more! This clinic is suitable for any experience level—beginner to advanced. This event will be administered via Zoom videoconference, and advance registration is required.
Town Hall: Moral Status at the Margins
Join us this December for an NHSEBAcademy Live Town Hall event: Moral Status at the Margins. This event will feature a moderated panel discussion with moral philosophers working at the cutting edge of issues of moral status and the expansion of the moral community.
Conversation will focus on those questions about moral status which might arise in this year’s NHSEB Regional Case Set, including those raised by "I'm Afraid." and "Happy to Be Alone." After a brief initial conversation, panelists will take questions from the NHSEB community, moderated in real time by the Parr Center team. Advance registration is required.
Essentials Clinic 2
NHSEBAcademy Essentials Clinics will give students an interactive, workshop-style learning and practice environment for various skills and methods central to High School Ethics Bowl competitions: question formulation and prioritization, effective listening and reconstruction for commentaries, sample Q&A sessions, and more.
Registration for Essentials Clinic 2 has now closed.
Essentials Clinic 1
NHSEBAcademy Essentials Clinics will give students an interactive, workshop-style learning and practice environment for various skills and methods central to High School Ethics Bowl competitions: question formulation and prioritization, effective listening and reconstruction for commentaries, sample Q&A sessions, and more.
Registration for Clinic 1 has closed. Please register for Clinic 2 on November 5.
Argument Mapping for Ethics Bowl Coaches
This 90-minute workshop, delivered in partnership with expert facilitators from ThinkerAnalytix, will give NHSEB coaches simple, practical tools for teaching logic and reasoning skills, especially the skills teams need to construct and evaluate moral arguments with precision and care. Facilitators will introduce you to argument mapping–a powerful, research-backed method that teams can use to better understand the structure of arguments found in Ethics Bowl cases, and begin to build their own arguments for competition. Using argument maps, students can have thoughtful and constructive disagreements about important moral issues, both within their teams and with teams from around the country.
ThinkerAnalytix is an educational non-profit partnered with the Department of Philosophy at Harvard University. ThinkerAnalytix believes that arguments about important social, political, and ethical issues can be good. Their mission is to teach the logic and reasoning skills students need to engage in these important arguments with both empathy and evidence.
Registration for this event has now closed.
Case Roundtable Workshop
In our inaugural Case Roundtable Workshop, UNC-based Ethics Bowl Coaches will brainstorm and lead discussions with students and coaches alike about four cases from our 2021-2022 Regional Case Set. All members of the NHSEB community are invited to join the conversation, and to advance our collective understanding of the ethical issues involved in some of this year's most interesting cases!
The December 4 workshop will focus on the following cases:
Suffering in the Wild (Case 4)
23 & Memaw (Case 7)
Priorities, Priorities... (Case 9)
All Eyes on You (Case 15)
This event will be administered via Zoom video conference by UNC Philosophy students in PHIL 292: Ethics Bowl and Democratic Deliberation.
12/3/21 Update: Registration is now closed. This event has reached its capacity.