Every Spring the Center for Public Philosophy holds an Outreach Invitational program for high school students that have never participated in a Regional Ethics Bowl. This is a fun, low-stakes way for students to get their feet wet. Two things, we think, make the program especially successful:
1. We mobilize some of our strongest undergraduate philosophy majors, training them to coach the high school teams;
2. We secure community leaders to serve as judges at the culminating event at UC Santa Cruz alongside university faculty and graduate students.
Stay tuned for information on the 2021 Outreach Invitational.
Look here in late Fall or early Winter for information on the 2021 Invitational. In past years, we have held two rounds of competition in the morning, followed by a lunch, and then one more round in the afternoon, followed by cookies. In each round, teams discuss two of eight cases drawn from the official sets of cases of the regional and national competitions.
Teams should check back in here several weeks before the Invitational event for exact details on how the day will unfold. Typically, teams will need to arrive on the UC Santa Cruz campus no later than 8:30am, and the day’s events conclude at 2:30pm. You can read the rules of High School Ethics Bowl here.
To our judges: first, thank you. We couldn’t hold this event without you. We appreciate your time and support. Judges should check back in here several weeks before the Outreach Invitational event for exact details on the day of the event and how to prepare for it. Typically, judges will meet at 8:00am on the day of the event for an orientation over coffee and pastries.
If you or your school is interested in participating, please contact Janette Dinishak.