Cincinnati Ethics Center
Better public life starts with better questions.
CEC helps students, educators, and civic partners practice the habits of ethical reasoning: listening closely, thinking carefully, and disagreeing well.
Programs at a glance
Five ways into ethical reasoning.
01 / K-12 partnership
Ethics and Dragons
A tabletop role-playing program where story, choice, consequence, and reflection become a practice space for ethical reasoning.
Role play
Moral imagination
Youth groups
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- Set the scene
- Choose a path
- Face tradeoffs
- Reflect together
02 / Regional event
High School Ethics Bowl
Teams prepare contemporary ethical cases, then meet for rigorous, respectful dialogue judged on clarity, listening, and care.
Teams
Coaches
Judges
Sponsors
Open regional hub
03 / Classrooms and youth programs
K-12 Programs
Workshops connect ethics to what students are already reading, studying, and debating, giving teachers a lively structure for serious questions.
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Ethics and moral reasoning
Mini Ethics Bowl formats
04 / Public dialogue
Community Conversation
CEC partners with schools, libraries, youth organizations, and civic groups to create structured conversations around questions that matter locally.
Listen before answering.
Name the value at stake.
Make room for complexity.
05 / Educator support
Professional Development Workshops
Practical sessions for educators who want to facilitate ethical inquiry, classroom dialogue, and thoughtful discussion across disagreement.
- Facilitation moves teachers can use immediately
- Custom sessions for schools and districts
- Curriculum-connected ethical inquiry
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