ENRICHMENT – Senior Ethics Olympiad
On Tuesday 5 May, two teams of Year 10 students competed in the Senior Ethics Olympiad that took place over Zoom. This year’s competition looked at 8 ethical cases on topical issues such as is it ethical to create an AI version of someone using their personal?, is it permissible for wealthier people to buy certain expensive meat alternatives such as in-vitro meat?, if it’s unaffordable to the majority, should gene editing technology be used on germline editing? to name a few. The competition involved discussing and refuting cases against a range of schools in NSW, being judged on ethical theories and moral objectivism.
The following eth-letes represented the College:
Team 1
- Soraya Awad
- Cielo Collaguazo
- Aurora Feng
- Jacinta Shori
- Eden Vonhoff
Team 2:
- Marion Choi
- Lucy Yoegiar
- Madeleine Sutedjo
Through this competition, our eth-letes developed their critical thinking skills through engaging in important discussions with each other and students from a range of Australian contexts. The Ethics Olympiad provides students with a creative vehicle for developing skills in communication and respectful discourse while dealing with important and interesting ethical issues.
Both teams received an Honorable mention from the judges for their performance on the day.
