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Who We Are

For over 17 years, the Ethics Institute promotes the process and practice of ethical decision-making in primary and secondary school communities, preparing all to be effective leaders and compassionate citizens of tomorrow.

Connecting With Students

We meaningfully engage with students beginning in Kindergarten through Grade 12 to explore ethics, including but not limited to ethics in the disciplines, ethics electives, ethics bowl competitions, and parent series.

Empowering Adults

Through workshops, chats, and speaker series, we empower adults to engage in ethical dialogue with their children and with each other.

Sharing Our Knowledge

We host workshops for faculty, administrators, advisory program coordinators, coaches, school psychologists, board members and leadership teams to share the importance of ethics, to give them tools to think ethically, and to share our ethical decision-making model.  

Building Success

Our Upper School Ethics Bowl Team has been nationally ranked as a top 10 team since 2017. In 2024, our student-run podcast, Tapping In, was recognized by NPR.

Ethical Thought Leaders

How can schools be proactive in creating AI policy? How can students interact safely with social media? How do one’s values impact decision-making during an ethical dilemma? We are at the forefront of discussing the most pressing ethical questions in today’s society.

Building Ethical Leaders

The Ethics Institute at Kent Place School is a first-of-its-kind institute that builds ethical leaders from the inside out. From student programming, to empowering adults, to collaborating with the broader community, to training educators, there are a myriad of ways the Ethics Institute promotes the process and practice of ethical thinking and decision-making to prepare people of all ages to be effective leaders and compassionate citizens. Want to learn more? Explore any of the boxes below.

Student Programming

Since 2007, the Ethics Institute has offered age and developmentally appropriate curricular programming and co-curricular experiences from Kindergarten through 12th grade designed to introduce students to ethics, deepen their understanding of ethical decision-making, and empower them to act with integrity.

Adult Programming

We provide various avenues for families and community members to consider and discuss important ethical issues. Our workshops, chats, and speaker series provide platforms to learn, practice, and promote ethical dialogue.

Training for Educators

We lead professional workshops for all types of educators interested in incorporating ethics in their unique contexts. Training, coaching, and curriculum resources cover topics such as ethics across the curriculum, building an ethical community, and developing core competencies of ethical decision-making, literacy, and leadership. 

Curriculum for Purchase

Our developmentally-appropriate ethics curriculum supports students as ethical thinkers, decision makers, and leaders. It's developed in partnership with ethics educators and subject-matter experts and then workshopped at Kent Place before being curated for external partners.

Collaboration with Community Partners

We partner with industry leaders, educational institutions, and nonprofits across the country to provide comprehensive and context-based ethics programming. 

Summer Programming

We offer summer intensive programs for Middle and Upper Schools students to educate and empower them to engage in conversation, and apply ethics and ethical decision-making in meaningful ways. 

Ethics Everywhere

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