Manitoba

About Manitoba Provincial Bowl

Manitoba Association for Rights and Liberties and the Centre for Professional and Applied Ethics at the University of Manitoba are launching our 10th High School Ethics Bowl. During the last nine years we have witnessed phenomenal change in our teams level of preparedness and depth of their discussions. They genuinely enjoy the competition due to it’s collaborative nature and the new friendships they make across our province. The teams also enjoy entering a university setting many for the first time.

The unexpected surprise was the number of former participants, who are now in colleges or universities, who are now volunteering, not only in Manitoba, but in other provinces. They have stated that the Ethics Bowl was the best extracurricular activity of their high school experience. Many are now moderators and some have enough credentials and experience to be judges.

Our educational community and beyond are now aware of the power of the Ethics Bowl making it very easy to recruit volunteers. Many of them have walked away after the regionals or nationals inspired to continue volunteering.

Tournament Details

Manitoba is host to one regional event which takes place at the University of Manitoba. The winners of the Manitoba Ethics Bowl automatically qualify for the national championships in Winnipeg to take place in late April.

A Big Thank You

We would like to thank the staff of Manitoba Association for Rights and Liberties (MARL) for supporting not only the local regional but supporting the national Ethics Bowl Canada organization. MARL has been an integral part of the planning committee for the Canadian High School Ethics Bowl nationals at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights.(CMHR)

We also want to acknowledge the in kind contribution of the CMHR for providing space for training sessions and the national competition. Their staff have been overwhelming flexible to our needs in creating an outstanding memorable events.

We would like to thank the Centre of Applied and Professional Ethics at the University of Manitoba for their continued support in hosting the regionals, plus all the volunteers that see the value of respectful collaborative dialogue.

Finally, the most important acknowledgement goes to all the teachers for helping students acquire critical thinking skills. Without you the Ethics Bowl would not exist.

Team Size


3-7 Students

Eligibility


Grades 9-12

Committment

1-2 Hours/Week

Key Contact:

Estelle Lamoureux

Principal (retired)

Former Chair of Education for CCUNESCO

Email: Elamoureux@shaw.ca